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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the pilgrim find for Brother Francis?
(a) some fruit
(b) a bird
(c) a stone
(d) a stick

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

3. What reason does the Abbot give for disbelieving the story of the pilgrim?
(a) He gives no reason.
(b) No pilgrim stopped at the abbey.
(c) Another novice walking along the road saw no one.
(d) The road is blocked, so no one could have come through.

4. Does Francis believe the strange pilgrim was supernatural?
(a) Yes, he is completely convinced the stranger was actually St. Leibowitz.
(b) No, he believes the pilgrim was an ordinary man but doesn't know what happened to him.
(c) No, he realizes the stranger was an ordinary man who tricked him and planned an escape through the mountains.
(d) Yes, but he admits the stranger may have been an ordinary man.

5. Why is Brother Francis reluctant to speak to the pilgrim?
(a) He's not sure if the pilgrim will attack him.
(b) His throat is hoarse, and it hurts to talk.
(c) He has taken a vow of silence and can't remember how to talk.
(d) He is not allowed to speak during his fast.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Age of Enlightenment end?

2. What does Francis see when he awakes?

3. What does the Abbot want Francis to deny?

4. Why does Brother Francis only hope to find paper artifacts in the fallout shelter?

5. What does Brother Francis find that lets him know the fallout shelter hasn't been plundered?

(see the answer key)

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