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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 38-49 (Gevurah 38-49).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Casaubon get in Chapter 37?
(a) He works for himself, as a freelance researcher.
(b) He gets a job with a local newspaper.
(c) He collects and sells archaeological artifacts and rare documents.
(d) He works at the University, as a professor.

2. Lorenza has encounters with the occult through her association with what group?
(a) Rosicrucians.
(b) Gevurah.
(c) Picatrix.
(d) Cabbalists.

3. What was Casaubon's profession when he met Belbo?
(a) Journalist and reporter.
(b) Conspiracy theorist.
(c) Professor of theology.
(d) University student.

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

5. The Knights Templar began during what time?
(a) The years following the death of Christ.
(b) The conversion of Rome to Christianity.
(c) The Spanish Inquisition.
(d) The First Crusade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Belbo want Casaubon to meet Mr. Garamond, in Chapter 37?

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

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

4. Who is NOT a participant in the meeting that Casaubon overhears at Aglie's residence?

5. The Knights Templar fought to protect the Holy Land from what?

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