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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - Quiz
  • 1. Who is the author of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold?
A) Martin Ritt
B) John le Carré
C) Willem Frederik Hermans
D) George Smiley
  • 2. In what year was the novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold published?
A) 2017
B) 1965
C) 1963
D) 1979
  • 3. What is the name of the fictitious British intelligence organisation featured in the book?
A) The Abteilung
B) The Presidium
C) The Circus
D) The Agency
  • 4. Who directed the 1965 cinematic adaptation of the novel?
A) George Smiley
B) Martin Ritt
C) John le Carré
D) Richard Burton
  • 5. Which actor played Alec Leamas in the 1965 film?
A) George Smiley
B) John le Carré
C) Richard Burton
D) Peter Guillam
  • 6. What is the primary setting of the beginning and conclusion of the story?
A) Berlin
B) The Netherlands
C) London
D) Norway
  • 7. Which novel serves as the debut for the characters George Smiley and Hans-Dieter Mundt?
A) A Murder of Quality
B) The Darkroom of Damocles
C) A Legacy of Spies
D) Call for the Dead
  • 8. What inspired the character of Alec Leamas according to le Carré?
A) A character from a Dutch novel
B) A double agent he met in Berlin
C) A Peter Finch-like figure in a raincoat
D) A fellow intelligence officer in the Circus
  • 9. Which writer claimed that The Spy Who Came in from the Cold plagiarised his work?
A) Samuel Fennan
B) Martin Ritt
C) John le Carré
D) Willem Frederik Hermans
  • 10. What is the name of the East German intelligence officer that Leamas is sent to frame?
A) Hans-Dieter Mundt
B) Karl Riemeck
C) Jens Fiedler
D) Samuel Fennan
  • 11. What profession does Liz Gold have in the novel?
A) Librarian
B) Intelligence officer
C) Attorney
D) Banker
  • 12. What role does Jens Fiedler play in the East German intelligence service?
A) Mundt's deputy
B) Head of the Abteilung
C) Double agent for Britain
D) Director of the Presidium
  • 13. Why does Leamas go to prison for three months?
A) He kills an East German guard
B) He is caught stealing Circus accounts
C) He is captured by the Abteilung
D) He assaults a grocer
  • 14. Who pays the rent on Leamas' flat after he disappears?
A) Liz Gold
B) Hans-Dieter Mundt
C) George Smiley
D) Jens Fiedler
  • 15. What happens to Liz Gold at the end of the story?
A) She stays in East Germany
B) She is arrested by the East Germans
C) She escapes to the West
D) She is shot and killed
  • 16. What is the true nature of Mundt's alliance at the end of the book?
A) He is a British double agent
B) He is working for Fiedler
C) He is an agent for the Soviets
D) He is a loyal Communist Party member
  • 17. What happens to Jens Fiedler after the tribunal?
A) He flees to the West
B) He is pardoned by Mundt
C) He becomes the head of the Abteilung
D) He is arrested and eventually shot
  • 18. What happens to Alec Leamas at the very end of the novel?
A) He returns to his job at the Circus
B) He retires to the West
C) He is shot and killed while trying to cross the wall
D) He is captured and imprisoned by Mundt
  • 19. What is the thematic critique of Western espionage in the novel?
A) It is morally inconsistent with Western values
B) It is completely effective and justified
C) It is devoid of any political complexity
D) It is solely focused on protecting democracy
  • 20. Which novel revisits characters and events from The Spy Who Came in from the Cold in 2017?
A) The Darkroom of Damocles
B) A Legacy of Spies
C) Call for the Dead
D) A Murder of Quality
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