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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times did Ruben win the Corbin Distinguished Teacher prize?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

2. Where did Ruben's parents emigrate from?
(a) Kiev.
(b) Stavropol.
(c) Novgorod.
(d) Minsk.

3. How many years did Ruben serve as an American historian?
(a) 55 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 57 years.
(d) 49 years.

4. How many honorary degrees did Ruben receive?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

5. Where did Ruben go to college?
(a) Columbia.
(b) City College.
(c) CUNY.
(d) New York University.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ruben was hired at Corbin, how many probationary years did he have?

2. Where did Ruben serve during World War I?

3. What type of wood lined Ruben's study in 1959?

4. What did Ruben's students study in 1959 in September?

5. When Dr. Morse called Ruben to his office during the winter term in 1959, what did he have to drink?

(see the answer key)

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