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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened to the leader of the Knights Templar?
(a) He repented of his misdeeds, and was pardoned by the King.
(b) He died while being tortured for a confession.
(c) He escaped persecution, and was never heard from again.
(d) He was burned at the stake.

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

4. Who checked out the book Casaubon was looking for at the library?
(a) Lorenza.
(b) Belbo.
(c) Salon.
(d) De Angelis.

5. Where does Casaubon move, in Chapter 25?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Paris.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Milan.

6. What is the subject of the book Belbo wants Casaubon to work on?
(a) Herbalism.
(b) Metals.
(c) Electroplating.
(d) Chemistry.

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

8. Casaubon compares Aglie to whom?
(a) Diotallevi.
(b) Cagliostro.
(c) Ardenti.
(d) Belbo.

9. Who is the narrator of the novel?
(a) Diotallevi.
(b) Casaubon.
(c) Belbo.
(d) Lorenza.

10. 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.

11. What accusation begins the confrontation at Aglie's house?
(a) One man accuses the other of summoning a demon to oppress him at his home.
(b) One man accuses the other of taking more than his share of the profits from their ventures.
(c) One man accuses the other of being a false prophet, and insincere in his devotion to their faith.
(d) One man accuses the other of plotting to kill him.

12. What happened to the political radicals in Milan, while Casaubon was away?
(a) Most of them were arrested, and the rest formed an underground society.
(b) They migrated away from politics, and toward psychology and transcendental meditation.
(c) They staged a coup, and overthrew the city's government.
(d) They rioted and were driven out of the city, and now communicate via encoded messages.

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

14. What happens to Amparo during the ritual she attends with Aglie?
(a) She has an allergic reaction to the incense.
(b) She becomes ill, and collapses.
(c) She is possessed.
(d) She hallucinates.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Lorenza claims, in Chapter 49, that Aglie gave her what item?

3. What idea is commonly associated with Agartha?

4. Why does Casaubon move?

5. What job does Casaubon get in Chapter 37?

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