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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 8 - 13).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who was known as "Mac the Knife"?
(a) Brian McIntyre.
(b) Stephen McDonough.
(c) Anthony McIntyre.
(d) Mac Stiofain.

2. In Chapter 8, where was an innocent man killed as a result of the shooting of Joe Russell?
(a) The Cracked Cup.
(b) The Morgue Bar.
(c) The Bogside Bar.
(d) The Coffin Bar.

3. In Chapter 10, what laundry company did the Provos ambush in 1972?
(a) The Basket.
(b) The Clean Machine.
(c) Four Square Laundry.
(d) Shining Star.

4. In Chapter 7, what elite British group operating in Northern Ireland was a remnant of Frank Kitson's colonial philosophies?
(a) The Radical Lefties.
(b) The Dark Spies.
(c) The M15.
(d) The MRF.

5. In Chapter 7, which British General used hard-line tactics in Northern Ireland?
(a) Pomfrey Gliddington.
(b) John Windsor.
(c) Marcus Staunch.
(d) Frank Kitson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the early 1970s, what criminal activity did the Provos engage in to raise money?

2. In Chapter 8, what was the pseudonym Gerry Adams used?

3. In Chapter 8, how did the Provisional IRA deal with problems in its own ranks?

4. In Chapter 8, where did Gerry Adams and others meet with British representatives in the summer of 1972?

5. Which of Jean McConville's children accompanied her to the waiting car with the people who abducted her from her flat?

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