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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the form of the library?
(a) A labyrinth.
(b) A single room.
(c) A spiral.
(d) A tunnel.

3. What is stolen from William?
(a) His compass.
(b) His light.
(c) His own book.
(d) His glasses.

4. What area of the abbey is forbidden to William?
(a) The library.
(b) The scriptorium.
(c) The church.
(d) The gardens.

5. Where do William and Adso go to investigate in ‘Second Day’?
(a) The library.
(b) The labratory.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The scriptorium.

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

7. What kind of cipher is written on the page William and Adso find in the library?
(a) An astrological cipher.
(b) Something completely incomprehensible.
(c) Morse code.
(d) A code in Arabic.

8. What is missing from Venantius’s desk in ‘Second Day’?
(a) His writing utensils.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A book in Greek.
(d) A book in Latin.

9. To what order did Brother William belong?
(a) Dominican.
(b) None.
(c) Fratelli.
(d) Franciscan.

10. What is the first monk Adso and William meet looking for?
(a) The abbot.
(b) Salvatore.
(c) A mule.
(d) A horse.

11. Why has William come to the monastery?
(a) To rest.
(b) To learn about potions.
(c) To study a manuscript.
(d) To investigate the death of Adelmo.

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

13. What language was the original work in?
(a) German.
(b) Italian.
(c) Latin.
(d) French.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benno imply about Berengar?

2. Who used to be a Dolcian?

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

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

5. What does the abbot express pride in?

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