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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does James feel at his ordination?
(a) He is unsure.
(b) He is fearful.
(c) He feels betrayed.
(d) He is happy.
2. As what is the Catholic Student Center also known?
(a) The Center for the Lord.
(b) The Newman Center.
(c) The Center for Peace.
(d) The Carroll Center.
3. What does Joe Carroll do as James blesses him and lays hands on his head?
(a) He is filled with the Holy Spirit.
(b) He sits silently.
(c) He convulses and silently sobs.
(d) He prays.
4. Why does Father James spend the summer on retreat in the Holy Land?
(a) To reconsider his vocation.
(b) To take a long-needed vacation.
(c) For a religion conference.
(d) To meet with religious leaders.
5. James recalls when he and his fellow candidates lie prostrate on the cold stone floor of St. Paul the Apostle Church. What ceremony is this?
(a) The ordination ceremony.
(b) The Holy Eucharist.
(c) The Passover ceremony.
(d) Reformation Sunday.
6. How is Dan Berrigan's hiding place found?
(a) Through the Pope.
(b) Through James' confessions.
(c) Through the letters from his brother, Philip.
(d) Through the assistance of the Catholic church.
7. Who does Cardinal Spellman meet in 1950?
(a) Secretary of Defense McNamara.
(b) Ngo Dinh Diem.
(c) President Johnson.
(d) The Pope.
8. The Pope's speech ends in French. What does it translate to in English?
(a) War no more.
(b) We must fight God's war.
(c) God is on our side.
(d) God bless the U.S.A.
9. What is this ceremony for his mother?
(a) A tradition in her family.
(b) A fearful one.
(c) Her first.
(d) A dream come true.
10. To what is the author resistant?
(a) Authority.
(b) Christianity.
(c) His father.
(d) The military.
11. What do President Johnson and Secretary of Defense McNamara not know about Spellman?
(a) He helps instigate the war.
(b) He is not favored by the Pope.
(c) He will be ordaining James.
(d) He plays golf.
12. J. Edgar Hoover persecutes King, and who does he recruit in an unsuccessful attempt to stop King from meeting the Pope?
(a) Cardinal Spellman.
(b) Father Kelly.
(c) Father Carroll.
(d) Joseph Carroll.
13. What do James and fellow novices do on the edge of a lake?
(a) Contemplate their choice to join the priesthood.
(b) Swim.
(c) Fish.
(d) Bet when it will freeze over.
14. King is wiretapped, and what does his sexual behavior replace as an issue?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) Marxist thugs.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) Communist infiltration.
15. What does General Carroll ask of Father James?
(a) To offer the benediction at a dinner to honor Hoover.
(b) To leave the priesthood.
(c) To change his views on the war.
(d) To support his beliefs.
Short Answer Questions
1. What begins James' breakdown in shared understanding with his father?
2. Who becomes famous for leaking the Pentagon Papers?
3. James sees King once in person, and what is his opinion of King?
4. Why do countless Air Force chaplains attend in full dress?
5. Despite years of religious training as an altar boy, catechism and religion classes, how is James regarding the Bible and theology?
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