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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wolf Biermann do for a living?
(a) Teach.
(b) Dance.
(c) Sing.
(d) Write.

2. Instead of outsmarting the State, what did Biermann do that evoked criticism from his peers?
(a) Challenge it.
(b) Respect it.
(c) Hide from it.
(d) Accept it.

3. When the Narrator arrives home at midnight, who is he surprised to see working at window level in his building?
(a) Writers.
(b) Welders.
(c) Climbers.
(d) Guards.

4. What kinds of escape methods from the Wall became popular in the early 1960s?
(a) Tightrope walking.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Drugging guards.

5. What do the banners that the Narrator sees in the countryside say about the Soviets?
(a) Fight them.
(b) Love them.
(c) Ignore them.
(d) Hate them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the enormous structure in the countryside that the Narrator notices standing out?

2. What is vandalized consistently outside the Narrator's building?

3. How does Kabe fool his government?

4. Who rarely meet outside the Narrator's building but can be distinguished by noise?

5. How many friends does Lena have that dress differently than others in West Germany?

(see the answer key)

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