He was posted to Rome in 1922, the same year Mussolini rose to power. Question 19: C (disregard for consequences) Paragraph D.
O'Flaherty was nicknamed the "Scarlet Pimpernel" because he was never identified while on unauthorized rescue missions outside Vatican City due to his skill as a master of disguise Question 21: A (admires bravery and determination) Paragraph G. He was posted to Rome in 1922, the
This reading passage typically recounts the true story of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty , an Irish priest in the Vatican during WWII. He led a secret escape network that hid Allied soldiers, Jews, and escapees from the Nazis in Rome, earning him the nickname "The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican" (after Baroness Orczy’s fictional hero who rescued aristocrats from the French Revolution). He was posted to Rome in 1922, the