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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. Where is the fourth Altar of Science?

2. Where does Langdon wake up after getting in the helicopter with the Camerlengo?

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

4. How is the general public told about the kidnapped and murdered cardinals?

5. According to the Camerlengo, how does he know where to find the antimatter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Pope poisoned with?

2. How did Kohler become paralyzed?

3. Why does the Hassassin not alert the media to the site of the third Altar of Science?

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

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

6. Why does the Hassassin not kill Vittoria like he did Olivetti in the burning church?

7. Where does Langdon land after falling from the helicopter?

8. What does the Camerlengo say when Langdon first tries to jump in the helicopter with him?

9. Why doesn't Langdon climb a ladder to reach the third cardinal before he burns to death?

10. What does the recorded video from Kohler reveal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Camerlengo was an interesting and terribly complex character in this book. What are some of his greatest eccentricities, and how does his presence shape the outcome of the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The four elements Earth, Air, Fire and Water are all very important to the plot of this book. Why were these elements so important, and what did they each symbolize, separately and together?

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