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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. What was the name of the computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey?
2. What world chess champion did the supercomputer Deep Blue defeat?
3. How long had Kirsch allegedly planned to live at the residence that Langdon and Ambra were at in Chapter 53?
4. Who was the physical therapist who proposed a meeting between Avila and the pope?
5. What is the global organization endorsing a naturalistic worldview with no supernatural or mystical elements that boasted such members as Richard Dawkins and Margaret Downey, according to the narrator in Chapter 55?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Langdon and Ambra searching for in Kirsch's home when they arrive in Chapter 53?
2. Why is Commander Garza arrested?
3. What does the Tandy TRS-80 represent?
4. Why do Ambra and Langdon lose contact with Winston? How do they regain contact?
5. How is the Sagrada Família described?
6. What is on the page of the book that is on display at the church in Chapter 70?
7. What statemend does Monica Martin make that endangers Langdon? Why?
8. Why is Valdespino considered a suspect in Kirsch's murder?
9. How did Edmond Kirsch's mother die?
10. Where does Langdon instruct the helicopter pilot to fly in Chapter 80? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the plot structure of Origin. What is the inciting incident of the narrative? Where does the climax occur? What information is revealed in the falling action and denouement of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Robert Langdon. What is Langdon's profession? How does he know Edmond Kirsch? What is Langdon's main objective in the novel? Does he achieve his objective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the narrative style of Origin. From what perspective is the story related? Is it related in the past, present, or future tense? How does this narrative style influence the plot of the novel?
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