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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 88-100 (Tiferet 88-100).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Casaubon want Belbo to use Abulafia for?
(a) Combining information from the Diabolicals' manuscripts.
(b) Organizing all of the information Casaubon has uncovered so far.
(c) Calculating all the possible permutations of the name of God.
(d) Keeping a journal of ideas, to which they can refer later.

2. According to Casaubon's group, what was the reason for the founding of the Rosicrucians?
(a) To expose the true Templar groups in Germany.
(b) To provide a place for the Templars to store their wealth.
(c) To provide a place for members of the Templars who were excommunicated, or looking for something else.
(d) To help carry messages between Templar groups unobtrusively.

3. What does Aglie say about the members of the group Casaubon is studying?
(a) There are no true members, only those who think they belong.
(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) No one knows how many there are, because they remain secretive.

4. What is the name of Casaubon's Milanese neighbor?
(a) Salon.
(b) Aglie.
(c) Lorenza.
(d) Comte.

5. What is the name of the occult book series published by Garamond Press?
(a) Hermetica.
(b) Project Hermes.
(c) Isis Unveiled.
(d) Diabolicals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Loyola do to expose and confuse the Templars?

3. Who is the narrator of the novel?

4. What did the other two men present at the meeting call Aglie?

5. What happened to the leader of the Knights Templar?

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