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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. When were the statues at the Pantheon removed or destroyed?

2. Where did Vetra first go to study physics?

3. What guards the lock to Vetra's lab?

4. How many cardinals are missing when the Conclave is supposed to begin?

5. How long does it take Robert to reach Switzerland?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Langdon give the Camerlengo when they first meet in the Pope's Office?

2. Why is Vittoria unable to call the authorities when she realizes the large specimen of antimatter is gone?

3. What happens to Kohler just as Langdon and Vittoria get on the plane to head to the Vatican?

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

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

6. How was the first cardinal murdered?

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

8. Where is the real location of the first Altar of Science?

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

10. How long does Langdon have to find what he needs in the Vatican Archives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

How do Langdon and Vittoria change through the course of the book, individually and in their relationship with one another, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Religion and science are two themes that are present throughout the entire book. How do these themes affect the plot, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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