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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Does Francis believe the strange pilgrim was supernatural?
(a) Yes, he is completely convinced the stranger was actually St. Leibowitz.
(b) No, he believes the pilgrim was an ordinary man but doesn't know what happened to him.
(c) Yes, but he admits the stranger may have been an ordinary man.
(d) No, he realizes the stranger was an ordinary man who tricked him and planned an escape through the mountains.

3. How does Francis respond to being hit by the Abbot?
(a) He begs the Abbot to stop.
(b) He remains silent and submits to his punishment.
(c) He says, "Deo gratias!"
(d) He groans and asks for forgiveness.

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

5. Why does Francis fail to complete his shelter?
(a) He spends too much time exploring the fallout shelter and runs out of light.
(b) He cannot find the right shape rock for the last piece.
(c) He realizes that while he's been in the fallout shelter, wolves have surrounded his shelter.
(d) He cannot find enough rocks to complete the shelter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Francis say about the rumors surrounding his meeting of the pilgrim?

3. To what does Cheroki compare Francis' desire to have a vocation?

4. What does Francis picture the fallout shelter becoming?

5. Venerable Boedullus created a lake by _____________________________.

(see the answer key)

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