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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 did Langdon and Ambra conclude that Winston's self-portrait was in Chapter 80?
(a) A map.
(b) A telephone number.
(c) A poem.
(d) A bomb.

2. How long ago did Winston say Kirsch had learned about his illness in Chapter 53?
(a) 12 days ago.
(b) 10 months ago.
(c) 22 months ago.
(d) 6 weeks ago.

3. Who wrote Letter to a Christian Nation?
(a) James Williams.
(b) Peter Hall.
(c) Sam Harris.
(d) Roger Waters.

4. What does "castigo divino" translate to in English?
(a) Divine vision.
(b) Divine blessings.
(c) Divine retribution.
(d) Divine punishment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What information did Ambra reveal to the prince after his proposal?

2. What was the date on the New York Times article that Kirsch presented in his speech in Chapter 91?

3. What did Kirsch place in a hallway as a deliberate snub of superstition?

4. Why was Avila unable to shoot Langdon in Chapter 75?

5. Who was the physical therapist who proposed a meeting between Avila and the pope?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Valley of the Fallen?

2. What is the significance of the quote over Kirsch's office door?

3. Who is "monte@iglesia.org"?

4. Why did Kirsch's mother place him in an orphanage?

5. What does the Tandy TRS-80 represent?

6. How is the Sagrada Família described?

7. Why is Commander Garza arrested?

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

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

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

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