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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Russians view the Jews during much of the history of the country?
(a) As angels.
(b) As bad merchants.
(c) As demons.
(d) As heretics.

2. What made the conversation pick up in the apartment?
(a) Water.
(b) Rum.
(c) Gin.
(d) Vodka.

3. Who was in the apartment Volodya brought Potok and his wife to?
(a) His wife alone.
(b) His sons.
(c) His wife, brother, sister in law and nephew.
(d) KGB agents.

4. How many questions did Potok try to answer in his book about the Slepak family?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

5. What language did Volodya use to greet Potok and his wife?
(a) Russian.
(b) English.
(c) Hebrew.
(d) Yiddish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Potok's agent in 1987?

2. Who did those first to colonize Russia choose as their ruler?

3. What means of transportation did Potok and his wife take for the last leg of their trip to meet Volodya?

4. What was the capital of the first country created by the first settlers in Russia?

5. What did Volodya ask Potok and his wife not to do until they were inside the apartment?

(see the answer key)

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