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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Paulo feel about Taddeo's approaching visit?
(a) angry
(b) uninterested
(c) happy
(d) fearful

2. What is the purpose of Francis' black eye patch?
(a) to suggest to the superstitious that he has the evil 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 keep the dust from irritating his infected eye

3. What does Francis speculate that the stain on the blueprint might be?
(a) Leibowitz's sweat
(b) Emily's blood
(c) Leibowitz's tears
(d) Leibowitz's blood

4. How does Francis try to get the illumination back?
(a) by threatening the robber with lightning from God
(b) by stabbing the robber
(c) by wrestling the robber
(d) by threatening the robber with reprisals from New Rome

5. What offer does the robber finally make Francis?
(a) The robber will destroy the illumination if anyone comes after him.
(b) The robber will let Francis away with his life if Francis promises not to persue him.
(c) The robber will return the illumination for a chance to meet the Pope.
(d) The robber will return the illumination for two heklos of gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Francis remain a novitiate?

2. Who educated Taddeo?

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

4. What does Benjamin say the sign outside his tent means?

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

(see the answer key)

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