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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 Ingolf?

2. What does Mr. Garamond name the project he begins in Chapter 43?

3. To what order does Professor Bramanti belong?

4. What is Agartha?

5. What idea is commonly associated with Agartha?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Salon and Casaubon discuss during their first reunion in the mine?

2. What is the Plan?

3. What is Project Hermes?

4. Why does Professor Bramanti meet with Mr. Garamond?

5. What do Casaubon and De Angelis discuss at their second meeting?

6. How does Casaubon unlock Belbo's computer?

7. What idea does Mr. Garamond get from his meeting with Professor Bramanti?

8. What is Aglie's response when Casaubon asks him why he associates himself with so many different occult practices?

9. What happens at the religious ceremony to which Aglie invites Casaubon and Amparo?

10. How did the Knights Templar become such a rich and powerful organization?

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

Amparo values reason over spirituality and mysticism, and is so embarrassed by her possession experience that she leaves Casaubon and never returns. Why is she so mortified by this experience? Why does she value reason so highly? What about her culture makes her more inclined toward mysticism, and why does she oppose those impulses? 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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