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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Private Secretary Toodles initially assume when the assistant sommissioner arrives unexpectedly soon at the office of the secretary of state?
(a) That Chief Inspector Heat has arrived to report problems to the secretary of state.
(b) That the assistant commissioner has arrived to report that something has gone wrong to the secretary of state.
(c) That the assistant commissioner has come to report his findings and that things have gone smoothly thus far.
(d) That Chief Inspector Heat has arrived to report his findings and that things have gone smoothly thus far.

2. Who does the assistant commissioner send a note to before he departs his office for the second time on the evening of the Greenwich Park explosion?
(a) Heat.
(b) Michaelis's patroness.
(c) His wife.
(d) The police commissioner.

3. What is the assistant commissioner's response to the secretary of state's decision to have Heat removed from the investigation of the Greenwich Park explosion?
(a) It pleases the assistant commissioner who promptly departs without further discussion on the matter except to assure the secretary of state he will return as directed.
(b) It pleases the assistant commissioner who then outlines his plan of action before departing.
(c) It displeases the assistant commissioner who, nevertheless, outlines his plan of action before departing.
(d) The assistant commissioner is excited and more pleased to share a high-quality brandy and Cuban cigar with the secretary of state while discussing international issues.

4. Where did The Professor get his nickname?
(a) He once was a pharmaceutical technician.
(b) He once taught chemistry at a university.
(c) He once worked as an assistant at a technical school.
(d) He once taught chemistry at a secondary school.

5. During his conversation with the professor on the afternoon of the Greenwich Park explosion, Ossipon expresses how he was acquainted with the individual he assumes was killed and describes the person's sole talent as what?
(a) The ability of eluding the police.
(b) The ability of organizing Red Committee meetings.
(c) The ability of giving speeches.
(d) The ability of running a pornography shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. When briefed, what is the secretary of state told was the intended bombing target?

2. What does The Professor tell Ossipon he carries in his pocket should the police try to arrest him?

3. What concern does the secretary of state express when briefed by the assistant commissioner regarding his suspect of the Greenwich Park explosion?

4. When asked by Ossipon to describe the person who purchased the device, what is the professor's response?

5. The bomb The Professor carries on his person at all times is designed to kill anyone within how many feet of him?

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