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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many assassination attempts did Patricio Aragones survive before he was hired by the General?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

2. Both as a tribute to his mother and as a joke, people begin to send the General which of the following gifts?
(a) Nun's habits.
(b) Cages of birds.
(c) Portraits of the General and his mother.
(d) Red birettas.

3. After the deaths of the men who sacked the Palace, the General decides to do which of the following?
(a) Begin a reign of unprecedented terror.
(b) Execute any potential opposition.
(c) Demote Patricio Aragones.
(d) Stop torturing people.

4. Why does the General become uneasy after the palace is sacked?
(a) The message written in blood on the palace walls.
(b) The brazen act of defilement.
(c) Patricio Aragones' words.
(d) The ease with which the people celebrate both his life and his death.

5. Which of the following is not a means of death met by the men who sacked the Presidential Palace?
(a) A man is burned alive.
(b) A man is thrown in the moat.
(c) A man is fed to crocodiles.
(d) A man is flayed alive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What substance does the General give to Patricio Aragones as he lays dying?

2. What type of contest does the General institute?

3. What happens to the crocodiles after the sack of the palace?

4. What was the motto of the national baseball team?

5. In which activity is General Rodrigo de Aguilar authorized to beat the General?

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