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

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

3. Where was Allamah Syed al-Fadl in Chapter 7?
(a) A desert outside Dubai.
(b) A desert outside Yosemite.
(c) A desert outside Saudi Arabia.
(d) A desert outside Chad.

4. Who was the Islamic leader that Kirsch met with in the Prologue?
(a) Allamah Syed al-Fadl.
(b) Allamah Aban ibn Uthman.
(c) Allamah Usama al-Abd.
(d) Allamah Diego Garza.

5. Who was the blacksmith to the Roman gods?
(a) Juno.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Vulcan.
(d) Mars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the pilot of Kirsch's private plane directed to fly Langdon and Ambra in Chapter 38?

2. Who was the public relations coordinator for the palace that confronted Garza in Chapter 33?

3. What Muslim scholar questioned the logic of Plato and Aristotle and declared mathematics to be the philosophy of the devil in the end of the 11th century?

4. What did Avila do with his headset after entering the museum in Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Langdon and Ambra get to Barcelona after Kirsch's murder?

2. What is the Guardia Real?

3. What symbol(s) appear on the getaway car used by Avila? Why are they significant?

4. Why is Robert Langdon at the Guggenheim in Chapter 1?

5. What happened to Admiral Avila's family? How does this influence his actions in the novel?

6. What is the essence of Kirsch's discovery, as revealed in the Prologue?

7. How is Edmond Kirsch killed?

8. Who was Francisco Franco?

9. Why is Kirsch anxious before his presentation?

10. Why did Ambra accept Julian's proposal? Why does she regret it?

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