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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In ‘Fifth Day,’ where do Adso and William discover the book has gone?
(a) With William.
(b) With Benno.
(c) The Malachi.
(d) In the scriptorium.

2. What does the abbot tell William in ‘Sixth Day’?
(a) To leave immediately.
(b) To keep trying.
(c) To cease his investigations.
(d) To stop bothering him.

3. Who begins to investigate the crimes in ‘Fourth Day’?
(a) Bernardo Guido.
(b) Severinus.
(c) William.
(d) The abbot.

4. What does the large group debate as a whole in ‘Fifth Day’?
(a) Jesus's laughter.
(b) Jesus's poverty.
(c) Heretics.
(d) Their own faith.

5. What does the strange book in ‘Seventh Day’ contain?
(a) A work by Aristotle.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Koran.
(d) The old Testament.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Benno’s new position?

2. What problem does the fire present?

3. Who will keep the library running in ‘Sixth Day’?

4. What do William and Adso try to deduce in ‘Sixth Day’?

5. What does the abbot give a lecture on in ‘Sixth Day’?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Benno in ‘Fifth Day’?

2. How do William and Adso use their knowledge of the library in ‘Third Day’?

3. What additional clothing is Severnius’s corpse wearing?

4. What are William and Adso searching for in the laboratory in ‘Fifth Day’?

5. What is Benno mostly ignorant of?

6. Who does Bernard Gui (Bernardo Guido) accuse of the murders in ‘Fourth Day’?

7. What might be ‘dangerous’ about the book’s contents?

8. What is Benno scared of in ‘Sixth Day’?

9. Who replaces the librarian?

10. What does William think about the relics?

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