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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Seven: Ludvik, Jaroslav, Helena.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Kostka's fellow Christians dislike Communism?
(a) It makes people work for a living.
(b) It is an atheistic system of government.
(c) It is immoral.
(d) It fosters greed and dishonesty.

2. How does the narrator of part five kill time before meeting Helena?
(a) Visits all the old childhood haunts.
(b) Takes a nap.
(c) Sits on a bench for two hours.
(d) Reads a paper and goes into a church.

3. What brought Jaroslav and Ludvik together when they were young boys?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They were both half-orphans.
(c) They were both very smart.
(d) They both liked to go fishing.

4. What does Helena like about Ludvik?
(a) He is melancholy and artistic.
(b) He is strange and mysterious.
(c) He is changable.
(d) He is normal and straightforward.

5. What does Ludvik's friend call the simulated, state-approved baptism?
(a) "Registration of baby-comrades."
(b) "Welcoming new citizens to life."
(c) "Meeting of infant-citizens."
(d) "The assimilation rite."

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Jaroslav, who are the fiercest supporters of folk customs?

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

3. Ludvik and Kostka, just before Kostka returns to the hospital, come to an ideological impasse. How long ago were they in the same position?

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

5. Why did Lucie spend time with the gang from her childhood?

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