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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. Where was Edmond Kirsch's mother from?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Spain.
(d) America.

2. Who wrote Don Quixote?
(a) William Blake.
(b) Miguel de Cervantes.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) Joaquim Beña.

3. Who was the only person other than the prince who had the authority to erase a call from the palace?
(a) Suresh Bhalla.
(b) Agent Rafa Díaz.
(c) Jeremy England.
(d) Commander Garza.

4. Who received a call giving him the whereabouts of Langdon and Ambra in Chapter 45?
(a) Fonseca.
(b) Garza.
(c) Kirsch.
(d) Siegel.

5. What had Winston calculated as the amount of time Kirsch had left to live when he was murdered?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 9 days.
(d) 9 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to a picture representing a word?

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

3. What kind of cross appeared above Gaudi's tomb?

4. How much money was deposited into Avila's bank account as an advance on his first mission?

5. What was the name of the computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the vials and needles in Kirsch's home indicate?

2. What does the Tandy TRS-80 represent?

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

4. How is the Sagrada Família described?

5. What is the Valley of the Fallen?

6. How did Edmond Kirsch's mother die?

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

8. How does Avila die?

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

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

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