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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-37 (Hesed 25-33, Gevurah 34-37).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the main character, as the novel opens?
(a) Garamond Press.
(b) The Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers.
(c) A friend's apartment.
(d) Pilade's.

2. What does Aglie tell Casaubon about himself?
(a) He is extremely interested in the Templars, for very personal reasons.
(b) He is ageless, and has seen many things.
(c) He believes he has been reincarnated many times.
(d) He can trace his bloodline, unbroken, back to the first group of Templars.

3. When did Casaubon and Belbo meet?
(a) The 1950s.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The 1980s.
(d) The 1960s.

4. Where does Casaubon eventually choose to hide, in Chapter 1?
(a) Behind a large, decorative plant.
(b) In a periscope.
(c) Under a bench.
(d) In an empty vehicle.

5. What is Belbo's profession?
(a) Writer.
(b) Physicist.
(c) Inventor.
(d) Editor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Belbo makes a statement about the subject of most of the manuscripts delivered to him by what group of people?

2. Who or what is Abulafia?

3. What Milanese bar do Casaubon and Belbo frequent?

4. Who is Colonel Ardenti?

5. What happens to Colonel Ardenti in Chapter 24?

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