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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the apostolic seat?
(a) Avignon.
(b) Tuscany.
(c) Rome.
(d) The Vatican.

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

3. When did the narrator receive the manuscript?
(a) 1884
(b) 1980
(c) 1968
(d) 1932

4. When is Adso writing this book?
(a) At the end of his life.
(b) In the mid-1350s.
(c) Immediately after the events.
(d) Directly following William’s death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives at the apostolic seat?

2. In what year do the events of the book take place?

3. What language was the original work in?

4. What book cited Adso’s manuscript?

5. To what order did Brother William belong?

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