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The Color of Blood | Quiz

Brian Moore (novelist)
This Study Guide consists of approximately 33 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Color of Blood.

The Color of Blood | Quiz

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1)

What does the nun believe that the Cardinal does not eat so she prepares him something else? (from Chapter 6)

Dairy products.
Bread.
Meat.
Spicy foods.
2)

What does the Cardinal want Tomas to pack up now before and for the next day's ceremonies? (from Chapter 21)

His books.
His robes.
His dog.
His speech.
3)

Who decides that they want to go for a walk with the Cardinal after they have finished lunch? (from Chapter 7)

Father Prisbek.
Colonel Major.
Security Major.
Man in Wellingtons.
4)

Father Prisbek notes that Lork was ___________ out of the country. (from Chapter 6)

Living.
Escorted.
Writing.
Driven.
5)

Where does Cardinal Bem go in order to try to make it to a road that might lead him to safety? (from Chapter 7)

Security closet.
Basement.
Forest.
Tunnel.
6)

Where does the Cardinal put his priestly garb when he decides to take it off in order to prevent being recognized? (from Chapter 9)

A bus station.
Trash.
He put it in his pocket.
He wears it inside out.
7)

When the Cardinal begins to receive a number of phone calls after the announcement of his return, which does he respond to first? (from Chapter 21)

The foreign press.
Some Western embassies.
American television.
No one's.
8)

What began to be seen at those small roadside shrines to the Virgin, which had survived the Communist rule? (from Chapter 22)

Flowers.
Demonstrations.
Paper papal flags.
Gatherings of mourners.
9)

One of the policemen point out the ___________ school people, saying they are all right by him. (from Chapter 8)

Security Police.
Catholic.
Prime Ministry.
Ostrof Farm School.
10)

The Cardinal is concerned about trusting someone who may very well be one of the _________ clergy. (from Chapter 7)

Easily swayed.
Uneducated.
Patriotic.
Silent.
11)

What did the man in the operating gown offer to Cardinal Bem when his name was first called? (from Chapter 15)

A bath.
Cologne.
Food.
A shave.
12)

What kind of waltz was playing in the background when the Cardinal walked into the establishment? (from Chapter 10)

Strauss.
Mozart.
Schubert.
Beethoven.
13)

Father Prisbek shares with the Cardinal that there is ____________, which is why the Cardinal shouldn't even try. (from Chapter 7)

No escape plan.
Nowhere to do.
A city nearby.
An army down the road.
14)

The Prime Minister reassures the Cardinal that they are ____________, in a manner of speaking. (from Chapter 18)

Alone.
At war.
Done.
Safe.
15)

The Security Major points out that the Cardinal went to a ___________ school when he was growing up. (from Chapter 6)

Jewish.
Catholic.
Public.
Jesuit.
16)

What kind of ceremony had the Cardinal last presided over at the church where he finds himself at this point? (from Chapter 14)

Confirmation.
Marriage.
First Eucharist.
Reconciliation.
17)

What kind of dog greeted the Cardinal when the Cardinal goes in to see the Prime Minister? (from Chapter 18)

Dalmatian.
Pitt bull.
Golden retriever.
Schnauser.
18)

On what day is the speech supposed to be given during the celebrations of Rywald? (from Chapter 12)

Sunday.
Friday.
Tuesday.
Monday.
19)

State Television informs the Cardinal that he may make a ______________ broadcast to his people. (from Chapter 20)

Evening.
Taped.
Live.
Morning.
20)

The Security Police surrounded the Cardinal's car as though they were an official ______________. (from Chapter 22)

Prisoner of war.
Escort.
Security threat.
Military general.
21)

What does the Cardinal say when the policemen ask for his last name? (from Chapter 8)

Jones.
Wellington.
Smith.
Bem.
22)

The Cardinal points out that in the days of _________ Rostropov and his friends, the country was run only by them. (from Chapter 13)

Prince.
Bishop.
Pope.
King.
23)

What aroma brought back memories of being a young and penniless seminarian? (from Chapter 10)

Donuts.
Bread.
Espresso.
Chocolate.
24)

Where does the Cardinal believe Father Ley is waiting for him so that they can talk? (from Chapter 14)

His residence.
Hospital.
Confessional.
A school.
25)

The Colonel notes that the famous writer's work has been judged as ____________. (from Chapter 6)

Decadent.
Unfinished.
Simple.
Plagiarized.
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