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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Stephen classify one who plays the role of a believer though he does not believe?
(a) as a hypocrite
(b) as an atheist
(c) as an agnostic
(d) as a Jesuit

2. After the confession, how does Stephen feel?
(a) euphoric and filled with grace
(b) happy to tell everyone his joy
(c) afraid he will die before receiving holy communion
(d) glad that it is over but feeling the same

3. How does Stephen come to view all of creation?
(a) as an accident of nature
(b) as the evolution of the species
(c) as a reminder of the lust in the world
(d) as an expression of God's love and power

4. What does the rector announce that will take place on Friday?
(a) confession will be heard
(b) a banquet will be served
(c) a day of prayer and meditation will be observed
(d) all classes will be shortened

5. What does the rector announce to the class?
(a) tests for a scholarship program
(b) extra credit for serving as altarboys
(c) an early dismissal for the next few days
(d) a retreat over the next few days

6. What interpretation does Stephen give to his dream and visions of beasts in the field?
(a) That he will reincarnate as a beast.
(b) That he will find salvation in a field.
(c) That anyone looking at him will know his sins.
(d) That it is the hell awaiting him: bestial and foul.

7. How does the director describe the life of a priest?
(a) as having authority and power without material cares
(b) as being free from all temptation
(c) as one of constant meditation and prayer
(d) as being a way to become rich

8. How old is Stephen when he goes to confess his terrible sin?
(a) just 14
(b) about 19
(c) already 21
(d) only 16

9. What will be the subjects of the retreat?
(a) mortifying the flesh
(b) confession and renewal
(c) death, judgment, hell, and heaven
(d) sin and salvation

10. What about his life in the past does Stephen now wonder about?
(a) why he had been born
(b) why his family always had such bad luck
(c) why he always thinks too much
(d) why he refused the priesthood

11. What does Stephen think when he sees his friends playing in the water?
(a) how they look characterless and pitiable in their nakedness
(b) how they seem happy and without a care in the world
(c) how much stronger their bodies appear than his does
(d) how confident they appear against his insecurities

12. What does Stephen think about when he hears his name called?
(a) the Greek myth of Daedalus and his son Icarus as prophecy
(b) startled that he almost forgot his real name
(c) Jesus calling his disciples to follow him
(d) what a strange name he has

13. How does Stephen see himself because of his frequent visits to the brothel?
(a) as a liberated Catholic
(b) sunk into a swamp of spiritual and bodily sloth
(c) as a man and no longer a boy
(d) as an addict who cannot help himself

14. What does Stephen resolve to do?
(a) go and preach to the prostitutes in the brothel
(b) become a priest
(c) find Emma and marry her
(d) make up for his sinful past with every hour of his life

15. What has Stephen been able to feel instead of love or hate?
(a) only joy and pain
(b) only anxiety and fear
(c) only hunger and thirst
(d) only brief anger and lust

Short Answer Questions

1. Alone in his room, what does Stephen see when he closes his eyes?

2. What happens to Stephen's voice as he gets to his major sin?

3. When does the preacher say the soul of the sinner is judged, and the time for repentance is passed?

4. What does Stephen feel by allowing sin to creep near to him before resisting it at the last moment?

5. How does the priest react to Stephen's confession?

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