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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the Spanish artist Maruja Mallo from?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Galicia.
(c) Seville.
(d) Madrid.

2. Who paid the captain of the boat in Chapter 39?
(a) Winston.
(b) Langdon.
(c) Kirsch.
(d) Ambra.

3. Who was the Harvard biology professor that Langdon spoke to about books disputing Darwinism?
(a) Dr. Mateo Valero.
(b) Stephen J. Gould.
(c) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
(d) Paloma Calvo.

4. Where was the Superconducting Super Collider located, according to Kirsch in Chapter 20?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Texas.
(c) Nevada.
(d) Florida.

5. How old was Edmond Kirsch in Chapter 1?
(a) 40.
(b) 44.
(c) 32.
(d) 46.

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

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

8. From whom was the voiemail that Kirsch played for Langdon in Chapter 9?
(a) Bishop Antonio Valdespino.
(b) The Regent.
(c) Prince Julián.
(d) Rabbi Yehuda Köves.

9. Who in the narrative coined the phrase "God of the Gaps"?
(a) Ambra.
(b) Avila.
(c) Köves.
(d) Langdon.

10. What word refers to the notion that life on earth was seeded from another planet by a meteor or cosmic dust?
(a) Panspermia.
(b) Habilis donata.
(c) Alfertilization.
(d) Athemia.

11. What Guardia Real agent set out in pursuit of Kirsch's killer after the fact in Chapter 21
(a) Diego Garza.
(b) Joaquim Beña.
(c) Rafa Diaz.
(d) Paloma Calvo.

12. Where did Kirsch go to meet with religous leaders in the Prologue?
(a) Rome, Italy.
(b) Bilbao, Spain.
(c) The Sagrada Família.
(d) Catalonia, Spain.

13. 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) 1893.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1912.

14. What were hidden in in the side bars of Avila's crucifix?
(a) Two short-range bombs.
(b) Two short-range bullets.
(c) A bow and arrow.
(d) A gun in two parts.

15. What is the Holy Seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid?
(a) Catedral de la Virgin Mary.
(b) Catedral de la Bilbao.
(c) Catedral de la Escanaba.
(d) Catedral de la Almudena.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Kirsch claim it took early humans to progress from discovering fire to inventing the wheel?

2. To what deity did the Greeks attribute the ocean's tides?

3. What symbol appeared on the Uber car next to the Uber sticker?

4. What was the first 3-D-printed polymer gun called?

5. Who was the pilot of Kirsch's private plane that Winston ordered to fly Langdon and Ambra in Chapter 38?

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