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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. Belbo thinks that Nazis were a branch of what?
(a) Neo-Templars.
(b) Jesuits.
(c) Zionists.
(d) Rosicrucians.

2. What does Diotallevi ask Belbo about Abulafia?
(a) How long it takes to perform calculations and permutations.
(b) If it could help them solve the mystery of the Sephirot.
(c) If it could recombine the Torah.
(d) Why Belbo chose to name it that.

3. Where is John Dee's alleged meeting with the mystics?
(a) Rio de Janeiro.
(b) Prague.
(c) Milan.
(d) Provins.

4. Which man-made object is NOT one of the structures that Casaubon, Belbo and Diotallevi think was constructed to collect and transmit telluric energy?
(a) Stonehenge.
(b) The Eiffel Tower.
(c) The Statue of Liberty.
(d) The Pyramids.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Aglie bring to the ceremony at the Conservatoire, sedated?

2. How does Lia feel about the Plan?

3. Why does Casaubon think the parchment was written?

4. In Chapter 88, Casaubon tries to understand the role of what group in the Templar conspiracy?

5. According to the computer's output, where did Jesus marry Mary Magdalene?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens in the story Belbo creates from Abulafia's printouts?

5. What story does Casaubon's group devise from Abulafia's output?

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

7. According to Casaubon's group, what were some of the Jesuits' accomplishments?

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

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

10. What experiment does Casaubon want to conduct with Abulafia?

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