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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following idioms describes the feelings on both sides of the conflict on the tenth day?
(a) Over the top
(b) On edge
(c) Blessing in disguise
(d) A piece of cake

2. Which of the following terms best describes the condition of the injured Russian soldier?
(a) Unstable
(b) Critical
(c) Comatose
(d) Stable

3. Why does the Dallas surface?
(a) To communicate
(b) To get new orders
(c) To track the Red October
(d) To avoid being tracked by a Soviet sub

4. What does the Russian Ambassador accuse the Americans of?
(a) Harming the crew of the Red October
(b) Kidnapping the crew of the Red October
(c) Stealing the Red October
(d) Starting a war

5. Which vessel does the pentagon decide should begin tracking the Red October?
(a) Dallas
(b) Invincible
(c) Kennedy
(d) Porgy

6. What does Jack Ryan take time to read while he is on board the HMS Invincible?
(a) Biography of Ramius
(b) Detailed plans of the Red October
(c) Tyler's plan for the defection
(d) Psychological report of defectors

7. Which of the following equipment can be used to track vessels and planes in the ocean?
(a) Both of the above answers
(b) Neither of the above answers
(c) Sonar
(d) Radar

8. Who kills the spy?
(a) Williams
(b) Ryan
(c) Henderson
(d) Ramius

9. Who assembles to fight the Russian Army?
(a) US Battleships
(b) Air Force Reserve
(c) US Navy
(d) US Navy Reserve

10. Who plans a political makeover of the military?
(a) FBI
(b) Politburo
(c) NSA
(d) CIA

11. Which of the following best describes how the remainder of the trip to the port went?
(a) Major incidents
(b) Minor incidents
(c) Complicated
(d) Without incident

12. Who is Filitov's boss?
(a) Ramius
(b) Leader of Russia
(c) KGB
(d) Defense Minister

13. How do the officers still believe the radiation leak occurred?
(a) They do not know
(b) Accident
(c) Sabotage
(d) Mechanical failure

14. How many days did Jones track the unknown submarine?
(a) 1 month
(b) 2 weeks
(c) 2 days
(d) 5 days

15. What does the Pentagon want to tell the Red October on the twelfth day?
(a) That they have captured an injured sailor
(b) That they know about the defection
(c) Not to approach port
(d) That the radiation leak is real

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are sent to inspect the Red October?

2. Why doesn't the second torpedo ignite when it hits the Red October?

3. Which of the following ships is a Russian ship left behind to watch what the Americans do?

4. Where does Filitov go after he learns of the spy aboard the Red October?

5. Who was assigned to watch the injured Russian sailor's recovery?

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