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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 the crowd at St. Peter's Square see when midnight hits?

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

3. What does Langdon hear when he tries to call the Vatican after being rescued by the firemen?

4. How did the Pope father a child without breaking his sacred vows of celibacy?

5. How is the Camerlengo killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the 11th hour Samaritan?

2. What happens when Vittoria tries to give the second cardinal mouth-to-mouth?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. How did the Camerlengo die?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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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