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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the King want to do to Ignatius?
(a) Kill Ignatius for the hateful things he says.
(b) Forcibly take Ignatius back to court and make him give proper advice.
(c) Have Ignatius burned on the stake as a heretic.
(d) Make Ignatius inherit the crown when the King dies.

2. In the distance, what are heard?
(a) Voices chanting for the King.
(b) People screaming.
(c) Several arguments.
(d) Voices singing in Latin.

3. What does Anton urge the Doctor to give the Prisoner?
(a) Some medicine to calm him and make him happy.
(b) Handcuffs to wear around his wrists and ankles.
(c) Food.
(d) A shot to sedate him.

4. What does the Doctor think about the Prisoner's soul?
(a) It is dying.
(b) It is noble and predestined for high distinction.
(c) It is going to Hell.
(d) It is weak.

5. How does Anton react when Sigismund asks whether he actually is a human being?
(a) He tells him he is human.
(b) He tells him he is a mutant.
(c) He laughs at him.
(d) He ignores the question.

6. What does Julian say he has begun to have?
(a) Many naps.
(b) Sleepless nights.
(c) No apetite.
(d) A large apetite.

7. What are the Ten Prohibitions?
(a) Acts and behavior the guards are forbidden to do around the Prisoner.
(b) Acts and behavior the people of this kingdom are forbidden to do.
(c) The ten words that the guards are prohibited from using.
(d) Types of alcohol the guards are not allowed to drink.

8. What does the King tell a nearby Beggar about Brother Ignatius?
(a) He is not available and does not want to see him.
(b) He will be glad to see him and tells him to wait.
(c) He is a villain.
(d) He is his brother.

9. Who is Anton?
(a) Olivier's servant.
(b) The Governor's servant.
(c) The Governor's son.
(d) The King's servant.

10. How does the Prisoner respond when Anton calls him by name?
(a) He begins banging the cage with his fists.
(b) Yes.
(c) He screams.
(d) He does not respond.

11. The conviction was the direct result of what before the Prisoner was born?
(a) A prophecy that appeared.
(b) A witch that arrived.
(c) A severe storm that appeared.
(d) A dream the King had.

12. How does Ignatius respond when the Young Monk reads a quote about an innocent man being condemned?
(a) He glares at the King.
(b) He turns to leave.
(c) He begins to cry.
(d) He loses his temper.

13. What does Sigismund do when the Peasant Woman tries to get him to pray with her?
(a) He tells her he is not religious.
(b) He reluctantly prays with her.
(c) He asks to be taken back home.
(d) He embraces her.

14. Julian then talks about how he was manipulated into doing what?
(a) Putting the Prisoner in the darkest, most damp cell available.
(b) Feeding the Prisoner unhealthy food.
(c) Beating the Prisoner once every day.
(d) Putting the Prisoner into the prison cell with windows.

15. Who does Olivier think can sense "the bloodshed to come?"
(a) The guards.
(b) The pigeons.
(c) The princes.
(d) The Jewish smugglers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Beggar say to the Monk, when the Monk asks what he wants?

2. What does Sigismund feel when he wakes up?

3. Who is the visitor Ignatius is happy to see?

4. What happens when Sigismund drinks the potion?

5. After the Recruit goes off, what does conversation between the guards reveal about Olivier?

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