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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 the following were women whom the Knights Templar were NOT allowed to kiss or make eye contact with?
(a) Aunts.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Sisters.
(d) Cousins.

2. Casaubon's neighbor suggests that there is something mysterious about what?
(a) The placement of England's grandest cathedrals.
(b) The German aluminum mines.
(c) The Italian canal systems.
(d) The Parisian sewer system.

3. After meeting Aglie, Casaubon begins researching which esoteric group?
(a) Eastern European witches.
(b) Gnostics.
(c) Rosicrucians.
(d) Celtic Druids.

4. In what year were the Knights Templar arrested?
(a) 1156.
(b) 1307.
(c) 804.
(d) 1422.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the political radicals in Milan, while Casaubon was away?

2. Why does Casaubon have difficulty researching the group that interests him, in Chapter 27?

3. When did Casaubon and Belbo meet?

4. Some claim that the rituals and ideals of the Knights Templar were carried on by what other group?

5. Where is Agartha located?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Casaubon meet with Belbo and Mr. Garamond in Chapter 38?

4. How did the Knights Templar become such a rich and powerful organization?

5. How does Aglie feel about Lorenza?

6. How is Signor Aglie described?

7. How did Casaubon, Belbo and Diotallevi meet?

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

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

10. What happens at the religious ceremony to which Aglie invites Casaubon and Amparo?

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