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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 is it generally supposed that Catholic writers use their fiction to do?
(a) Express the evils of the world.
(b) Prove the truth of Faith.
(c) Show that Protestanrs are wrong.
(d) Display a love of the Church.

2. O'Connor presented materials from "The Church and the Fiction Writer" during a talk at what college?
(a) Sarah Lawrence.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Notre Dame.
(d) Yale.

3. Who does O'Connor believe should do the evangelizing?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Evangelists.
(c) Writers.
(d) Artists.

4. When does O'Connor say humanity lost its innocence?
(a) When we are born.
(b) During Christ's death.
(c) During the Fall.
(d) During Christ's resurrection.

5. How often does the college publication that printed a symposium on the subject of the lack of Catholic writers come out?
(a) Daily.
(b) Weekly.
(c) Monthly.
(d) Quarterly.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month did O'Connor present materials from "The Church and the Fiction Writer" during a talk at a college?

2. Who said art does not necessitate restrictions?

3. Who said if you want to write stories not to drive the poor from your doorstep?

4. What does O'Connor say is the ultimate reality?

5. What college is the home of a publication that printed a symposium on the subject of the lack of Catholic writers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problem does O'Connor say Catholic writers face?

2. How does O'Connor say that fiction writers and English teachers have common ground?

3. How does O'Connor say she believes fiction should be taught?

4. What does O'Connor mean when she says that writers should heed the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas?

5. How does O'Connor respond to the idea that there is a lack of good Catholic writing in America?

6. What story does O'Connor tell at the beginning of "Catholic Novelists and Their Readers"?

7. What does O'Connor say about "The Foundling" written by Cardinal Spellman?

8. Why might a Catholic writer have to include more violence in his work than he is comfortable with?

9. How did John Hersey defend his book "A Bell for Adano" in a letter to the Georgia state school superintendent?

10. How does O'Connor feel about bestseller lists?

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