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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. While standing in Teabing's empty chateau, who receives a call that the president of the Depository Bank is changing his story?

2. Teabing thinks the knight is one of those killed in what year?

3. Sophie and Langdon find an interesting book about who in the library?

4. Teabing tells of how books of the Bible were chosen by whom?

5. Bezu Fache arrives at the Airfield from which whose plane has just departed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think it would be a good idea for Sophie and Langdon to become romantically involved? Why or why not?

2. What does Langdon think is significant about the cryptex?

3. Explain the encounter between Langdon, Sophie and Teabing and the police at the airport.

4. How does Remy influence the story in Chapters 92 through 95, and what questions does his role in this section raise?

5. What conclusions can be drawn from the surveillance post in the barn and what questions does it raise?

6. What is the major plot twist in Chapters 96 through 100?

7. How, in this section, does the author emphasize the implications of finding the Holy Grail?

8. What important twist occurs in Chapter 87 and how does the author use it to build suspense?

9. What reason does Langdon figure out that caused Fache to frame Langdon for murder?

10. How do Sophie and Teabing manage to save the keystone when Silas attacks them in Teabing's home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book, there is quite a bit of corruption within the Opus Dei order. What major real life organizations might that be compared to and in what ways? Use examples from both the book and real life to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Do you feel that major mysteries such as a the mystery of the Holy Grail were meant to be solved, or do you think that they are too dangerous to pursue or better left unsolved? What are the implications of solving major world mysteries such as the Holy Grail, alien invasions or the Bermuda Triangle, both good and bad? Use examples from life and from the story to back up your stance on solving world mysteries.

Essay Topic 3

All of the major conflicts in the book stem from one thing--concealed religious secrets. Catholicism has a long, rich history, but it hasn't always been in a positive light.

Part 1. List at least three of the negative implications made about Catholicism in the book.

Part 2. Based on what you know about Catholicism, do you believe that many of the things said about it in the book are true? Why or why not?

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