2. What does the mythological Blackeneth do?
(a) sets off the first nuclear device
(b) warns the prince against hubris in starting wars
(c) provides the technology to make the Great Fire
(d) convinces the prince that it's okay to use small numbers of nuclear weapons

3. What happens during Mrs. Grayles' confession?
(a) the arrival of a messenger with news of peace
(b) a missile attack
(c) the arrival of military troops
(d) an earthquake

4. Why does Taddeo prefer the fragile original documents to the copies?
(a) Though the originals are fraile, the copies are even more delicate.
(b) The copyists were not always accurate.
(c) The copies have faded worse over time than the originals.
(d) The original documents can be carbon dated.

5. What happens to the King of Loredo?
(a) He is beheaded.
(b) He dies in battle.
(c) He is poisoned.
(d) He surrenders immediately to Hannegan.

6. How many monks does it take to run the invention?
(a) two
(b) three
(c) four
(d) five

7. How long is the war between Hannegan and Laredo?
(a) one day
(b) one month
(c) one week
(d) one year

8. What does Taddeo give Paulo before he leaves?
(a) a warning about Hannegan
(b) the officers' sketches of the abbey
(c) a pouch full of gold
(d) a transistor from before the Great Deluge

9. About what do Dr. Cors and Zerchi disagree?
(a) nuclear war
(b) how deadly radiation is
(c) abortion
(d) euthanasia

10. How has Taddeo responded to the Memorabilia?
(a) He is amazed at the amount of lost knowledge, which will take decades to fully understand.
(b) He says that he will be able to understand it all within 5 years.
(c) He believes that most of the Memorabilia is faked and meaningless.
(d) He says too much is lost to make sense of it.

11. What does Rachel say to Zerchi?
(a) "Live."
(b) "Die."
(c) "Love."
(d) "Pray."

12. What does Paulo do to make the Poet shut up?
(a) puts a hand oveer the Poet's mouth
(b) takes his artificial eye
(c) kicks him out of the abbey
(d) steps on his foot

13. What does a red tag given by the Green Star Relief Station give a person the right to do?
(a) die at a "mercy camp"
(b) go back into the closed off areas of Texarkana
(c) get medical aid from the abbey
(d) have shelter at the relief station

14. Why does Mad Bear stop raiding Hannegan?
(a) in exchange for weapons and supplies
(b) to plan a larger assault
(c) to encourage peace and joint prosperity
(d) to stop upcoming war

15. What does God do to the prince in the myth of the Flame Deluge?
(a) slays him
(b) sentences him to walk the Earth eternally
(c) saves him when the prince repents
(d) banishes him to Purgatory