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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six: Kostka.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jaroslav states, "It's not your __________ that condemn you to to solitude, it's your __________."
(a) Friends, enemies.
(b) Allies, opressors.
(c) Enemies, friends.
(d) Opressors, allies.

2. What happened in 1956 and how did it affect Helena and Zemanek?
(a) Stalin's crimes came out, but Helena remained loyal.
(b) Stalin became a hero but Helena didn't like him.
(c) Stalin's crimes came out, but Pavel remained loyal.
(d) Stalin became a hero but Pavel didn't like him.

3. Helena claims she would do anything to save her marriage. Why?
(a) For her daughter, for honor.
(b) For her own sake, for the sake of the past.
(c) For Zemanek.
(d) For the Party.

4. As a student, where did Ludvik hold an important post?
(a) Justice of Collegiate Students.
(b) Society of Students.
(c) League of University Students.
(d) Sect of Young Marxists.

5. When Ludvik sits down to have a shave, what does he do?
(a) Avoid the mirror and look at the ceiling.
(b) Start a conversation with the man in the chair next to him.
(c) Talk to the girl shaving him right away.
(d) Check his appearance in the mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Ludvik summoned the day after he returned to his post at University in his third year?

2. When Ludvik finally goes before the plenary session of the Department of Natural Sciences, how many people speak for him?

3. What event brought Ludvik and Kostka together for their first conversation?

4. When did Helena realize she was in love with Zemanek?

5. What helped spread the resurgence of folk music in Jaroslav's university years?

(see the answer key)

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