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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Smythe want to see before he dies?
(a) A priest for confession.
(b) If an octopus eats a scorpion fish and its reaction to the poison.
(c) Mary's grave.
(d) His "people" to say goodbye.

2. What causes the audience to applaud as Lot 42 is being auctioned?
(a) The piece shows its brilliance as the sun shines through the glass ceiling.
(b) The auctioneer allows a pause between each bid near its suspenseful end.
(c) Sotheby's announces it matches the price for a charity.
(d) The price reaches 100,000 British pounds.

3. What is Bond's mood as the auction for Lot 42 starts to wind down?
(a) Assured and excited he finds out who the Russian Control is.
(b) Nervous because he does not seen a signal.
(c) Angry at himself for not seeing the signal.
(d) Nervous that M is angry if he fails in this assignment.

4. What does Bond mention to seal the fact that he knows about Smythe's past?
(a) Reichsbank.
(b) Aunt in Kensington.
(c) Macao.
(d) Foo brothers.

5. Where does Smythe live?
(a) Key West, Florida.
(b) North Shore, Jamaica.
(c) Aruba.
(d) Nassau, Bahamas.

6. What marking is on the contents of the ammunition box?
(a) Reichsbank stamp.
(b) Mint marks of the Swiss National Bank.
(c) Signature of the Reichsbank president.
(d) Mint marks of the Reichsbank.

7. How long does Smythe make friends with "Pussy"?
(a) A month.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A year.
(d) Two months.

8. What does Smythe do with the paper that catches his eye?
(a) Get a transalator to read it then keeps it.
(b) Burn it after reading.
(c) Hand it over to the Colonel.
(d) Read it and then carefully keep it in his inside pocket.

9. What building does Bond work in?
(a) A non-descript brick building.
(b) Whitehall.
(c) A contemporary skyscraper.
(d) An old warehouse.

10. What is Smythe in search of for Professor Bengry?
(a) A butterfly fish.
(b) An octopus.
(c) A rare coral.
(d) A scorpion fish.

11. How does Bond like the current state of crime in London?
(a) Excited by it.
(b) Bored with it.
(c) Unnerved.
(d) Cool on the outside, stressed in the inside.

12. What is Dr. Fanshawe's expertise in?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Antique jewelry.
(c) Geology.
(d) Paintings.

13. On Smythe's and Oberhauser's drive, what does Smythe offer Oberhauser instead of an arrest?
(a) An informal interrogation in the car and then he lets him go.
(b) A mountain climb and then Smythe lets him free.
(c) Freedom if Oberhauser translates papers in secrecy.
(d) Freedom if Oberhauser tells him where Franziskaner halt is located.

14. What gives away Wartski's notable stature?
(a) The paintings of royalty.
(b) The Royal Warrants.
(c) The endless cases of shiny jewelry.
(d) The sign the certifies their status amongst world jewelers.

15. What is Smythe's initial reaction when he realizes Bond's purpose of visit?
(a) Gets overly excited and takes a large gulp of Brandy.
(b) Instinctively looks for ways to escape.
(c) Gets chest pains and takes a pill.
(d) Looks Bond in the eye to see how far he goes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What practical use does the Emerald Sphere serve?

2. About how much is the expected art piece worth?

3. How do scorpion fish hide?

4. What is Smythe thinking when the octopus' tentacles reach out to him?

5. How does Bond feel about Freudenstein?

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