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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 does Aglie ask Belbo to do for him?
(a) Pass a message along to one of Aglie's friends.
(b) Help him investigate a new lead that he found.
(c) Convey a message to Casaubon.
(d) Bring a suitcase full of books to Florence.

2. How does Casaubon feel about the items he sees in the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers?
(a) He wonders if their makers were involved in occult activities.
(b) He suspects a dark, occult purpose for each one.
(c) He hardly takes notice of them.
(d) He wonders why people are so interested in old machinery.

3. Who is Kelly?
(a) Francis Bacon's lover.
(b) An associate of John Dee's.
(c) Jacques de Molay's wife.
(d) Belbo's first wife.

4. What is the Greek word for knowledge that Casaubon mentions?
(a) Diabolos.
(b) Philos.
(c) Deus.
(d) Gnosis.

5. Who is the first cloaked person to kneel before the leader of the ceremony?
(a) Riccardo.
(b) Belbo.
(c) Aglie.
(d) Bramanti.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invited Postel to leave the Templars and join another group, according to Casaubon?

2. The land the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers was built on was originally used for what?

3. Which cloaked individual is leading the ceremony in the Conservatoire?

4. Who injures Aglie during the ceremony at the Conservatoire?

5. According to Casaubon's group, what was the reason for the founding of the Rosicrucians?

Short Essay Questions

1. What deduction do Casaubon and his group make about the Pendulum's purpose, in Chapter 99?

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

3. Why does Casaubon enter randomly chosen lines of text, which have nothing to do with the occult, into the computer?

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

5. Which cloaked individuals does Casaubon recognize?

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

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

8. What does Aglie tell Casaubon's group about the Freemasons?

9. What is the final piece of information for the Plan, supplied by Salon?

10. What do Salon and Casaubon talk about when Casaubon visits Salon in his shop?

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