A Gentleman in Moscow Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Amor Towles
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A Gentleman in Moscow Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Amor Towles
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: “1953: Apostles and Apostates”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the Count compare "how time passes when one is left waiting unaccountably" in the opening of Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) "Like the wheeling of the stars."
(b) "Like the turning of the planets."
(c) "Like the passing of clouds."
(d) "Like the blooming of lilies."

2. Who comes to warn the Count that the Bishop is on his way to his room in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) Oleg.
(b) Vasily.
(c) Osip.
(d) Emile.

3. Who is holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Coal Miners.
(b) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Steelworkers.
(c) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Taxi Drivers.
(d) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Railway Workers.

4. Where does the Red October Youth Orchestra operate?
(a) Kiev.
(b) Stalingrad.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) Moscow.

5. When the Count is in Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly," he finds a hidden compartment two panels beyond what etching?
(a) "The Scent."
(b) "Tallyho."
(c) "The Chase."
(d) "The Crowning."

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of wine is served to the Count and the stranger in the separate dining room prior to dinner in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

2. How old does the colonel claim to be in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

3. By what name does the colonel introduce himself in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

4. Of the ballroom, the narrator says in Book 1: "An Assembly," "Of course, there is now much more canvas than cashmere in the room, more gray than gold. But is the patch on the elbow really that much different from" what?

5. In Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates," when the Count learns that Sofia won, the narrator says, "For the first time in twenty years, the Count let out a shout." What does the Count shout out?

(see the answer key)

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