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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Venerable Boedullus created a lake by _____________________________.

2. How long does Francis remain a novitiate?

3. Cheroki's reaction to Francis' confession is ____________.

4. What does Brother Francis find that has the name Leibowitz, I.E. on it?

5. What does Apollo agree to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Taddeo's ideas about history.

3. Why does Arkos accuse Francis of doing damage?

4. Compare the robber's view of the illuminated blueprint and the original relic to Francis's.

5. How does Taddeo view the modern-day common man?

6. What did Leibowitz do after the Flame Deluge?

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

8. What is Taddeo's attitude toward the clergy and the Church?

9. Describe the pilgrim.

10. Why is Arkos glad to have the Dominicans investigating Francis's find?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Old Jew.

Part 1) What is the Old Jew's true identity? Can you make a case for more than one possible identity? What evidence is there for his identity?

Part 2) What role does he play in the story? Why is he in all three parts of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the relationship between Dr. Cors and Zerchi to the relationship between Taddeo and Paulo. Each abbot meets a man of science who has a very different perspective than his own. Describe the conflicts arising between the abbots and the scientists, and discuss each abbot's perspective on the scientist.

Essay Topic 3

The novel presents dreams, impressions, and myths of the characters, such as the abbot's dream about Rachel, Joshua's impression of the possible snake in the garden, Zerchi's hallucinations as he is dying, and myths about the Great Deluge and Leibowitz. How can the reader and the characters tell the truth from human perception or myth? In what way, or ways, are these perceptions and myths real? In what way or ways are they false?

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