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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Francis open the racing form?
(a) The racing form is stuck together with some kind of glue.
(b) Francis considers the racing form holy and doesn't want to touch it.
(c) The old paper is too fragile.
(d) The monks believe that gambling is a sin.

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

3. What do the Dominicans find in the sealed inner chamber of the Fallout Shelter?
(a) a miraculously preserved body
(b) blueprint making materials
(c) a treasure trove of electronic equipment
(d) 15 skeletons

4. What does Abbot Arkos dislike about Fingo's figure of Leibowitz?
(a) its overlarge belly
(b) its wry smile
(c) its overlarge ears
(d) its laughing eyes

5. Why does Brother Francis only hope to find paper artifacts in the fallout shelter?
(a) Excavating for anything but paper documents has been ruled too dangerous.
(b) Brother Francis confuses all paper for the paper money used before the catastrophe.
(c) Paper artifacts are most valuable because most paper has decayed.
(d) Brother Francis believes he can use carbon dating on paper artifacts to date the site.

Short Answer Questions

1. Venerable Boedullus created a lake by _____________________________.

2. What happened to Francis as a child?

3. What does the Abbot want Francis to deny?

4. What does Francis believe is the most significant event that happened to him in the desert?

5. What does Brother Francis find that has the name Leibowitz, I.E. on it?

(see the answer key)

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