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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 ominous Francoist symbol that echoed Nazi iconography is described on the iron gate in Chapter 86?
(a) An archangel falling.
(b) A papal cross.
(c) A double-headed eagle.
(d) A double-headed snake.

2. Why did the first password Langdon entered on Kirsch's computer not work?
(a) Because of the ampersand.
(b) Because he misspelled a word.
(c) Because he had caps lock on.
(d) Because he used spaces.

3. What term refers to a picture representing a word?
(a) Interrobang.
(b) Ampersand.
(c) Ellipsis.
(d) Logogram.

4. To what religion did Edmond Kirsch's mother adhere?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Islam.
(c) The Anglican Church.
(d) Judaism.

5. What names appeared on the glass test tube Langdon found in the lab in Chapter 90?
(a) Kein-Warsaw.
(b) Addams-Smith.
(c) Miller-Urey.
(d) Kamp-Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose style did Winston's self-portrait mimic?

2. How long ago did Winston say Kirsch had learned about his illness in Chapter 53?

3. Where is the headquarters for the Palmarian Church located?

4. What rare ultradense chemical element was the cube coated with in Kirsch's lab?

5. What hotel is next door to the football stadium where Langdon ordered the helicopter pilot to land in Chapter 80?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Avila become involved in the plot of killing Kirsch?

2. What is revealed of Winston's self-portrait in Chapter 80?

3. How does Avila die?

4. What happens to the Guardia Real agents in the Sagrada Família?

5. How did Edmond Kirsch's mother die?

6. What does "bicameralism" mean? Why is it important in the novel?

7. What is on the page of the book that is on display at the church in Chapter 70?

8. How do Langdon and Ambra discern Kirsch's computer password?

9. How does Edmond Kirsch's mother's death play into his motivations as an adult?

10. Why is Father Joaquim Bena in possession of Kirsch's book?

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