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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 Kohler give Langdon before he dies?

2. How long did the Camerlengo reign as Pope before his death?

3. What does Vittoria do when she sees Langdon alive after his fall?

4. What is branded on the chest of the cardinal at the third Altar of Science?

5. How does the Camerlengo feel as he is taken to the room with the Cardinals after his miraculous return?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the 11th hour Samaritan?

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

4. 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?

5. Where does Kohler find Vetra's journal?

6. How was the second cardinal murdered?

7. How does the Hassassin die?

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

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

10. What confuses Langdon when he sees the chest of Illuminati seals?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

A huge emphasis is placed on the arts in this book. Where are some of the best examples of this emphasis and how did this emphasis change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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