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Quiz about Graham Greenes The Power and the Glory

Graham Greene's "The Power and the Glory" Quiz

One of Graham Greene's most famous works of literature is the story of a priest on the run from the government called "The Power and the Glory." This will test your knowledge of the book.

A multiple-choice quiz by algrewehou. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
algrewehou

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
225,683

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
576

Last 3 plays: Guest 42 (5/10), Guest 47 (10/10), Guest 82 (1/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the whiskey priest's name? Hint

Mr. Tench

Padre Jose

Juan

His name isn't given

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the whiskey priest's crime? Hint

None of these

Murder

Treason

Burglary

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following DOES NOT make the whiskey priest believe that he is a "bad priest"? Hint

He had a daughter

None of these

He is an alcoholic

He murdered the mestizo

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of the whiskey priest's home parish? Hint

Concepcion

Villahermosa

Las Casas

Carmen

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the whiskey priest's daughter's name? Hint

He doesn't have a daughter

Maria

Coral

Brigitta

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Question 6 of 10

6. What "game" does Coral teach the whiskey priest? Hint

Hop-Scotch

Morse Code

Yahtzee

Telephone

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the book that the whiskey priest leaves at the dentist's house, and what language was it written in? Hint

"La Martir Eterna" (Latin)

"Bueno Viernes y La Resureccion" (Spanish)

"The Holy Bible" (English)

The whiskey priest is illiterate.

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Question 8 of 10

8. What kind of Bible does the whiskey priest critique at the Lehr's house? Hint

Gideon

King George

New American

The Lehrs are Atheists

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Question 9 of 10

9. When the whiskey priest is taken to prison, how much money does he have? (Remember, he isn't able to pay the fine) Hint

50 centavos

2 pesos

1 peso

25 centavos

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Question 10 of 10

10. The whiskey priest dies and comes back to life.

Yes

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Dec 18 2024 : Guest 42: 5/10
Dec 11 2024 : Guest 47: 10/10
Nov 25 2024 : Guest 82: 1/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the whiskey priest's name?

Answer: His name isn't given

Search the entire book and you won't find a name for him. He is simply called the whiskey priest. Padre Jose was another priest who renounced his vows and took a wife to please the government. Juan was a young religious boy who was executed for his beliefs in similar ways to the whiskey priest. And Mr. Tench is just a crooked dentist.

2. What is the whiskey priest's crime?

Answer: Treason

The Mexican state of Tabasco has outlawed religion and even destroyed many churches.

3. Which of the following DOES NOT make the whiskey priest believe that he is a "bad priest"?

Answer: He murdered the mestizo

He met his daughter in the middle of the book. She also serves as a distraction from his devotion to God.
He drinks brandy and other alcoholic drinks as often as he can. This is apparent to the reader from the beginning of the book.

4. What is the name of the whiskey priest's home parish?

Answer: Concepcion

This is where he keeps his stash of wine and also where the book starts.

5. What is the whiskey priest's daughter's name?

Answer: Brigitta

Five years prior to the story, the priest gets drunk and hooks up with Maria. Coral is just a nice girl he meets during his period as a fugitive.

6. What "game" does Coral teach the whiskey priest?

Answer: Morse Code

The series of long and short taps described by Coral is Morse Code.

7. What is the name of the book that the whiskey priest leaves at the dentist's house, and what language was it written in?

Answer: "La Martir Eterna" (Latin)

The whiskey priest left this book at the dentist's house. The fact that it is written in Latin and that it is a religious book led Mr. Tench to hide it in his oven.

8. What kind of Bible does the whiskey priest critique at the Lehr's house?

Answer: Gideon

The whiskey priest disliked the Gideon Bible because he felt that it was too earthly and our focus should be in the heavens.

9. When the whiskey priest is taken to prison, how much money does he have? (Remember, he isn't able to pay the fine)

Answer: 25 centavos

The fine was five pesos, which the Lieutenant unknowingly gave to the whiskey priest after his release.

10. The whiskey priest dies and comes back to life.

Answer: No

After his execution, the boy Luis dreams of him winking at him. When he wakes up there is a knock at the door and a new priest has arrived. The whiskey priest is dead, he cannot come back to life physically.

Source: Author algrewehou

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