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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. What does Paulo tell Kornhoer?

2. Why does Mad Bear stop raiding Hannegan?

3. Who is with Taddeo when he arrives?

4. How long are the enemy cities bombed in the myth of the Flame Deluge?

5. What does the Old Jew, Benjamin, do when Paulo comes to return his goat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the literary style of the story of the Flame Deluge read to Taddeo at the beginning of Chapter 18?

2. Why does the idea that mankind is a servant race created by a society of betters appeal to Taddeo?

3. What is Paulo's primary concern at the onset of war?

4. How does Mad Bear view Taddeo's party?

5. What is the purpose of Quo peregrinaqtur grex?

6. Describe Zerchi's dream about Rachel.

7. What is Gault afraid is Hannegan's intention for the abbey?

8. What is the likely reason Taddeo does not arrive on time at the monastery?

9. Why is Paulo opposed to euthanasia?

10. Why does Taddeo think Kornhoer would be valuable to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss hubris in the novel.

Part 1) In what ways is the Flame Deluge like the fall of the Tower of Babel?

Part 2) Discuss hubris in the characters throughout the novel, including Francis, Taddeo, and Hannegan. What are the results of hubris?

Essay Topic 2

What is the nature and meaning of ritual in the novel? What is the purpose of the elaborate ritual of canonization, although the Pope and Vatican are poor? What are the rituals of the monks, and do they serve to preserve knowledge or to hide it? What is the purpose of Francis' ritual fast in the desert? Are these and other rituals in the novel effective? What happens when ritual loses its original meaning?

Essay Topic 3

Taddeo believes that he finds evidence that the current human race was a created race of servants, inferior to the great civilization of the past. His own personal view of humanity colors how he views this evidence. Discuss the way that personal points of view affect the interpretation of evidence and events throughout the novel. Include in your discussion Francis, Cheroki, and Arkos' reactions to the discovery of the Fallout Shelter; Paulo, Taddeo, and Armbruster's reactions to the electric light; and Zerchi's reaction to reports of movements or responses from Mrs. Grales' second head, Rachel.

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