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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Knights Templar began during what time?
(a) The conversion of Rome to Christianity.
(b) The Spanish Inquisition.
(c) The years following the death of Christ.
(d) The First Crusade.

3. What is the basic tenet of the idea commonly associated with Agartha?
(a) It emphasizes the importance of having a healthy body, along with a healthy mind and soul.
(b) It asserts that each individual has a different path to enlightenment.
(c) It emphasizes harmony over individuality.
(d) The importance of mystery traditions and an initiation process is emphasized.

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

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

6. What is Agartha?
(a) The Rosicrucians' idea of heaven.
(b) The home of the masters of the world.
(c) The place where all of the telluric currents meet.
(d) The underground system of electrical and magnetic energy.

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

8. Casaubon and others are invited to join Aglie at an occult ritual outside of what city?
(a) Turin.
(b) Milan.
(c) Rome.
(d) Firenze.

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

10. When did Casaubon and Belbo meet?
(a) The 1950s.
(b) The 1980s.
(c) The 1970s.
(d) The 1960s.

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

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

13. Who or what is Abulafia?
(a) Casaubon's girlfriend.
(b) Belbo's computer.
(c) A Hebrew code of letters and numbers.
(d) Diotallevi's electronic journal.

14. How does Casaubon's relationship with Amparo end?
(a) She cuts off contact with him because she is afraid of the people that are pursuing him because of his research.
(b) She goes to stay with friends, and never returns.
(c) Amparo is murdered.
(d) Amparo becomes fed up with the amount of time Casaubon spends on his research, and leaves him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Garamond Press?

2. Where is Agartha located?

3. Which of the following were women whom the Knights Templar were NOT allowed to kiss or make eye contact with?

4. What happens to Amparo during the ritual she attends with Aglie?

5. Which member of Casaubon's group leaves to go home before arriving at the ritual?

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