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