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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the bulk of the monastery called?
(a) The labyrinth.
(b) The hall.
(c) The Aedificium.
(d) The library.

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

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

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

5. How many people can enter the top floor of the Aedificium?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) Anyone can enter.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what order did Brother William belong?

2. When did the narrator receive the manuscript?

3. What is Severinus’s job at the abbey?

4. Who is the first person from the monks that the men meet in ‘First Day’?

5. When does Matins take place?

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