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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. What could 5 ng of antimatter do if put in the wrong hands?

2. What time will the battery on the canister of antimatter run out?

3. What number security camera has been misplaced by the person on the walkie-talkie shortly after Langdon meets Vittoria?

4. Why has Kohler not called the police about Vetra's murder when he shows Langdon the body?

5. Who was the Illuminati created by?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Langdon feel it is unlikely that an Illuminati man really killed Vetra?

2. How was the first cardinal murdered?

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

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

5. What is the final duty of the Camerlengo?

6. How did Vittoria first meet Vetra?

7. Where in the book is the footnote that Vittoria finds as a clue to the location of the first Altar of Science?

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

9. What did the Illuminati vow to do when they began to emerge after being persecuted by the Catholic church?

10. Where was Raphael buried?

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

Pride is a very basic and obvious themes in this book. What is the difference between pride and confidence and where in the book do these themes appear?

Essay Topic 3

The power and influence of the media is a theme that Brown touches on a number of times. What are some of the places where this theme is present, and what affect does it have on the course of the plot? Why do you think this was an important theme to Brown?

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