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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 73-87 (Tiferet 73-87).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Casaubon realizes that the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers was built on whose property?
(a) Francis Bacon's.
(b) Queen Elizabeth's.
(c) King Phillip's.
(d) John Dee's.

2. Why is Belbo wary about going to the party Lorenza invites him to?
(a) The party is being hosted by someone who is competing with Belbo for Lorenza's affection.
(b) There will be people in attendance at the party who, Belbo thinks, are dangerous occultists.
(c) The party is in a part of the city which Belbo knows to be dangerous after dark.
(d) Belbo has too much work to do, and is worried that Mr. Garamond will be angry if he goes.

3. What happens to Amparo during the ritual she attends with Aglie?
(a) She has an allergic reaction to the incense.
(b) She hallucinates.
(c) She is possessed.
(d) She becomes ill, and collapses.

4. Who is Riccardo?
(a) A friend of Lorenza's, competing with Belbo for her affections.
(b) Belbo's brother.
(c) A Brazilian friend of Casaubon's.
(d) A business associate of Mr. Garamond's.

5. Why doesn't Mr. Garamond agree to publish Bramanti's work?
(a) Bramanti is not going to finance the project himself.
(b) Garamond's company is facing bankruptcy and cannot afford any new clients.
(c) The topic of Bramanti's research doesn't interest him.
(d) Garamond doesn't trust Bramanti to be reliable and deliver the works on time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Casaubon move, in Chapter 25?

2. What does Mr. Garamond name the project he begins in Chapter 43?

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

4. Lorenza has encounters with the occult through her association with what group?

5. What Milanese bar do Casaubon and Belbo frequent?

(see the answer key)

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