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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Brother Francis reluctant to speak to the pilgrim?
(a) His throat is hoarse, and it hurts to talk.
(b) He has taken a vow of silence and can't remember how to talk.
(c) He's not sure if the pilgrim will attack him.
(d) He is not allowed to speak during his fast.

3. What does Kornhoer want to remove from the alcove where Taddeo will work?
(a) a statue that takes up desk space
(b) a poster that covers the window
(c) a crucifix that blocks the light
(d) a font that blocks the chair

4. What priesthood does Leibowitz join?
(a) the Knowlenians
(b) the Cistercians
(c) the Arthurians
(d) the Albertines

5. What is Thon Taddeo Pfardentrott interested in?
(a) making sure his half-sister marries well
(b) studying the Leibowitzian documents of the monks
(c) avoiding the coming war
(d) taking over power from Hannegan

6. What does the sampetrius place before the papal throne?
(a) a scepter
(b) a pillow
(c) a carpet
(d) a footstool

7. Who does Paulo kick out of the guesthouse?
(a) the Bard
(b) the Pauper
(c) the Preacher
(d) the Poet

8. What is the purpose of Francis' black eye patch?
(a) to suggest to the superstitious that he has the evil eye
(b) to show that he has one eye always trained on heaven
(c) to keep the dust from irritating his infected eye
(d) to stop his wandering eye from looking off the path

9. Why does Taddeo want to look at the documents the Albertine Order of Leibowitz has?
(a) for their mystical value
(b) for their relgious value
(c) for their scientific value
(d) for their linguistic value

10. How does the Pope enter the chamber for the canonization?
(a) He appears from behind curtains.
(b) He is lowered down from the ceiling.
(c) He parades in, leading a contingent of guards.
(d) He is carried in on a chair.

11. How long is the journey from the abbey to New Rome?
(a) three days
(b) three weeks
(c) three years
(d) three months

12. What term for the unlearned do the people of the Simplification embrace as a complimentary term?
(a) bonehead
(b) dunce
(c) simpleton
(d) ignoramous

13. What does Flaught conclude about Francis' blueprint?
(a) It is a waste of effort.
(b) It is a brilliant work of art.
(c) It shows his misunderstanding of 20th century blueprint processes.
(d) It shows his ability as a forger.

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

15. What is Brother Fingo's original trade?
(a) horse trainer
(b) map maker
(c) woodcarver
(d) jeweler

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose skull is rumored to be the skull with the gold tooth?

2. What happened to Francis as a child?

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

4. When did the Age of Enlightenment end?

5. What does the pilgrim find for Brother Francis?

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