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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 is NOT a meeting place of the Templars, according to Casaubon's interpretation of the parchment?
(a) Portugal.
(b) France.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Spain.

2. Who is Casaubon most surprised to see at the ceremony at the Conservatoire?
(a) Aglie.
(b) Garamond.
(c) Ardenti.
(d) Salon.

3. It becomes clear in Chapter 101 that Diotallevi is dying from what?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Liver failure.
(c) Kidney disease.
(d) Heart failure.

4. Where is Belbo's boyhood home?
(a) Milan.
(b) Piedmont.
(c) Roma.
(d) Venezia.

5. What does Casaubon think may have caused an interruption in the Templars' relay of information?
(a) The assassination of a group member who was supposed to inform the others.
(b) The separation of church and state in England.
(c) A discrepancy between the English and French calendars.
(d) The Templars being forced underground, and having no way to communicate openly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Belbo begin to feel about the Plan after Diotallevi's departure?

2. Who is Kelly?

3. What secret society does Casaubon decide to add to the list he presents to Aglie?

4. What object was Loyola seeking?

5. After his initiation, Napoleon attempts to seek out a group of Templars in what country?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the trip Belbo takes with Lorenza?

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

3. What happens to Diotallevi in Chapter 101?

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

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

6. What does Aglie want Belbo to transport for him?

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

8. How does Casaubon reinterpret the message of the parchment Ardenti discovered?

9. What happens to Casaubon at the end of the novel?

10. What happens to Belbo after receiving the last piece of the Plan from Salon?

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