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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many bishops are set to attend the celebrations where the archbishop is to give his incendiary speech?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

2. What did the Cardinal buy with the change he had left after buying his bus ticket to go to a new city?
(a) A roll.
(b) A sausage.
(c) A piece of meat.
(d) Candy.

3. The Cardinal realizes that from this point on he must draw the ____________ toward himself.
(a) Truth.
(b) Security Police.
(c) Danger.
(d) World.

4. What kind of ceremony had the Cardinal last presided over at the church where he finds himself at this point?
(a) Confirmation.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Reconciliation.
(d) First Eucharist.

5. When asked how his trip was, what did the Cardinal reply to the young man who was now driving him?
(a) Bumpy.
(b) Long.
(c) Enjoyable.
(d) Nauseous.

6. The roadblocks were put up to catch some thieves who stole government ___________ two nights before.
(a) Uniforms.
(b) Cars.
(c) Guards.
(d) Books.

7. Janik informs Cardinal Bem that the army is usually looking for stolen _____________ when they are out on patrol.
(a) Cardinals.
(b) Coal.
(c) Books.
(d) Vehicles.

8. What did the man in the operating gown offer to Cardinal Bem when his name was first called?
(a) Cologne.
(b) A shave.
(c) Food.
(d) A bath.

9. The Prime Minister reassures the Cardinal that they are ____________, in a manner of speaking.
(a) Alone.
(b) At war.
(c) Done.
(d) Safe.

10. The Cardinal is told that if he just walks down toward the river, he can ______________.
(a) Find a church.
(b) Get to the border.
(c) Catch a bus.
(d) Sleep in a warm bed.

11. What sounds alarmed the Cardinal as he ran down the path after being told to do so?
(a) Church bells.
(b) Cats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Children.

12. Where does the Cardinal believe Father Ley is waiting for him so that they can talk?
(a) His residence.
(b) A school.
(c) Confessional.
(d) Hospital.

13. What is the sound Cardinal Bem hears when he wakes up in the morning after his all too brief sleep?
(a) The inflammatory speech.
(b) Father Prisbek.
(c) A female voice.
(d) Morning traffic.

14. When the Cardinal begins to receive a number of phone calls after the announcement of his return, which does he respond to first?
(a) Some Western embassies.
(b) American television.
(c) No one's.
(d) The foreign press.

15. What kind of car is ready and waiting for the Cardinal when he is sent away from the Prime Minister's home?
(a) None.
(b) Red Volvo.
(c) Blue Vada.
(d) Black Zis limousine.

Short Answer Questions

1. "On the floor of the forest are millions of ________. It takes only a spark to set them ablaze."

2. A traveling _________ sharpener and his girlfriend picked up the Cardinal as he was standing on the side of the road.

3. Who acted as the dresser for Cardinal Bem when he returned to his residence?

4. What does the Cardinal want the Prime Minister to delay until he can meet with his bishops?

5. The Cardinal tells Father Malik he believes people are using religion now as a sort of _____________.

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