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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) The Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers.
(b) A friend's apartment.
(c) Pilade's.
(d) Garamond Press.

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

3. To whom does Aglie compare himself?
(a) King Phillip.
(b) Saint Bernard.
(c) Jacques de Molay.
(d) Comte de Saint-Germain.

4. Where does Casaubon move, in Chapter 25?
(a) Milan.
(b) Paris.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Brazil.

5. Who is Ingolf?
(a) A well-read man, who found a mysterious parchment in a tunnel.
(b) A rich Parisian who collected a wealth of information about the Templars.
(c) One of Casaubon's professors, and a revolutionary.
(d) A "lunatic" who submitted his manuscript, about the Templars, to Belbo's company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Casaubon's profession when he met Belbo?

2. What is Belbo's profession?

3. When did Casaubon and Belbo meet?

4. What word does Casaubon finally use to unlock Belbo's computer?

5. What is the topic of Casaubon's dissertation?

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