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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the narrator of the novel?
2. What is the Hebrew name of God?
3. What is the School of Comparative Irrelevance?
4. What happens to Colonel Ardenti in Chapter 24?
5. What idea is commonly associated with Agartha?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Casaubon witness at the ceremonies Aglie invited him and his group to?
2. What offer does Casaubon receive from Belbo in Chapter 37?
3. Who is Casaubon?
4. What do Salon and Casaubon discuss during their first reunion in the mine?
5. How does Aglie feel about Lorenza?
6. What idea does Mr. Garamond get from his meeting with Professor Bramanti?
7. What do Casaubon and De Angelis discuss at their second meeting?
8. Why does Professor Bramanti meet with Mr. Garamond?
9. What were the origins of the Knights Templar?
10. What are the origins of the religious traditions of Brazil, according to Aglie's discussion with Casaubon and Amparo?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Plan begins as a game, but eventually leads to the deaths of all four main characters. How does the Plan transform from a hobby, into a deadly reality? Why does Belbo begin to believe that the Plan is real? What message is the author trying to convey, via the deaths of these four characters? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 2
Diotallevi tells Belbo they made a mistake in devising the Plan, clearly believing that his own declining health is due to his involvement in it; Belbo is murdered because of it. Have there been other times when the pursuit of occult knowledge has led to someone's downfall? What was the reason for it? Do you think Diotallevi still would have fallen ill and died if it were not for his involvement in the Plan, or is he reading too much into his illness and death, as he and the others did with believing that the fictional Plan was true? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 3
Many different views are expressed in the novel regarding occult knowledge; for example, Bramanti wants to disseminate occult knowledge because of the power inherent in it, whereas Garamond cares only for the profit that can be gained from selling it. Discuss the different views of occult knowledge and mysticism presented in the novel, and reasons for each of those views. Which one do you agree with most, and why? Which one do you think the author would agree with, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
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