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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: “Apotheoses” — “Afterword”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom is Sofia said to be meeting in the ballroom in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) Nina Kulikova.
(b) Viktor Stepanovich.
(c) Katerina Litvinova.
(d) Mikhail Fyodorovich Mindich.

2. On what date was Nikolai Bukharin "outmaneuvered by Stalin and ousted from the Poliburo," according to the narrator in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?
(a) June 12, 1887.
(b) November 17, 1929.
(c) January 3, 1928.
(d) February 25, 1927.

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

4. Where is the American general described as being from in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) California.
(b) Texas.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Nevada.

5. How old does the colonel claim to be in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) 39.
(b) 46.
(c) 26.
(d) 42.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose musical composition does Sofia play in the competition in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

2. Where is a private party held at the Boyarsky in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

3. In Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation," the narrator states, "But art is the most unnatural minion of the state. Not only is it created by fanciful people who tire of repetition even more quickly than they tire of being told what to do, it is also vexingly" what?

4. Where are the Count and Sofia going to dine in the opening of Book 4: "1952: America"?

5. Who is the statue of that sits outside the door of room 316 of the Hotel Metropole?

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