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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Cardinal NOT going to go, though General Vrona thought he would be?
(a) Gneisk.
(b) Rywald.
(c) Gillen.
(d) Krakow.

2. What did the SP man pull out before the Cardinal was led into the Prime Minister's garden?
(a) A letter.
(b) A gun.
(c) A hat.
(d) A mirror.

3. The Cardinal notes that he must remind himself that this _______ is now less pervasive than in those days they speak of with false nostalgia.
(a) Joy.
(b) Misery.
(c) Homeless problem.
(d) Uncertainty.

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

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

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

7. Why were Janik and the Cardinal having an awkward time moving along the tarmac?
(a) Chains.
(b) They weren't.
(c) A heavy load on their backs.
(d) Drugs.

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

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

10. In his speech, the Cardinal tells the people: "I beg you to think of the __________ of others. Remember, the terrorist and the tyrant have that in common."
(a) Deaths.
(b) Families.
(c) Goals.
(d) Lives.

11. Which driver does Cardinal Bem insist on having by his side for the journey?
(a) Janik.
(b) Father Ley.
(c) Father Malik.
(d) No one. He wants to drive himself.

12. In reading Krasnoy's speech, it seems that he did know about the ______________ before it took place.
(a) Kidnapping.
(b) Union.
(c) Father Ley meeting.
(d) Riot.

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

14. The Cardinal was then taken the the old Borodin ______, not to a factory as the Cardinal had assumed he was taken.
(a) Castle.
(b) Church.
(c) Mine.
(d) Home.

15. State Television informs the Cardinal that he may make a ______________ broadcast to his people.
(a) Live.
(b) Evening.
(c) Morning.
(d) Taped.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maybe it's true, the Cardinal thinks, that the regime stuffs our mouths with ___________ to keep us quiet.

2. What clinic is the Cardinal supposed to go to in order to meet up with his friend in a safe location?

3. What was the question the truck driver asked of the cardinal upon opening up the back of the truck?

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

5. What does Janik tell the Cardinal to do when the Cardinal sees that his picture is plastered all over the station?

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