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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. Who does Vittoria call while she is locked in Olivetti's office?

2. How long does the Hassassin wait in the stone tunnel before entering the door that was opened for him after he steals the anti-matter?

3. Why does Vittoria think the antimatter should be licensed?

4. What does Vittoria hope that antimatter will be?

5. What legendary emblem has no academic man ever seen until Vetra's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is antimatter stored?

2. What proved that the Big Bang Theory was true?

3. How did Vittoria first meet Vetra?

4. Why did Kohler not call the police when he found Vetra dead in his office?

5. Who does Vetra's killer give the item he stole to after he has completed his almost impossible task?

6. Aside from the human lives, what else is the antimatter threatening by being housed in the Vatican?

7. How much will one square yard of drag slowdown a falling human body?

8. How does Vittoria get a hold of the Camerlengo when she and Langdon are detained at the Vatican?

9. Where was Raphael buried?

10. What does Vittoria find to help her see down the hole to the first Altar of Science?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and dominance were things sought by many different characters in this book. Which characters sought for power and who was successful?

Essay Topic 2

Kohler was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Kohler had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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