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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. Garamond's other publishing company publishes only what type of authors?
(a) Contracted authors.
(b) Self-financing authors.
(c) Freelance authors.
(d) Government-sponsored authors.

2. How does Casaubon know Professor Bramanti?
(a) Casaubon consulted Bramanti when he was researching his dissertation.
(b) He heard Bramanti give a lecture in Brazil.
(c) He was introduced to Bramanti by Aglie.
(d) Bramanti was one of Belbo's best authors.

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

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

5. What is the name of the occult book series published by Garamond Press?
(a) Project Hermes.
(b) Hermetica.
(c) Diabolicals.
(d) Isis Unveiled.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Belbo want Casaubon to meet Mr. Garamond, in Chapter 37?

2. Where does Casaubon eventually choose to hide, in Chapter 1?

3. What does Aglie say about the members of the group Casaubon is studying?

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

5. Who recommends the book Casaubon goes to pick up at the library?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Plan?

2. Who is Casaubon?

3. What is Aglie's response when Casaubon asks him why he associates himself with so many different occult practices?

4. What is Casaubon doing, as the novel opens?

5. How does Aglie feel about Lorenza?

6. What changed, in Italy, during the time that Casaubon was living in Brazil?

7. How did Casaubon, Belbo and Diotallevi meet?

8. What offer does Casaubon receive from Belbo in Chapter 37?

9. Why are the Rosicrucians so difficult to research, compared to the Knights Templar?

10. What are the origins of the religious traditions of Brazil, according to Aglie's discussion with Casaubon and Amparo?

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