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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is The Plan?
(a) An important part of Jewish prophecy.
(b) A game, invented by Casaubon and his friends.
(c) A secret Vatican conspiracy.
(d) An obscure Biblical narrative.

2. What was NOT one of the charges brought against the Knights Templar when they were arrested?
(a) Blasphemy.
(b) Sodomy.
(c) Murder.
(d) Corruption.

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

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

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

6. 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) No one knows how many there are, because they remain secretive.
(d) Certain men, ageless and enlightened, are the true members of the order.

7. Lorenza has encounters with the occult through her association with what group?
(a) Gevurah.
(b) Picatrix.
(c) Rosicrucians.
(d) Cabbalists.

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

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

10. Why does Casaubon move?
(a) To escape.
(b) To be closer to his family.
(c) To study abroad for his Master's degree.
(d) To live with his girlfriend.

11. 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 Garamond wants information on the Templars, and Belbo couldn't think of anyone better to ask than Casaubon.
(c) Because Belbo wants to give Casaubon a job at Garamond Press.
(d) Because Garamond has information regarding Ardenti's murder.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aglie's response when he is asked why he is so interested in the occult?

2. What is the basic tenet of the idea commonly associated with Agartha?

3. Which of these is NOT one of the four types of people, according to Belbo?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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