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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the Hebrew name of God?
(a) YHWH.
(b) Allah.
(c) Torah.
(d) Minah.

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

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

6. What is the name of the other publishing company Mr. Garamond runs?
(a) Minutiae.
(b) Conservatoire des Arts et de Metiers.
(c) Manutius.
(d) Press de Italia.

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

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

9. Why is Casaubon looking for a hiding spot, in Chapter 1?
(a) He is running from the police.
(b) He is being pursued by someone.
(c) He is homeless and has nowhere to go.
(d) The museum he is in is about to close.

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

11. Who encouraged the rumors being spread about the Knights Templar?
(a) King Phillip.
(b) Pope Innocent III.
(c) Saint Bernard.
(d) King Edward.

12. Who was the leader of the Knights Templar?
(a) Saint Bernard.
(b) Francis Bacon.
(c) King Phillip.
(d) Jacques de Molay.

13. Why is Mr. Garamond's office connected to Garamond Press by a secret passageway?
(a) The building had a secret passageway already built in when he bought it.
(b) He likes mystery.
(c) He doesn't want anyone to know he runs Garamond Press.
(d) He uses the Garamond Press office for meetings with his mistress.

14. Who is NOT a participant in the meeting that Casaubon overhears at Aglie's residence?
(a) Belbo.
(b) Aglie.
(c) Professor Bramanti.
(d) The Frenchman.

15. What are the origins of the religious ceremonies that exist where Casaubon is living?
(a) They are peculiar to that area, and show little resemblance to the traditions of other cultures.
(b) They are an eclectic mixture of traditions from other cultures.
(c) They are strictly orthodox Christian traditions.
(d) Their origins are largely unknown.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was NOT one of the charges brought against the Knights Templar when they were arrested?

3. What rumors began to circulate about the Knights Templar, as word of their success spread?

4. What is the name of the occult book series published by Mr. Garamond's vanity press?

5. How does Casaubon know Professor Bramanti?

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