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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fourteenth Day, Thursday, 16 December.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the best definition of reactor as it is used in the novel so far?
(a) An apparatus in which a nuclear-fission chain reaction can be started
(b) A device that introduces reluctance into a circuit
(c) A large container or vat
(d) A thing that undergoes a reaction

2. Which of the following is an idiom for the word spy?
(a) Secret
(b) Supportive
(c) Operative
(d) Agent

3. Who meets in a secret underground room?
(a) Ryan and Tyler
(b) Members of the crew of the Red October
(c) President and Russian Ambassador
(d) Politburo

4. How many submarines does Jones hear?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 5
(d) 1

5. Which of the following is not a synonym for sabotage?
(a) Wreck
(b) Undermine
(c) Build
(d) Subvert

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to sneak up on some of the Americans, but gets caught?

2. Which word best describes how Jack Ryan feels about this movement of the Russian subs in the North Atlantic on the fifth day?

3. What is loaded onto the plane in North Carolina?

4. What happens to Ramius?

5. For what general reason does the USS New Jersey approach the Russian Fleet?

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