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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. Who is Lorenza?
(a) A young woman with whom Belbo fell in love.
(b) Diotallevi's sister.
(c) Casaubon's research partner.
(d) Belbo's nickname for his computer.

2. Why is Amparo so upset after the ritual?
(a) She felt as if she had been taken advantage of during the ritual.
(b) She feels that her nationality may be more powerful than her rationality.
(c) She is angry at Aglie for forcing her to attend it.
(d) She was unprepared for it, and now feels overwhelmed.

3. What does Aglie say about the members of the group Casaubon is studying?
(a) No one knows how many there are, because they remain secretive.
(b) They do not proselytize, and you have to seek them out if you want to join.
(c) Certain men, ageless and enlightened, are the true members of the order.
(d) There are no true members, only those who think they belong.

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

5. How did the Knights Templar become rich?
(a) They were exempt from paying tithes.
(b) They were allowed to keep loot that they won in battle.
(c) They were able to implement tithes of their own.
(d) All answers are correct.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator of the novel?

2. To whom does Aglie compare himself?

3. Which of these is NOT one of the four types of people, according to Belbo?

4. What happens to Colonel Ardenti in Chapter 24?

5. What saint helped to establish and protect the Knights Templar?

(see the answer key)

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