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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What online news site is featured in Chapter 4?
(a) WanderingWonder.com.
(b) InfoWars.com.
(c) TheMadridDiary.com.
(d) ConspiracyNet.com.

2. What was Langdon researching when he spent time at Trinity College Dublin?
(a) The works of Samuel Beckett.
(b) The Book of Kells.
(c) St. Patrick.
(d) The works of James Joyce.

3. How old is Commander Diego Garza described as in Chapter 30?
(a) 80.
(b) 70.
(c) 40.
(d) 60.

4. Who designed the first 3-D-printed polymer gun?
(a) James Kirkpatrick.
(b) Andrew Stabler.
(c) Ross Williams.
(d) Cody Wilson.

5. The narrator notes in the Prologue that for many years hundreds of spiritual leaders from nearly 30 world religions had gathered at a different location to participate in interfaith dialogue. When did this annual event begin?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1856.

6. When was Madrid seized back from the Muslims by Alfonso VI?
(a) 1665.
(b) 1423.
(c) 1083.
(d) 1243.

7. How did Langdon come to know Kirsch?
(a) Langdon was Kirsch's professor.
(b) Kirsch was Langdon's professor.
(c) Langdon is Kirsch's brother-in-law.
(d) Langdon is Kirsch's uncle.

8. What serves as the inciting incident which sets off the rising action of the novel?
(a) The murder of Kirsch.
(b) The arrest of Ambra.
(c) The introduction of Winston.
(d) The murder of Langdon.

9. What did Kirsch describe as the universal mysteries for humankind in Chapter 9?
(a) Human creation and human destiny.
(b) Whether there is life in space or if we derived from life in space.
(c) The connection with other life creatures.
(d) The search for God and finding humility.

10. Across what river does the Szechenyi Bridge stretch?
(a) The Danube River.
(b) The Nile River.
(c) The Seine River.
(d) The Rhine River.

11. Under what bridge did Winston instruct Langdon and Ambra to wait in Chapter 28?
(a) La Salve Bridge.
(b) Cordoba Bridge.
(c) Alamillo Bridge.
(d) Alconetar Bridge.

12. What kind of accent is Winston described as having in Chapter 3?
(a) An American accent.
(b) A French accent.
(c) A British accent.
(d) An Australian accent.

13. What modern artist who specialized in simple rectangles of color is mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) Pablo Picasso.
(b) Jackson Pollack.
(c) Andy Warhol.
(d) Mark Rothko.

14. Where did Winston instruct Langdon and Ambra to go that caused Langdon to argue with him in Chapter 39?
(a) Across a rickety bridge.
(b) Into an airplane hangar.
(c) Into a train tunnel.
(d) Across a hayfield.

15. Who was the ultraconservative dictator that ruled Spain for 36 years?
(a) Francisco Franco.
(b) Benito Mussolini.
(c) Adolf Hitler.
(d) Federico Fellini.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kirsch write on the business card he gave to Langdon and told him to give to any taxi driver after the presentation and they would know where to take him, in Chapter 9?

2. Who was the blacksmith to the Roman gods?

3. Who requested that Ambra add Avila's name to the guest list at the last minute?

4. Where was Kirsch shot?

5. How old is Allamah Syed al-Fadl said to be in Chapter 7?

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