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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the professor initially encounter Chief Inspector Heat while the latter is conducting his inspection of the Greenwich Park explosion?
(a) In an alley between two busy streets.
(b) In a beer hall near the professor's residence.
(c) In a Scotland Yard interrogation room.
(d) In the vicinity of Greenwich Park.

2. Mr. Vladimir tells Mr. Verloc he reviewed his past reports, that they are inadequate as no action has been taken, and indicates that he views the latter's role toward achieving an explosion to be what?
(a) An agent provocateur, one associating with suspected individuals and pretending to side with them to provoke them into an incriminating deed.
(b) An agent espionage, one under the employment of a government in the role of spying to gain political information.
(c) An agent courier, a messenger designated to relay information to an espionage or underground organization.
(d) An agent emissaire, a representative sent on a special mission, in this instance one of a clandestine nature.

3. Which phrase best describes Winnie?
(a) A lazy, shy individual.
(b) A tireless, caring person.
(c) A shiftless, indolent soul.
(d) A self-centered, hard-working woman.

4. Where did Mr. Verloc live before he got married?
(a) In view of the Thames River.
(b) Near Trafalgar Square.
(c) In Greenwich Park.
(d) In Belgravia Square.

5. Which nation is Mr. Vladimir an agent for?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ossipon encounter the professor on the day of the Greenwich Park bombing?

2. Who is the spy named in the title of The Secret Agent?

3. What does Mr. Verloc plan to do if he stops receiving monthly paychecks from the embassy?

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

5. What is the professor's master skill?

(see the answer key)

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