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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't the Cardinal speak to the Minister when he calls the Ministry of Religious Affairs?

2. Where is the Cardinal taken after he has been in the accident with the other car?

3. Cardinal Bem talks to _______ Poulnikov who is the head of the Security Police as the Cardinal is at his new location.

4. Why is Cardinal Bem picked up by the local police? What has he done wrong in this situation?

5. What is the idea the Cardinal has when he is out on his walk with another person?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the colonel want the Cardinal to do for him when he is staying in the agricultural school?

2. Why is Cardinal Bem not surprised to hear that the Security Police are denying they have the Cardinal in custody?

3. What religious celebrations are going to be happening during the time when the Archbishop wants to give his address?

4. Why does Cardinal Bem find it suspicious that people are there to take care of him on his arrival?

5. What do the Security Police say is happening to the Cardinal when he begins to protest?

6. What happens when the Cardinal finally makes it to a road after he tries to escape?

7. What are two of the topics the men discuss while they are all eating lunch in the kitchen?

8. What does the Archbishop do when the Cardinal calls him and tells him that he can not give that speech as planned?

9. What does the Cardinal do in order to hide his identity from others?

10. What happens when the men begin to discuss the author and what happened to the author after his success?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Cardinal is adamant that he is against any Catholics who want to start a blood bath.

Part 1: Why do you think the Cardinal insists that he is loyal to the church and state?

Part 2: Why do you think the Cardinal is against the deliberate blood bath?

Part 3: Why do you think the extremists are trying to start a blood bath among the groups?

Essay Topic 2

It seems that fanatics are people who are willing to do anything for what they believe in.

Part 1: Do you think you could ever become a fanatic? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think certain people are drawn to the life of fanaticism?

Part 3: Do you think someone can ever stop being a fanatic? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The group at the agricultural farm talks about a man who wins a prize for literature and then runs away to the west for a life of decadence.

Part 1: Why do you think this conversation made everyone uncomfortable?

Part 2: Do you think it's such a bad thing to live a life of decadence? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think this conversation is something everyone in the group can relate to?

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