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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word refers to the notion that life on earth was seeded from another planet by a meteor or cosmic dust?
(a) Athemia.
(b) Panspermia.
(c) Alfertilization.
(d) Habilis donata.

2. What is described in Chapter 43 as the first online black market to sell illegal drugs?
(a) ConspiracyNet.
(b) Infowars.
(c) The Silk Road.
(d) The Black River.

3. What did Kirsch describe as the universal mysteries for humankind in Chapter 9?
(a) Human creation and human destiny.
(b) The connection with other life creatures.
(c) The search for God and finding humility.
(d) Whether there is life in space or if we derived from life in space.

4. What kind of wine did Ambra drink on the plane in Chapter 42?
(a) Sauvignon Blanc.
(b) Pinot Noir.
(c) Chateau Montrose.
(d) Cabernet Sauvignon.

5. What did Winston instruct the pilot to do when taking off, claiming that although it was illegal it was to protect the future queen in Chapter 39?
(a) Take down a fence.
(b) Carry drugs in the cargo area.
(c) Deploy silence shields.
(d) Steal gasoline.

6. What work of Michelangelo's did Kirsch present during his presentation in Chapter 17?
(a) "The Crucifixion of Christ."
(b) "The Last Judgment."
(c) "Doni Tondo."
(d) "Creation of Adam."

7. Who was the blacksmith to the Roman gods?
(a) Juno.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Vulcan.
(d) Mars.

8. What artist created "The Matter of Time," according to Winston in Chapter 8?
(a) Monet.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Serra.
(d) Manet.

9. What is the Holy Seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid?
(a) Catedral de la Virgin Mary.
(b) Catedral de la Bilbao.
(c) Catedral de la Escanaba.
(d) Catedral de la Almudena.

10. What color was Edmund Kirsch's phone that Langdon took from his jacket?
(a) Magenta.
(b) Green.
(c) Turquoise.
(d) Red.

11. What did Kirsch specialize in?
(a) Astrobiology and physics.
(b) Biogeography and biolinguistics.
(c) Game theory and computer modeling.
(d) Biotechnology and biochemistry.

12. Who was the ultraconservative dictator that ruled Spain for 36 years?
(a) Francisco Franco.
(b) Federico Fellini.
(c) Adolf Hitler.
(d) Benito Mussolini.

13. What were hidden in in the side bars of Avila's crucifix?
(a) A gun in two parts.
(b) A bow and arrow.
(c) Two short-range bullets.
(d) Two short-range bombs.

14. Who was the pilot of Kirsch's private plane that Winston ordered to fly Langdon and Ambra in Chapter 38?
(a) Captain Mateo Valero.
(b) Captain Josh Siegel.
(c) Captain Paloma Calvo.
(d) Captain Joaquim Beña.

15. Who designed the first 3-D-printed polymer gun?
(a) Andrew Stabler.
(b) James Kirkpatrick.
(c) Ross Williams.
(d) Cody Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What online news site is featured in Chapter 4?

2. What was Langdon researching when he spent time at Trinity College Dublin?

3. Who was the French naturalist that some historians claim Darwin stole his ideas from?

4. Where was Allamah Syed al-Fadl in Chapter 7?

5. Across what river does the Szechenyi Bridge stretch?

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