Bridge of Spies Quiz

What does Rudolf Abel find underneath the park bench?

• A hollowed out nickel with a secret message.

• A hollowed out book with a secret message.

• Nothing

• A brown paper bag

What was Mary Donovan’s opinion on her husband defending Rudolf Abel?

• She supported him fully.

• She thought that it was a bad idea.

• She divorced him.

• She hugged him and gave him a kiss.

How did the jury rule in the case against Rudolf Abel?

• They found him innocent.

• They released him immediately.

• They sentenced him to death by electric chair.

• They found him guilty.

What were the U2 pilots instructed to do if they were shot down over the Soviet Union?

• Evacuate the plane and flee to China

• Blow up the plane and “spend the dollar”

• Tell the Soviets everything in hopes of being released

• They did not have any plan for getting shot down

How long was Francis Gary Powers sentenced to prison in the Soviet Union?

• He was sentenced to 2 months in prison.

• He was sentenced to 6 weeks in prison.

• He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

• He was sentenced to 2 years in prison.

What was Frederic Pryor studying in Berlin when he was arrested?

• He was studying to be a spy.

• He was studying economics.

• He was studying to be a doctor.

• He was studying business.

What did Ivan Schischkin call Donovan’s plan for exchanging Abel for Powers?

• The ‘Impatient Plan’

• The ‘Spy Ring’

• The ‘Progressive Plan’

• The ‘Bridge of Spies Plan’

On one occasion, what did Donovan witness on the train from East Berlin to West Berlin?

• He witnessed a cats jumping on the Wall.

• He witnessed a drunk guy singing and trying to get over the Wall.

• He witnessed a fight between East and West Berliners at the Wall.

• He witnessed people trying to escape over the Wall and being shot.

What was Donovan waiting for before he exchanged Abel for Powers at the Glienicke Bridge?

• He was waiting for the Soviets and Powers to show up.

• He was waiting for the stroke of 6 am.

• He was waiting for US snipers to shoot Ivan Schischkin.

• He was waiting for confirmation that Pryor was released at Checkpoint Charlie.

In the postscript, we found out that President Kennedy asked James Donovan to negotiate the release of prisoners after what failed invasion?

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

• The invasion on Normandy

• The invasion of North Vietnam

• The invasion of South Korea