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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When are Adso and William traveling in ‘First Day’?
(a) November.
(b) February.
(c) December.
(d) January.

2. What does William question Severinus about in ‘Second Day’?
(a) Herbs.
(b) The history of Greek.
(c) One particular book.
(d) Poisons.

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

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

5. At that time this book was written, who was the Emperor?
(a) Louis.
(b) Bernard.
(c) John.
(d) Charles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What position has William held before?

3. Who is a mystery to Adso?

4. When does Compline take place?

5. What is stolen from William?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who, in ‘Second Day,’ reveals that the library is a labyrinth?

2. What does Benno reveal about Adelmo?

3. Where did the narrator find confirmation of the book’s veracity?

4. How did the narrator originally lose his copy of the book?

5. What is William’s mission at the abbey?

6. Why is Adso allowed to sit away from the novices in ‘First Day’?

7. How did Venantius die?

8. What does William help the Cellarer to find?

9. How does it look like Venantius died?

10. What is William fascinated by?

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