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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 8 - 13).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, where was the first child to lose his life in the Troubles killed?
(a) Burntollet Bridge.
(b) Grosvenor Square.
(c) Stormont.
(d) Divis Flats.

2. In Chapter 8, how did the Provisional IRA deal with problems in its own ranks?
(a) By threatening members' families.
(b) By banishing members to the Republic.
(c) Through a court-martial process.
(d) By knee-capping members.

3. In Chapter 7, what elite British group operating in Northern Ireland was a remnant of Frank Kitson's colonial philosophies?
(a) The Radical Lefties.
(b) The MRF.
(c) The Dark Spies.
(d) The M15.

4. In Chapter 8, who did Hughes determine shot the IRA man whose shooting he was investigating?
(a) Gerry Adams.
(b) Another IRA man named Joe Lynskey.
(c) Dolours Price.
(d) Kevin Swift.

5. Which of Jean McConville's children accompanied her to the waiting car with the people who abducted her from her flat?
(a) Archie.
(b) Michael.
(c) Helen.
(d) Terri.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which friend of Dolours Price's led protests but advocated non-violence?

2. In Chapter 4, what was one of the first jobs Dolours Price did when she joined the IRA?

3. In Chapter 10, where had Frank Kitson served for the British army before coming to Belfast?

4. In Chapter 7, what unit was Brendan Hughes in charge of for the IRA in the early 1970s?

5. In Chapter 8, whose shooting did Brendan Hughes have to investigate within the IRA?

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