View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brother Francis at first believe is in the hole?
(a) a scroll
(b) the remains of Blessed Leibowitz
(c) treasure
(d) an animal

2. What would we term Taddeo's field of study today?
(a) physics
(b) chemistry
(c) anthropology
(d) biology

3. What does Aguerra give Francis?
(a) gold to ransom the illustrated blueprint
(b) the original blueprint, blessed by the Pope, to bring back to the Order
(c) an ancient rifle for protection
(d) a rosary blessed by the Pope

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

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

6. What is Brother Francis building?
(a) an altar
(b) a fire pit
(c) a shelter
(d) a statue

7. What does Paulo have in his office?
(a) five pages of indecipherable text
(b) the original Leibowitz blueprint relic
(c) Francis's illuminated blueprint
(d) Fingo's carving of St. Leibowitz

8. 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) He gives no reason.
(d) Another novice walking along the road saw no one.

9. 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

10. Why does Taddeo want the documents to be brought to him instead of going to the abbey?
(a) He believes scholars will think conclusions he comes to at the abbey are biased.
(b) He is too ill to travel.
(c) He thinks that if he finds out the documents are forged, the monks might try to harm him.
(d) He thinks that the monks at the abbey will try to force him to stay.

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

12. How much weight has Francis lost during his vigil?
(a) 20 pounds
(b) 10 pounds
(c) 30 pounds
(d) 40 pounds

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

14. What is Brother Francis' first reaction to the stranger?
(a) anger
(b) sadness
(c) fear
(d) joy

15. What does Brother Francis find that has the name Leibowitz, I.E. on it?
(a) a diary
(b) a blueprint
(c) dogtags
(d) a poster

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Francis as a child?

2. Who does Paulo kick out of the guesthouse?

3. How long does Francis remain a novitiate?

4. How old does the Old Jew claim to be?

5. When does Brother Francis believe the Fallout was born?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 572 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample