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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the robber take the illumination instead of the original?
(a) The robber is afraid the Church will kill him if he steals the relic.
(b) The gold-embellished illumination appears more valuable.
(c) The robber is afraid of excommunication from New Rome if he steals the relic.
(d) The robber is religious and wants the true relic to go to Rome.

2. What confession prompts Cheroki to withhold absolution from Francis?
(a) Francis' altercation with the pilgrim
(b) Francis' failure to finish his shelter
(c) Francis' temptation to eat the pilgrim's food
(d) Francis' story about finding the relics

3. What does Flaught conclude about Francis' story?
(a) It is a true miracle.
(b) It is important evidence.
(c) It is a manufactured response, made up by the monks together.
(d) It is trivial.

4. Why does Cheroki find standing and kneeling uncomfortable?
(a) His legs are wounded.
(b) He is used to sitting in a chair.
(c) He has arthritis.
(d) He was mutated by radiation.

5. What happened to Francis as a child?
(a) He was kidnapped by a shaman.
(b) He was adopted by a loving Utah couple.
(c) He had a vision of Leibowitz.
(d) He ran away from his parents' home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paulo refuse to do?

2. How much weight has Francis lost during his vigil?

3. What does Paulo have in his office?

4. Who does Paulo kick out of the guesthouse?

5. What is Brother Francis' first reaction to the stranger?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is Brother Francis's motivation selfish?

2. How does Francis interpret the inscription "Transistorized Control System for Unit six-B"?

3. Why does the Church have a Devil's Advocate?

4. What is the implication of the wry smile on Fingo's statue of Leibowitz?

5. What stops Brother Francis from sharing the pilgrim's food?

6. Describe Francis's life before the monastery.

7. What is Brother Francis seeking in the desert?

8. Compare the robber's view of the illuminated blueprint and the original relic to Francis's.

9. Describe Taddeo's ideas about history.

10. What physical characteristics to Minnesotans have, and what is the likely cause of them?

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