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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Hearing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rubashov shout out his door as the breakfast crew is leaving his hallway?
(a) I will eat lunch.
(b) Paper and pencil
(c) Go on and leave me alone.
(d) I do not know.

2. What is Rubashov dreaming about when officials come to arrest him?
(a) His wife and children who were killed
(b) His first trip outside the country
(c) Leaving Russia and living in France
(d) His first arrest

3. Where does Rubashov meet with Little Loewy?
(a) In Russia
(b) On the Rhine River
(c) In a Belgian port
(d) In Germany

4. To whom is Richard’s sister-in-law married?
(a) The mayor of Ludenberg
(b) Petier Von Luntz
(c) Johann Rupenstein
(d) A police constable

5. What does Bill, a man Little Loewy and Rubashov meet, do for a living?
(a) Writes novels
(b) He is a dockworker
(c) He is a banker
(d) Writes articles for party magazines

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Rubashov allowed to remain in bed on his first morning in prison?

2. What are the two types of cases that could be used in court for Rubashov?

3. As Rubashov is lying in his cell the first morning, what does he think will happen to him?

4. When No. 402 proclaims the emperor, what does Rubashov say to him?

5. What does the officer handing out breakfast tell the warden is missing in Rubashov’s cell?

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