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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Spain's aging king live, according to the narrator in Chapter 30?
(a) The Palacio de la Alamillo.
(b) The Palacio de la Alconetar.
(c) The Palacio de la Cordoba.
(d) The Palacio de la Zarquela.

2. What did Avila do with his headset after entering the museum in Chapter 7?
(a) He gave it to Langdon.
(b) He put it in his jacket pocket.
(c) He dropped it in the trash.
(d) He threw it out a window.

3. Who paid the captain of the boat in Chapter 39?
(a) Ambra.
(b) Winston.
(c) Langdon.
(d) Kirsch.

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

5. Under what bridge did Winston instruct Langdon and Ambra to wait in Chapter 28?
(a) Alconetar Bridge.
(b) La Salve Bridge.
(c) Alamillo Bridge.
(d) Cordoba Bridge.

6. How did Langdon come to know Kirsch?
(a) Langdon was Kirsch's professor.
(b) Langdon is Kirsch's uncle.
(c) Kirsch was Langdon's professor.
(d) Langdon is Kirsch's brother-in-law.

7. How did Winston help Langdon and Ambra escape the dome in Chapter 27?
(a) He locked all the doors.
(b) He shut off the lights.
(c) He rang the alarms.
(d) He set off the sprinklers.

8. In what century did the city of Baghdad rise to prominence as the greatest center of learning on earth?
(a) The 8th century.
(b) The 10th century.
(c) The 3rd century.
(d) The 12th century.

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

10. What is the name of the black widow spider sculpture that Langdon encountered in Chapter 1?
(a) Irin.
(b) Ortega.
(c) Abdullah.
(d) Maman.

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

12. Where was the pilot of Kirsch's private plane directed to fly Langdon and Ambra in Chapter 38?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

13. Where were Avila's wife and son when they were killed by a bombing?
(a) The Cathedral of Bilbao.
(b) The Cathedral of Grenada.
(c) The Cathedral of Seville.
(d) The Cathedral of Madrid.

14. In Chapter 8, Langdon asked Winston what the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at on what date?
(a) September 23, 1991.
(b) April 23, 1970.
(c) August 25, 1974.
(d) June 12, 1999.

15. Who requested that Ambra add Avila's name to the guest list at the last minute?
(a) Someone from the Science Committee.
(b) Someone from the palace.
(c) Someone from the Guardia Real.
(d) Someone from the police station.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Kirsch claim it took early humans to progress from discovering fire to inventing the wheel?

2. What did Kirsch write on the business card he gave to Langdon and told him to give to any taxi driver after the presentation and they would know where to take him, in Chapter 9?

3. Across what river does the Szechenyi Bridge stretch?

4. What did Kirsch specialize in?

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

(see the answer keys)

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