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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Casaubon have difficulty researching the group that interests him, in Chapter 27?
(a) The Church denies the existence of the group.
(b) Everyone believes the group exists, but no one will admit that they are a member.
(c) He has alienated himself from his contacts who are also interested in esoteric lore.
(d) There is no written evidence of the group's existence.

2. Which of these is NOT one of the four types of people, according to Belbo?
(a) Idiots.
(b) Fools.
(c) Cretins.
(d) Morons.

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

4. What idea is commonly associated with Agartha?
(a) Enlightenment.
(b) Symbiosis.
(c) Synarchy.
(d) Creationism.

5. What is the School of Comparative Irrelevance?
(a) A derogatory nickname for the University Casaubon attends.
(b) Casaubon's nickname for the Knights Templar.
(c) Diotallevi's term for Bible study.
(d) A university, created by Diotallevi and Belbo, that teaches only pointless disciplines.

6. How did the Knights Templar become rich?
(a) They were exempt from paying tithes.
(b) They were allowed to keep loot that they won in battle.
(c) They were able to implement tithes of their own.
(d) All answers are correct.

7. What is The Plan?
(a) A game, invented by Casaubon and his friends.
(b) A secret Vatican conspiracy.
(c) An important part of Jewish prophecy.
(d) An obscure Biblical narrative.

8. What is the name of the occult book series published by Mr. Garamond's vanity press?
(a) Project Hermes.
(b) Hermetica.
(c) Diabolicals.
(d) Isis Unveiled.

9. What rumors began to circulate about the Knights Templar, as word of their success spread?
(a) They were a form of secret police loyal to the Roman government.
(b) They were not religious, but simply wanted glory and riches.
(c) They were womanizers and cowards.
(d) They were homosexuals, who secretly worshiped the devil.

10. Where does Casaubon eventually choose to hide, in Chapter 1?
(a) In a periscope.
(b) In an empty vehicle.
(c) Under a bench.
(d) Behind a large, decorative plant.

11. Where is Casaubon when he runs into his neighbor from Milan?
(a) A magical ritual.
(b) Pilade's.
(c) A German mine.
(d) Garamond Press.

12. What does Mr. Garamond name the project he begins in Chapter 43?
(a) The Templar Project.
(b) The De Molay Experiment.
(c) Project Creation.
(d) Project Hermes.

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

14. To what order does Professor Bramanti belong?
(a) The Cabbalists.
(b) The Rosicrucians.
(c) The Freemasons.
(d) The Knights Templar.

15. Lorenza claims, in Chapter 49, that Aglie gave her what item?
(a) An elixir.
(b) An old and valuable text.
(c) A chalice.
(d) A piece of parchment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the origins of the religious ceremonies that exist where Casaubon is living?

2. What does Aglie say about the members of the group Casaubon is studying?

3. Lorenza claims that Aglie believes she is really a character from what mythology?

4. Why is Amparo so upset after the ritual?

5. How does Casaubon meet Signor Aglie?

(see the answer keys)

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