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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What surprises the Cellarer in ‘First Day’?
(a) That they are there at all.
(b) That William knows so much about the horse.
(c) That William has deigned to come to visit them.
(d) That William and Adso have arrived so early.

3. In what form is the monastery constructed?
(a) An octogon.
(b) A square.
(c) A rectangle.
(d) A triangle.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What language was the original work in?

2. To which monastery did Adso belong?

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

4. What fascinated William?

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

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