A Canticle for Leibowitz Short Question Test Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. In Chapter 1, what is Brother Francis Gerard of Utah doing in the desert?

fasting

2. What does the pilgrim find for Brother Francis?

a stone

3. What does the pilgrim have to eat?

a biscuit and cheese

4. What does Brother Francis believe Fallout is?

a monster

5. What is Brother Francis building?

a shelter

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

fear

7. With what does the pilgrim attack Brother Francis?

a staff

8. What does Brother Francis at first believe is in the hole?

an animal

9. What does Brother Francis find in the hole?

a staircase

10. What does the sign Brother Francis finds beneath the rocks in Chapter 1 say?

Fallout Survival Shelter / Maximum Occupancy: 15

11. When does Brother Francis believe the Fallout was born?

in the Flame Deluge

12. Why is Brother Francis reluctant...
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