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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did William consider his master?
(a) The Emperor.
(b) Roger Bacon.
(c) Francis Bacon.
(d) The Pope.

2. Who is the first person from the monks that the men meet in ‘First Day’?
(a) The abbot.
(b) The Cellarer.
(c) Ubartino.
(d) Salvatore.

3. What is Severinus’s job at the abbey?
(a) Cook.
(b) Herbalist.
(c) Cellarer.
(d) Glazier.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Abo?

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

3. When did the narrator receive the manuscript?

4. How does William know what he tells the Cellarer in ‘First Day’?

5. How many people can enter the top floor of the Aedificium?

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