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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 38-49 (Gevurah 38-49).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aglie inquires as to whether Casaubon and Belbo have received any manuscripts regarding what topic?
(a) The Holy Grail.
(b) Rosicrucians.
(c) Cabbalah.
(d) Telluric currents.

2. What is the main character looking at, in Chapter 1?
(a) A periscope.
(b) An old car.
(c) The street below.
(d) Foucault's pendulum.

3. Why does Belbo want Casaubon to meet Mr. Garamond, in Chapter 37?
(a) Because Garamond has information regarding Ardenti's murder.
(b) Because Garamond wants information on the Templars, and Belbo couldn't think of anyone better to ask than Casaubon.
(c) Because Belbo wants to give Casaubon a job at Garamond Press.
(d) Because Garamond has information which Belbo thinks Casaubon would find valuable.

4. Why doesn't Mr. Garamond agree to publish Bramanti's work?
(a) Garamond's company is facing bankruptcy and cannot afford any new clients.
(b) Bramanti is not going to finance the project himself.
(c) The topic of Bramanti's research doesn't interest him.
(d) Garamond doesn't trust Bramanti to be reliable and deliver the works on time.

5. Where does Casaubon move, in Chapter 25?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Milan.
(c) Paris.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mr. Garamond's office connected to Garamond Press by a secret passageway?

2. The Knights Templar began during what time?

3. Casaubon compares Aglie to whom?

4. Where is the main character, as the novel opens?

5. Why is Casaubon looking for a hiding spot, in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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