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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. Why are the Vatican Archives hermetically sealed?

2. What is the only reason Langdon can think of for the Illuminati to want the antimatter?

3. What did Vetra create in one of his experiments to prove Genesis?

4. How long before the book begins did the Pope die?

5. What does Vetra cry out to his murderer before he dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Vetra's killer gouge his eye out?

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

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

4. What language is the clue to the location of the first Altar of Science written in?

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

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

7. What was the artist Raphael's surname?

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

9. What questions was Vetra trying to answer when he began his work at CERN?

10. Why did the Pope not receive an autopsy when he died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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