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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of dog greeted the Cardinal when the Cardinal goes in to see the Prime Minister?
(a) Dalmatian.
(b) Golden retriever.
(c) Schnauser.
(d) Pitt bull.

2. The journey to ________ on the outskirts of the capital took a little under an hour to complete.
(a) Kollin.
(b) Gneisk.
(c) Krakow.
(d) Rywald.

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

4. What began to be seen at those small roadside shrines to the Virgin, which had survived the Communist rule?
(a) Paper papal flags.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Demonstrations.
(d) Gatherings of mourners.

5. The Cardinal points out that in the days of _________ Rostropov and his friends, the country was run only by them.
(a) Prince.
(b) King.
(c) Pope.
(d) Bishop.

6. A young man in a ____________ shirt and a blue plastic hat come out of the small Fiat when it drove up.
(a) White.
(b) Purple.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

7. The Poniatov Bridge was the only bridge the ____________ had failed to destroy when they fled the ruined city.
(a) Germans.
(b) French.
(c) Americans.
(d) Spanish.

8. What does the Cardinal want the Prime Minister to delay until he can meet with his bishops?
(a) The execution of the Archbishop.
(b) Their one-on-one meeting.
(c) The announcement of the Cardinal's return.
(d) His speech about taxes.

9. What does Janik tell the Cardinal to do when the Cardinal sees that his picture is plastered all over the station?
(a) Start a fight.
(b) Escape.
(c) Give up all hope.
(d) Go to bed.

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

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

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

13. A traveling _________ sharpener and his girlfriend picked up the Cardinal as he was standing on the side of the road.
(a) Sword.
(b) Pencil.
(c) Knife.
(d) Wood.

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

15. The group decides to camp under the bridge by the _____________ for the night in order to stay safe.
(a) Library.
(b) River.
(c) Capital.
(d) Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the new name on the identification card for Cardinal Bem? Stanislaus ____________.

2. Where is the Cardinal NOT going to go, though General Vrona thought he would be?

3. The Cardinal is told that if he just walks down toward the river, he can ______________.

4. ___________ have been handing out pamphlets about an announcement during the time of Rywald.

5. What does the young man tell the Cardinal NOT to do when the man is getting ready to leave?

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