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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Amparo so upset after the ritual?
(a) She is angry at Aglie for forcing her to attend it.
(b) She feels that her nationality may be more powerful than her rationality.
(c) She felt as if she had been taken advantage of during the ritual.
(d) She was unprepared for it, and now feels overwhelmed.

2. Who is Colonel Ardenti?
(a) An author who is pitching his book to Belbo's publishing company.
(b) A war hero who wants to help Casaubon and Belbo investigate the myths of the Templars.
(c) A University friend of Casaubon's.
(d) One of Belbo's contacts in the French Army.

3. Where is Agartha located?
(a) Under the tectonic plate Italy rests on.
(b) In the Dead Sea.
(c) In another dimension.
(d) High in the Himalayas.

4. What is Belbo's profession?
(a) Inventor.
(b) Physicist.
(c) Editor.
(d) Writer.

5. How does Casaubon meet Signor Aglie?
(a) Aglie is friends with Casaubon's girlfriend.
(b) Aglie is introduced to Casaubon by a mutual friend.
(c) Aglie is a coworker of Casaubon's.
(d) Aglie is one of Casaubon's professors.

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Belbo want Casaubon to meet Mr. Garamond, in Chapter 37?
(a) Because Garamond has information regarding Ardenti's murder.
(b) Because Garamond has information which Belbo thinks Casaubon would find valuable.
(c) Because Garamond wants information on the Templars, and Belbo couldn't think of anyone better to ask than Casaubon.
(d) Because Belbo wants to give Casaubon a job at Garamond Press.

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

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

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

14. On the way to the ritual, Casaubon's group spends the night at which group member's family home?
(a) Belbo.
(b) Lorenza.
(c) Salon.
(d) Diotallevi.

15. What did the other two men present at the meeting call Aglie?
(a) Hermes.
(b) Comte.
(c) De Molay.
(d) Signor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Casaubon's neighbor suggests that there is something mysterious about what?

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

3. What idea is commonly associated with Agartha?

4. The owner of the villa allegedly possesses what mysterious items?

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

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