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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 decisions did Lia make regarding her unborn baby?
(a) She decides to have a water birth in a progressive hospital.
(b) She decides to have the baby in her home country so it will have dual citizenship.
(c) She decided not to find out the sex of the baby, and not to use any painkillers during delivery.
(d) She wants to keep the baby, despite knowing that it will be at great risk to herself.

2. According to Casaubon's group, what was the reason for the founding of the Rosicrucians?
(a) To provide a place for the Templars to store their wealth.
(b) To help carry messages between Templar groups unobtrusively.
(c) To provide a place for members of the Templars who were excommunicated, or looking for something else.
(d) To expose the true Templar groups in Germany.

3. In Chapter 88, Casaubon tries to understand the role of what group in the Templar conspiracy?
(a) The Muslims.
(b) The Jesuits.
(c) The Anglican church.
(d) The Jews.

4. Which cloaked individual is leading the ceremony in the Conservatoire?
(a) Aglie.
(b) Belbo.
(c) Bramanti.
(d) Diotallevi.

5. What item is set up by the cloaked individuals in the Conservatoire?
(a) An interrogation chair.
(b) A ritual altar.
(c) A table and chairs.
(d) A large pendulum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Casaubon choose to enter seemingly meaningless information into Abulafia?

2. Casaubon believes that the information he printed out from Belbo's computer suggests a connection between the Templars and what other group?

3. When Casaubon inquires about Aglie in Chapter 112, what response does he receive?

4. Which is NOT a meeting place of the Templars, according to Casaubon's interpretation of the parchment?

5. What is Salon's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Casaubon include a group not related to the Freemasons when constructing his time line?

2. Which cloaked individuals does Casaubon recognize?

3. Casaubon believes that John Dee played what role in the disruption of the Templars' line of communication?

4. What was Napoleon's role in the Jesuit-Templar conflict?

5. What does Belbo say about the believability of the Plan, in Chapter 100?

6. What happens to Belbo, at the end of the novel?

7. What does Lia try to explain to Casaubon, in Chapter 63?

8. What was the relationship between the Templars and the Jesuits, according to Casaubon's theory?

9. What does Casaubon do after the night at the Conservatoire?

10. What conclusion does Belbo reach, regarding Francis Bacon, in the Plan?

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