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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When does Matins take place?
(a) Before 7 p.m.
(b) Around 6 p.m.
(c) Between 2:30 and 3:30 a.m.
(d) At 4:30 p.m.

5. To which monastery did Adso belong?
(a) The Monastery of Munich.
(b) The Monastery of Melk.
(c) The Monastery of Vallé.
(d) The Monastery of Cluny.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time this book was written, who was the Pope?

2. When did the narrator receive the manuscript?

3. When was sunset in the Prologue?

4. When did the monks go to bed?

5. Whom did William consider his master?

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