The Diary of a Country Priest Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Diary of a Country Priest Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The priest feels that the parishioners are full of ___________________.
(a) dreams
(b) loneliness
(c) fear
(d) anger

2. The young priest says his parishioners are _____________________.
(a) heathens
(b) bored stiff
(c) uneducated
(d) faithful

3. According to the Cure de Torcy, Jesus is not as happy with _____________ as He is with priests.
(a) lay people
(b) atheists
(c) criminals
(d) monks

4. What does the young priest feel about God in this difficult time?
(a) He rejects Him
(b) He will provide inspiration when the time is right
(c) He is giving him the strength he needs
(d) He has abandoned him

5. What is the nature of Louis Duprety's letter to the young priest?
(a) He is hosting a birthday party for a mutual friend
(b) He asks for advice to help a parishioner
(c) He asks the priest for money
(d) Louis is sick and wants the priest to come

6. In what area does the Cure de Torcy encourage the young priest?
(a) His study of farming
(b) His catechism lessons
(c) His good work
(d) His study of sports

7. What is the housekeeper's personality?
(a) Unfriendly
(b) Sullen
(c) Chatty
(d) Aggressive

8. What causes more and more distress for the young priest?
(a) Family illness
(b) His old clothes
(c) Letters from home
(d) Stomach pains

9. According to the young priest, most people have ____________________ for themselves.
(a) a healthy image
(b) a sense of purpose
(c) an unforgivable dislike
(d) enough ambition

10. What has concerned the priest about the girl, Seraphita?
(a) She is not learning like she should
(b) She has a hearing problem
(c) She is very flirtatious
(d) She is the butt of jokes at school

11. What else does the Dean lecture the young priest about?
(a) His catechism lesson plans
(b) The state of disrepair of the church
(c) His housekeeper's wages
(d) Outbursts against business and business owners

12. When the priests' conversation turns to ________________, the young priest feels lost.
(a) money and savings
(b) confessions
(c) adult relationships
(d) hell

13. What does the priest see in the confessional where nothing is ever clearly seen?
(a) Jesus' face
(b) A crucifix
(c) A rosary
(d) Mlle Chantal's face

14. What does Mlle Louise think she should do with Mlle Chantal?
(a) Homeschool her
(b) Put her up for adoption
(c) Send her to boarding school
(d) Ground her

15. The Cure de Torcy says a priest should not so much seek __________________________ as to be honored and respected.
(a) compensation
(b) worldly goods
(c) to be emulated
(d) to be loved

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic of the diary entry the young priest gives to the Cure de Torcy to read?

2. Where does the young priest fall asleep on a bad night?

3. The parishioners are waiting for ______________________.

4. What surprising thing does the young priest do in a moment of self-pity?

5. What have the children of the parish lost?

(see the answer keys)

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