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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the computer's output suggest about the crucifixion of Christ?
(a) He died of his wounds, not from the crucifixion.
(b) It was orchestrated by the Jews.
(c) Jesus was crucified, but friends snuck in and freed him before he died.
(d) It never happened.

2. Salon tells Casaubon that the Nazis are allied with whom?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The Turks.
(d) The French.

3. What do the cloaked individuals want from Belbo?
(a) Casaubon's whereabouts.
(b) Decoded information.
(c) An oath of allegiance.
(d) A map.

4. Who is pursuing Belbo, in Chapter 101?
(a) Templars.
(b) Jesuits.
(c) Diabolicals.
(d) Rosicrucians.

5. What happens to Belbo when he is driving with Lorenza?
(a) His car catches fire.
(b) He hits a pedestrian.
(c) He runs over a small dog.
(d) He runs out of gas.

6. Who tries to restrain Casaubon's growing fervor for the occult in Chapter 63?
(a) Amparo.
(b) Salon.
(c) Aglie.
(d) Lia.

7. What does Aglie ask Belbo to do for him?
(a) Help him investigate a new lead that he found.
(b) Pass a message along to one of Aglie's friends.
(c) Convey a message to Casaubon.
(d) Bring a suitcase full of books to Florence.

8. What does Casaubon think John Dee's motivations were?
(a) To create a new organization, with himself as leader.
(b) To fragment and destroy the Templars.
(c) To take control of the Templars' secrets.
(d) To infiltrate the Templars and spy on them for the Queen.

9. Where is John Dee's alleged meeting with the mystics?
(a) Milan.
(b) Provins.
(c) Rio de Janeiro.
(d) Prague.

10. What is Aglie's response to the group Casaubon adds to the list?
(a) He doesn't know anything about them, but tries to bluff and claim that he does.
(b) He has never heard of it, and wants to know more.
(c) He is embarrassed, knowing that Casaubon has caught him lying about his esoteric knowledge.
(d) He becomes angry, thinking Casaubon is trying to trick him.

11. Aglie claims that there are how many groups associated with Freemasonry?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

12. What did Loyola do to expose and confuse the Templars?
(a) Created phony secret societies.
(b) Infiltrated their ranks with spies.
(c) Burned all of their records.
(d) Exposed aspects of their secret rituals.

13. The Tzarist agent was central in creating what?
(a) The underground communication system of the Templars.
(b) The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
(c) The branch of the Templars which protected the Tzar and his closest advisors.
(d) The Russian branch of the Rosicrucians.

14. Belbo feels that real life is like what type of fiction?
(a) Dime store thrillers.
(b) Philosophical works.
(c) Great works of art.
(d) Shakespearean tragedy.

15. According to the computer's output, where did Jesus marry Mary Magdalene?
(a) Rome.
(b) Palestine.
(c) France.
(d) Cana.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Casaubon's conclusions after talking to Salon, what role do the Jews play in the Templar conspiracy?

2. According to Salon, followers of which faith are plotting to harness the underground energies?

3. What does Belbo think the true goal of the Nazis was?

4. According to Casaubon's reinterpretation of Ardenti's parchment, how often are the Templars instructed to meet?

5. According to Salon, what group actually has no involvement in the underground tunnels?

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