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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Rudolf Slánský?
(a) A resistance leader.
(b) A Russian diplomat.
(c) Margolius' underling.
(d) A Communist politician.
2. Where is Ivan living at the time of the 1960s occupation of Czechoslovakia?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) Yugoslavia.
(c) Austria.
(d) Canada.
3. In what year is Kovály summoned to appear before a party committee?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1965.
4. How is Kovály able to communicate with Margolius after his arrest?
(a) By visiting him every other day.
(b) Over weekly telephone calls.
(c) Via a monthly telegram.
(d) Once a month, via a letter.
5. Why do guards stop Kovály at the border when she tries to leave Czechoslovakia?
(a) No one is allowed to cross the borders.
(b) She does not have the right paperwork.
(c) She is a wanted fugitive.
(d) Her photograph does not resemble her aged face.
6. Who suggests to Kovály that her apartment might be bugged?
(a) Pavel Eisler.
(b) Margolius.
(c) Ruda.
(d) Mrs. Machova.
7. As Communism takes hold in Czechoslovakia, what does Kovály note about the confessions issued by arrested individuals?
(a) They are full of Party verbiage.
(b) They are sarcastic.
(c) They are heart-wrenching
(d) They are read in Russian.
8. What is Pavel Kovály said to have had no interest in?
(a) Other people.
(b) Party politics.
(c) Czech independence.
(d) Making money.
9. Where does Kovály find a job in order to support herself and Ivan?
(a) At a factory.
(b) At a nursery school.
(c) At a print shop.
(d) At a dairy.
10. How does Marenka secure hospitalization for Kovály?
(a) Marenka pays for the treatment.
(b) Marenka causes a public scene.
(c) Marenka's sister works at the hospital.
(d) Marenka bribes a doctor.
11. In 1967, public sentiment shifts away from what?
(a) Spending money on rebuilding Prague.
(b) Equal rights for women.
(c) The Communist Party.
(d) Democratic ideals.
12. At his trial, to what crime does Margolius confess?
(a) Blackmail.
(b) Murder.
(c) Treason.
(d) Racketeering.
13. What is Bartos able to do in order to help Kovály?
(a) Bartos gets Margolius released from custody to visit his family.
(b) Bartos gives Kovály access to her savings accounts.
(c) Bartos finds Kovály employment.
(d) Bartos arranges a new apartment for Kovály.
14. What does Kovály notice about nearly all the people arrested by the government?
(a) They are middle-level politicians.
(b) They are former resistance members.
(c) They are unmarried men.
(d) They are Jewish.
15. To what are the families of arrested individuals subjected?
(a) Termination of employment.
(b) Official hazing.
(c) Financial ruin.
(d) Jail time.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the party committee tell Kovály about her husband?
2. Who is Merenka?
3. When Margolias' trial begins, how long has it been since his arrest?
4. After guards stop Kovály at the border, what does Kovály NOT do to help in Prague?
5. What book does Margolius tell Kovály he has read and enjoyed.
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