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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Cardinal realizes that from this point on he must draw the ____________ toward himself.

2. What kind of ceremony had the Cardinal last presided over at the church where he finds himself at this point?

3. What did the Cardinal buy with the change he had left after buying his bus ticket to go to a new city?

4. What does the Cardinal want Tomas to pack up now before and for the next day's ceremonies?

5. Who officiated the requiem mass for Joseph in the cathedral when the Cardinal was away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peter Jop reveal the Cardinal Bem about the strike they are supposed to have?

2. What happens when Cardinal Bem and Janik, Peter Jop's brother-in-law, are driving to Gniesk?

3. What does the Cardinal learn that children have been doing along with a priest in the town?

4. What does the young man hand to Cardinal Bem when he is standing out in the square?

5. What is the part of Archbishop Krasnoy's speech that makes the Cardinal realize he was in on the plan?

6. How does Cardinal Bem begin to experience his own personal version of hell?

7. Who is the Waldemar Keller person that Archbishop Krasnoy and Bishop John admit to working with?

8. What does Cardinal Bem insist on doing on the way to Gneisk, even though he has other options?

9. How does Cardinal Bem get to see Peter Jop after talking with Father Ley?

10. What does the Archbishop's speech say has sparked his call to the faithful?

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