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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Colonel Ardenti in Chapter 24?
(a) He dies of a heart attack.
(b) He is publicly ostracized after the publication of his book, and goes mad.
(c) He is taken prisoner by a mysterious group.
(d) He is murdered.

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

3. Where does Aglie live?
(a) Milan.
(b) Provins.
(c) New York.
(d) Rio de Janeiro.

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

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

6. The Knights Templar fought to protect the Holy Land from what?
(a) Protestants.
(b) Pagans.
(c) Muslims.
(d) Satanists.

7. What does Colonel Ardenti think the Holy Grail might actually be?
(a) A piece of an extraterrestrial's spaceship.
(b) A radioactive meteorite.
(c) The cup that held wine at the Last Supper.
(d) A term referring to the unbroken bloodline of Christ.

8. What does Lorenza offer to do for Garamond to promote his occult book series?
(a) Distribute fliers.
(b) Work as Belbo's secretary, for a decreased salary.
(c) Talk to some of her author friends.
(d) Write a review on one of the books for the local paper.

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

10. Casaubon's neighbor suggests that there is something mysterious about what?
(a) The German aluminum mines.
(b) The Parisian sewer system.
(c) The placement of England's grandest cathedrals.
(d) The Italian canal systems.

11. Aglie agrees to act as a consultant for Belbo and Casaubon free of charge, on what condition?
(a) Casaubon and Belbo stop their work on the Plan.
(b) The manuscripts they send him aren't boring.
(c) Casaubon helps him with some research.
(d) They tell no one that he is working for them.

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

13. What saint helped to establish and protect the Knights Templar?
(a) Saint Michael.
(b) Saint Catherine.
(c) Saint Bernard.
(d) Saint Francis.

14. After meeting Aglie, Casaubon begins researching which esoteric group?
(a) Eastern European witches.
(b) Gnostics.
(c) Rosicrucians.
(d) Celtic Druids.

15. What is the topic of Casaubon's dissertation?
(a) The history of the Catholic church.
(b) Pope Innocent III.
(c) The Knights Templar.
(d) The Inquisition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Casaubon's Milanese neighbor?

2. Who is the narrator of the novel?

3. When did Casaubon and Belbo meet?

4. Who is Ingolf?

5. Mr. Garamond's other publishing company publishes only what type of authors?

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