The Name of the Rose Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Name of the Rose Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Adso writing this book?
(a) Directly following William’s death.
(b) At the end of his life.
(c) Immediately after the events.
(d) In the mid-1350s.

2. Why does the Abbot withhold some information in ‘First Day’?
(a) He is uncertain of the information.
(b) He has forgotten the information.
(c) He doesn't know the information.
(d) It was told to him in confession.

3. When did the narrator receive the manuscript?
(a) 1980
(b) 1932
(c) 1968
(d) 1884

4. What does William question Severinus about in ‘Second Day’?
(a) The history of Greek.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Poisons.
(d) One particular book.

5. In the Preface, what language is the current narrator writing in?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) Latin.

6. What fascinated William?
(a) Women.
(b) Writing books.
(c) Machines.
(d) Horses.

7. Who provides the key to entering the library in ‘Second Day’?
(a) Benno.
(b) Berengar.
(c) Salvatore.
(d) Alinardo.

8. When is the narrator now writing, according to the Preface?
(a) 1968
(b) 1932
(c) 1980
(d) 1884

9. To which monastery did Adso belong?
(a) The Monastery of Munich.
(b) The Monastery of Vallé.
(c) The Monastery of Cluny.
(d) The Monastery of Melk.

10. What does the abbot express pride in?
(a) His own health.
(b) The abbey's riches.
(c) The abbey’s piousness.
(d) The abbey's history.

11. In ‘Second Day,’ where does William tell the abbot they were?
(a) In the library.
(b) In the scriptorium.
(c) Pursing a trail.
(d) Following some signs.

12. Why does Adso hallucinate in the library?
(a) From the herbs he has taken.
(b) William makes him hallucinate.
(c) Because of the lamp that is left out.
(d) He has fallen asleep.

13. In what form is the monastery constructed?
(a) A rectangle.
(b) An octogon.
(c) A square.
(d) A triangle.

14. At that time this book was written, who was the Emperor?
(a) John.
(b) Louis.
(c) Charles.
(d) Bernard.

15. What 18th Century figure translated Adso’s work?
(a) Brother William.
(b) The Abbé Vallet.
(c) Victor Hugo.
(d) An anonymous source.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benno imply about Berengar?

2. To what order did Brother William belong?

3. When does Matins take place?

4. In what year do the events of the book take place?

5. Who used to be a Dolcian?

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