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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Note.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the monks go to bed?
(a) Before 7 p.m.
(b) Between 2:30 and 3:30 a.m.
(c) Around 4:30 p.m.
(d) Around 6 p.m.

2. Whom did Adso accompany on his travels?
(a) His father.
(b) Brother William of Baskerville.
(c) The abbot.
(d) Ubartino.

3. What fascinated William?
(a) Machines.
(b) Women.
(c) Writing books.
(d) Horses.

4. What language was the original work in?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) Latin.

5. When is the narrator now writing, according to the Preface?
(a) 1932
(b) 1980
(c) 1968
(d) 1884

Short Answer Questions

1. What 18th Century figure translated Adso’s work?

2. To what order did Brother William belong?

3. Where was the apostolic seat?

4. When does Compline take place?

5. What book cited Adso’s manuscript?

(see the answer key)

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