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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of Francis' black eye patch?
(a) to keep the dust from irritating his infected eye
(b) to show that he has one eye always trained on heaven
(c) to stop his wandering eye from looking off the path
(d) to suggest to the superstitious that he has the evil eye

2. How does Francis initially think blueprints were produced?
(a) by drawing in special white ink over blue-painted paper
(b) by filling in blue ink around the white lines
(c) by using a chemical process to impress white lines on blue paper
(d) by using a chemical process to impress blue ink around white lines

3. Why does Arkos let Francis take his vows in the Albertine Order of Leibowitz?
(a) Francis' relics apear to be genunie.
(b) Francis threatens to go over Arkos's head to New Rome.
(c) Francis has finally changed his story.
(d) Francis has shown true humility.

4. Who was Taddeo's mother?
(a) a wealthy, powerful woman who scorned marriage
(b) a wealthy woman lacking political power
(c) an unmarried serving maid
(d) a poor but politically powerful woman

5. Where does the Abbot send Francis?
(a) to the infirmary
(b) back to the ruins
(c) back to his vigil in a new location
(d) to his room to meditate on his sins

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Francis' pet project as a copyist?

2. What reason does the Abbot give for disbelieving the story of the pilgrim?

3. Who does Paulo kick out of the guesthouse?

4. Where does the unwelcome guest claim to have gotten the Old Jew's goat?

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

(see the answer key)

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