I Must Betray You Ch 1-10, Cold War and Communism Quiz

What was the economic organization or group that Romania was part of from 1949 to 1991?

• COMECON or the Eastern Bloc

• EU

• NATO

• Western European democracies

Who was accused of illegally owning a US dollar?

• Cristian

• Bunu

• Liliana Pavel

• Cici

What is the setting of I Must Betray You?

• Bucharest, Romania in 1938

• Budapest, Hungary in 1948

• Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1968

• Bucharest, Romania in 1989

Who is sick in the story and also often challenges the rules of the government?

• Cristian's friend Luca

• Cristian's mom

• Bunu--Cristian's grandpa

• Cici--Cristian's sister

The government in I Must Betray You is best described as

• Communist Dictatorship

• Socialist Oligarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

According to the Communist Manifesto, what is the goal of communism?

• Freedom and Choice in all aspects of life

• Equality and a Classless Society (no rich and no poor)

• Economic Opportunity to get rich

• Exploitation (abuse) of workers by bosses

What is the Securitate?

• the alarm system in the apartment

• the fence around the city

• the government police / security force

• the leader of Romania

Who becomes an informer for the government in the book and feels guilty about it?

• Luca

• Cristian

• Cici

• Bunu

One danger described in the book is

• no one obeys the speed limit so there are lots of accidents

• Kent cigarettes that are poisoned and will kill you instantly

• vicious stray dogs that attack you on the street

• sharp barbed wire fences around the apartment buildings

What was the ideological and physical separation of communist Eastern Europe from the capitalist and democratic West called?

• Mason-Dixon Line

• Great Wall

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Wall