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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Francis confess to eating?
(a) sand
(b) a squirrel
(c) a lizard
(d) a quail

2. Venerable Boedullus created a lake by _____________________________.
(a) rerouting a river
(b) accidentally setting off a weapon
(c) praying for the lake to appear
(d) digging for 50 years

3. Is Leibowitz a saint at the beginning of the novel?
(a) No, he is not yet canonized.
(b) No, and the monks have given up on having him canonized.
(c) Yes, he was canonized long ago.
(d) Yes, he was recently canonized.

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

5. What does Francis picture the fallout shelter becoming?
(a) a new capital for the Church
(b) a basilica
(c) a new capital for the country
(d) a library

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Francis fail to complete his shelter?

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

3. What happened to Francis as a child?

4. To what does Brother Francis attribute his finding of the fallout shelter?

5. With what does the Abbot hit Francis?

(see the answer key)

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