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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. What happened to the political radicals in Milan, while Casaubon was away?
(a) Most of them were arrested, and the rest formed an underground society.
(b) They rioted and were driven out of the city, and now communicate via encoded messages.
(c) They staged a coup, and overthrew the city's government.
(d) They migrated away from politics, and toward psychology and transcendental meditation.

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

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

4. Why is Casaubon looking for a hiding spot, in Chapter 1?
(a) He is homeless and has nowhere to go.
(b) He is running from the police.
(c) The museum he is in is about to close.
(d) He is being pursued by someone.

5. Belbo claims he is being chased by whom?
(a) The Vatican police.
(b) The Rosicrucians.
(c) The French military.
(d) The Knights Templar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aglie tell Casaubon about himself?

2. Some claim that the rituals and ideals of the Knights Templar were carried on by what other group?

3. What does Colonel Ardenti think the Holy Grail might actually be?

4. What happens to Amparo during the ritual she attends with Aglie?

5. What is the main character looking at, in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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