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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. On the way to the ritual, Casaubon's group spends the night at which group member's family home?
(a) Lorenza.
(b) Belbo.
(c) Diotallevi.
(d) Salon.

2. Who is Lorenza?
(a) Diotallevi's sister.
(b) A young woman with whom Belbo fell in love.
(c) Belbo's nickname for his computer.
(d) Casaubon's research partner.

3. What idea is commonly associated with Agartha?
(a) Creationism.
(b) Symbiosis.
(c) Enlightenment.
(d) Synarchy.

4. Who is Gudrun?
(a) Casaubon's maid.
(b) Belbo's secretary.
(c) Belbo's girlfriend.
(d) Diotallevi's wife.

5. What is The Plan?
(a) A game, invented by Casaubon and his friends.
(b) An important part of Jewish prophecy.
(c) An obscure Biblical narrative.
(d) A secret Vatican conspiracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lorenza has encounters with the occult through her association with what group?

2. Where does Casaubon move, in Chapter 25?

3. Who is Colonel Ardenti?

4. What is the subject of the book Belbo wants Casaubon to work on?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Salon and Casaubon discuss during their first reunion in the mine?

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

3. How is Signor Aglie described?

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

5. How did Casaubon, Belbo and Diotallevi meet?

6. How do Belbo and Casaubon become involved with the police, in Chapter 24?

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

8. Why does Professor Bramanti meet with Mr. Garamond?

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

10. What information does Colonel Ardenti relay to Casaubon and Belbo?

(see the answer keys)

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