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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 does Chartrand shoot Rocher?

2. What happens just as Langdon is leaving the Vatican Archives the second time?

3. What is the brand on the Cardinal killed at the fourth Altar of Science?

4. Who designed St. Peter's Square?

5. What does Langdon do as soon as he realizes the Hassassin has left the fourth Altar of Science?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the new Pope tell Langdon to do with his secret information about the Camerlengo?

2. How does Langdon find the Church of Illumination once he is inside the Castle of the Angel?

3. What does Vittoria see in the dead Pope's body that indicates he was poisoned?

4. How does Langdon escape from the Vatican Archives when he is locked in as the power is shut off?

5. How does Kohler think his experience at the Vatican will end?

6. What is Kohler doing as Langdon is trying to escape from the overturned sarcophagus?

7. How did Kohler become paralyzed?

8. What does Kohler tell Vittoria when he calls her as she is rushing to the third Altar of Science?

9. What happens with Langdon and Vittoria at the end of the book?

10. What are the people in St. Peter's Square chanting when they see the Camerlengo appear on the Basilica after the explosion of the antimatter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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

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