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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was sunset in the Prologue?
(a) At 7 p.m.
(b) At 9 p.m.
(c) Around 4:30 p.m.
(d) At 6 p.m.

3. In what year do the events of the book take place?
(a) 1387
(b) 1314
(c) 1327
(d) 1323

4. At the time this book was written, who was the Pope?
(a) John Paul II.
(b) Clement V.
(c) John XXII.
(d) Ignacious IV.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the apostolic seat?

2. Whom did William consider his master?

3. When is Adso writing this book?

4. What language was the original work in?

5. When did the narrator receive the manuscript?

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