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

2. What is the topic of Casaubon's dissertation?
(a) Pope Innocent III.
(b) The Inquisition.
(c) The Knights Templar.
(d) The history of the Catholic church.

3. What word does Casaubon finally use to unlock Belbo's computer?
(a) "No."
(b) "YHWH."
(c) "IAVEH."
(d) "Lorenza."

4. What is the School of Comparative Irrelevance?
(a) A university, created by Diotallevi and Belbo, that teaches only pointless disciplines.
(b) Diotallevi's term for Bible study.
(c) Casaubon's nickname for the Knights Templar.
(d) A derogatory nickname for the University Casaubon attends.

5. To whom does Aglie compare himself?
(a) King Phillip.
(b) Saint Bernard.
(c) Comte de Saint-Germain.
(d) Jacques de Molay.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Mr. Garamond name the project he begins in Chapter 43?

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

5. Who was the leader of the Knights Templar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aglie tell Casaubon about Agartha?

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

3. What are the two publishing companies run by Mr. Garamond?

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

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

6. How did the official end of the Knights Templar occur?

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

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

9. How does Aglie feel about Lorenza?

10. What is Project Hermes?

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