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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 does Langdon find to help him the second time he goes to the Vatican Archives?

2. What does Langdon see on the Camerlengo's body as they try to transport him to the hospital after the shooting in the Pope's office?

3. According to the Camerlengo, who told him to devise this horrible plan?

4. What vehicle does the Hassassin drive?

5. What do Langdon and Vittoria do as they enter St. Peter's Square?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Camerlengo devise such a horrible plan?

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

3. How did Kohler become paralyzed?

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

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

6. How was the second cardinal murdered?

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

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

9. What was the Pope poisoned with?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Dan Brown have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

The Camerlengo's radical dedication wreaked havoc throughout the entire book. What are some examples of this behavior, and how did these actions affect the characters around him?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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