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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the preacher define sin?
(a) a giving in to our naturally base natures
(b) a wallowing in sinful mire
(c) a rebellion of the intellect, incompatible with our true nature
(d) a slap in the face of God

2. What do the older men Stephen walks with usually talk about?
(a) gambling and drinking
(b) Irish legends and music
(c) religion and business
(d) mostly of politics and family legends

3. Who does Stephen fantasize about marrying when he grows up?
(a) Dante
(b) Eileen
(c) Margaret
(d) His mother

4. How does Stephen regulate the noise he hears in the refractory?
(a) humming softly to himself
(b) closing and opening the flaps of his ears
(c) shutting out sound by concentration on home
(d) putting beans in his ears

5. What will be the subjects of the retreat?
(a) confession and renewal
(b) sin and salvation
(c) death, judgment, hell, and heaven
(d) mortifying the flesh

Short Answer Questions

1. While onstage delivering his lines, who does Stephen see in the audience?

2. Who suggests that Stephen broke his glasses himself in order to get out of his schoolwork?

3. What do the sermons do for Stephen?

4. Who is Mike Flynn?

5. What keeps him from confessing his unworthiness and walking out of the chapel?

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