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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Francis believe the strange pilgrim was supernatural?
(a) No, he believes the pilgrim was an ordinary man but doesn't know what happened to him.
(b) Yes, he is completely convinced the stranger was actually St. Leibowitz.
(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.

2. When does Brother Francis believe the Fallout was born?
(a) in the Great Fire
(b) in the Firey Exculpation
(c) in the Flame Deluge
(d) at the end of time

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

4. What reason does the Abbot give for disbelieving the story of the pilgrim?
(a) The road is blocked, so no one could have come through.
(b) No pilgrim stopped at the abbey.
(c) Another novice walking along the road saw no one.
(d) He gives no reason.

5. What does the Abbot do with the fallout shelter?
(a) He closes it without investigating the find.
(b) He sends three monks to inventoy it and then closes it.
(c) He sends to Rome for instructions, meanwhile marking it off limits.
(d) He closes is awaiting the arrival of trained archaeologists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francis picture the fallout shelter becoming?

2. What confession prompts Cheroki to withhold absolution from Francis?

3. What does Francis speculate that the stain on the blueprint might be?

4. Why is Brother Francis reluctant to speak to the pilgrim?

5. Is Leibowitz a saint at the beginning of the novel?

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