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) One of Belbo's contacts in the French Army.
(d) A University friend of Casaubon's.

3. Belbo makes a statement about the subject of most of the manuscripts delivered to him by what group of people?
(a) Lunatics.
(b) Fools.
(c) Morons.
(d) Cretins.

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

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

6. What Milanese bar do Casaubon and Belbo frequent?
(a) Lorenza's.
(b) Pilade's.
(c) Menzone's.
(d) Abulafia's.

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

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

9. Lorenza claims, in Chapter 49, that Aglie gave her what item?
(a) An old and valuable text.
(b) A piece of parchment.
(c) An elixir.
(d) A chalice.

10. The owner of the villa allegedly possesses what mysterious items?
(a) Sacred candlesticks.
(b) Homunculi.
(c) Elixirs.
(d) Ancient magical texts.

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

12. What is the name of Casaubon's Milanese neighbor?
(a) Lorenza.
(b) Comte.
(c) Aglie.
(d) Salon.

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

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) Diotallevi.
(d) Salon.

15. Some claim that the rituals and ideals of the Knights Templar were carried on by what other group?
(a) The Episcopal Church.
(b) The Freemasons.
(c) The Crusaders.
(d) The Quakers.