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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the people in St. Peter's Square cry out in jubilation after hours of silence from the Vatican?

2. What does Glick see as he and Macri watch the front of the first church?

3. What was branded on the second cardinal's chest?

4. What does Langdon see in a book in the archives that he thinks is a sign of the correct position of the third Altar of Science?

5. What does Langdon dream about the night after the Camerlengo's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Dr. Jacobus to start believing in a higher being?

2. Why doesn't Langdon climb a ladder to reach the third cardinal before he burns to death?

3. Where does Langdon land after falling from the helicopter?

4. What does Vittoria see in the dead Pope's body that indicates he was poisoned?

5. What does the Camerlengo say when Langdon first tries to jump in the helicopter with him?

6. How does the Hassassin die?

7. What happens when Vittoria tries to give the second cardinal mouth-to-mouth?

8. How does Langdon escape from the Vatican Archives when he is locked in as the power is shut off?

9. What is Kohler doing as Langdon is trying to escape from the overturned sarcophagus?

10. Why did Vittoria want the canister of antimatter to stay in the catacombs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Religion and science are two themes that are present throughout the entire book. How do these themes affect the plot, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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