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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. What does Francis believe is the most significant event that happened to him in the desert?
(a) meeting the old man
(b) building a shelter for himself
(c) finding the fallout shelter
(d) finding the relics of Leibowitz

2. In addition to being diplomatic to Taddeo, why does Apollo meet with him?
(a) He hopes to find out what Taddeo knows about Leibowitz.
(b) He hopes to ask a favor.
(c) He hopes to persuade Taddeo to ask for the documents to be sent to him.
(d) He hopes to get political information.

3. To what does Cheroki compare Francis' desire to have a vocation?
(a) a dog's desire for a bone
(b) a mouse's desire to run into a hole
(c) a cat's desire to study birds
(d) a vulture's attraction to a dead beast

4. What does Brother Francis find in the hole?
(a) a book
(b) a box
(c) a coffin
(d) a staircase

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sign Brother Francis finds beneath the rocks in Chapter 1 say?

2. Why are the monks unwelcoming toward Monsignor Flaught?

3. How does Francis initially think blueprints were produced?

4. What is the role of the Devil's Advocate?

5. What does the Abbot do when Francis won't categorically deny any mystical significance to the stranger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What physical characteristics to Minnesotans have, and what is the likely cause of them?

2. What stops Brother Francis from sharing the pilgrim's food?

3. What does Brother Francis need to protect himself against in the desert?

4. What is Brother Francis seeking in the desert?

5. Describe the Valley of the Misborn.

6. Describe the Poet's living conditions.

7. Why doesn't Francis merely tell the abbot what he wants to hear?

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

9. How does Francis interpret the inscription "Transistorized Control System for Unit six-B"?

10. Why were papers burned during the Simplification?

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