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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Francis remain a novitiate?
(a) seven years
(b) three years
(c) nine years
(d) five years

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

3. When did the Age of Enlightenment end?
(a) the 1990s
(b) the 1960s
(c) the 1980s
(d) the 1970s

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

5. In Chapter 1, what is Brother Francis Gerard of Utah doing in the desert?
(a) looking for pilgrims
(b) searching for relics
(c) running away
(d) fasting

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Leibowitz's goal in the priesthood?

2. What term for the unlearned do the people of the Simplification embrace as a complimentary term?

3. What does the Abbot want Francis to deny?

4. What is Brother Fingo's original trade?

5. Who insists that Francis must complete his illuminated blueprint?

(see the answer key)

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