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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. Which of these is NOT one of the four types of people, according to Belbo?
(a) Fools.
(b) Morons.
(c) Idiots.
(d) Cretins.

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

3. What job does Casaubon get in Chapter 37?
(a) He works at the University, as a professor.
(b) He works for himself, as a freelance researcher.
(c) He collects and sells archaeological artifacts and rare documents.
(d) He gets a job with a local newspaper.

4. Why does Casaubon have difficulty researching the group that interests him, in Chapter 27?
(a) He has alienated himself from his contacts who are also interested in esoteric lore.
(b) The Church denies the existence of the group.
(c) Everyone believes the group exists, but no one will admit that they are a member.
(d) There is no written evidence of the group's existence.

5. What is Belbo's profession?
(a) Physicist.
(b) Writer.
(c) Editor.
(d) Inventor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aglie tell Casaubon about himself?

2. Who is NOT a participant in the meeting that Casaubon overhears at Aglie's residence?

3. What is Agartha?

4. What was NOT one of the charges brought against the Knights Templar when they were arrested?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Belbo, Diotallevi and Casaubon meet at Pilade's in Chapter 13?

2. What idea does Mr. Garamond get from his meeting with Professor Bramanti?

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

4. What were the origins of the Knights Templar?

5. What do Casaubon and De Angelis discuss at their second meeting?

6. What does Aglie tell Casaubon about Agartha?

7. What is Project Hermes?

8. How did Casaubon, Belbo and Diotallevi meet?

9. What does Casaubon witness at the ceremonies Aglie invited him and his group to?

10. How is Signor Aglie described?

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