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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. What is the name of Langdon's editor in New York?
2. Teabing thinks the knight is one of those killed in what year?
3. What the three inside the house do not know is that outside, __________ is in the bushes, waiting for the chance to enter the house and retrieve the keystone.
4. When Silas attacks, which person does he knock to the floor?
5. The name Langdon, Sophie and Teabing come up with has too many letters, so they decide to apply the ancient ________________ to the word.
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What important things are revealed in Chapters 59 through 63?
3. What do you think are Fache's motivations in the book, and what do you think it says about him as a man?
4. What does Langdon think is significant about the cryptex?
5. How does this section of the book (Chapters 74-78) help Sophie to understand her grandfather and help the reader to understand Sophie better?
6. How does Remy influence the story in Chapters 92 through 95, and what questions does his role in this section raise?
7. What reason does Langdon figure out that caused Fache to frame Langdon for murder?
8. How and why has Vernet's attitude changed and what does it mean for Langdon and Sophie in this section?
9. What surprising twist does the story take with regard to Remy, and how might it change future events?
10. What is the cryptex and how is it discovered?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
One of the things that Dan Brown implies in the book is that religious beliefs are always flawed or, at least, incomplete in some way. Do you agree with that opinion? Use examples from both the book and real life to explain why or why not.
Essay Topic 3
The author, Dan Brown, uses plot twists quite often in the book. Describe, in detail, your favorite plot twist. Why was it your favorite? What new information did it provide? What old information did it nullify? Also, how different do you feel the book would have been, had that plot twist not existed?
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