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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-24 (Binah 12-22, Hesed 23-24).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the main character, as the novel opens?
(a) Garamond Press.
(b) The Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers.
(c) A friend's apartment.
(d) Pilade's.

2. What rumors began to circulate about the Knights Templar, as word of their success spread?
(a) They were homosexuals, who secretly worshiped the devil.
(b) They were not religious, but simply wanted glory and riches.
(c) They were a form of secret police loyal to the Roman government.
(d) They were womanizers and cowards.

3. What does Colonel Ardenti think the Holy Grail might actually be?
(a) A piece of an extraterrestrial's spaceship.
(b) The cup that held wine at the Last Supper.
(c) A radioactive meteorite.
(d) A term referring to the unbroken bloodline of Christ.

4. Who is Ingolf?
(a) A rich Parisian who collected a wealth of information about the Templars.
(b) A well-read man, who found a mysterious parchment in a tunnel.
(c) A "lunatic" who submitted his manuscript, about the Templars, to Belbo's company.
(d) One of Casaubon's professors, and a revolutionary.

5. What happened to the leader of the Knights Templar?
(a) He escaped persecution, and was never heard from again.
(b) He died while being tortured for a confession.
(c) He repented of his misdeeds, and was pardoned by the King.
(d) He was burned at the stake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator of the novel?

2. What happens to Colonel Ardenti in Chapter 24?

3. What is the Hebrew name of God?

4. Who or what is Abulafia?

5. What is The Plan?

(see the answer key)

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