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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. When Remy joins Silas in the driver's seat of the limo, he puts up a partition. Not long after, Silas's cell phone rings with a call from whom?

2. Sophie and Langdon are looking for what that ought be on the tomb?

3. What is the ancient symbol for a woman called?

4. When he realizes that he must go to London, Aringarosa bribes the pilot with what?

5. Which of the following is one of the people the surveillance equipment in the barn is set up to listen to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the rain, as Silas enters Opus Dei, seem to symbolize?

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

3. Explain why you do or do not feel bad for Silas.

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

5. How is symbolism used in this section of the book (Chapters 74-78), to tie up the symbols that were used throughout previous sections of the book?

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

7. What does Teabing point out about the painting of The Last Supper and what questions does it raise?

8. What do you think are Fache's motivations in the book, and what do you think it says about him as a man?

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

10. Who shoots Aringarosa and what are the implications of that?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although the book doesn't detail Robert Langdon's history, certain assumptions can be made about him. He is clearly more of an analytical thinker than a believer in divine influence.

1. Are you an analytical thinker like Robert Langdon? Why or why not?

2. List five reasons that someone might believe in divine influence and five reasons that they might not.

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is a major literary device which Dan Brown, the author of the Da Vinci Code, uses often. Explain, in detail, three spots where Brown uses foreshadowing in the book as well as what events those three things foreshadow.

Essay Topic 3

If you were a member of the Priory of Sion and had to choose whether or not to reveal the secret of the Holy Grail and the bloodline of Jesus, would you reveal it or keep it hidden? Defend your choice, in detail, using examples from real life, your own personal observations about religion, and examples from the book to support your choice.

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