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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Cheroki's reaction to Francis' confession is ____________.
(a) encouragement
(b) sarcasm
(c) anger
(d) pity

3. Why does Francis fail to complete his shelter?
(a) He spends too much time exploring the fallout shelter and runs out of light.
(b) He cannot find enough rocks to complete the shelter.
(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.

4. What does Brother Francis find that lets him know the fallout shelter hasn't been plundered?
(a) a ruby ring
(b) a gold tooth
(c) gold coins
(d) a gold necklace

5. Why does Arkos let Francis take his vows in the Albertine Order of Leibowitz?
(a) Francis has finally changed his story.
(b) Francis has shown true humility.
(c) Francis threatens to go over Arkos's head to New Rome.
(d) Francis' relics apear to be genunie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the monks unwelcoming toward Monsignor Flaught?

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

3. What does Paulo have in his office?

4. What does Brother Francis believe Fallout is?

5. What does Francis admit about the strange pilgrim?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Francis realize about the Pope and the Vatican, on examining the Pope's cassock and the surroundings closely?

2. What does Cheroki's disbelief in Francis's find tell the reader about the rarity of the fallout shelter and relics?

3. Why does the Church have a Devil's Advocate?

4. Describe Francis's reaction to the news that he's to attend the canonization.

5. Describe the pilgrim.

6. In what way is Brother Francis's motivation selfish?

7. Why were papers burned during the Simplification?

8. Why does Arkos accuse Francis of doing damage?

9. What is the implication of the wry smile on Fingo's statue of Leibowitz?

10. Why doesn't Francis want to join the Pope's crusade?

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