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

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

3. Where does Benno recommend William search in ‘Second Day’?
(a) Salvatore’s cell.
(b) His own cell.
(c) The scriptorium.
(d) The library.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Abbot withhold some information in ‘First Day’?

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

3. What kind of cipher is written on the page William and Adso find in the library?

4. In what form is the monastery constructed?

5. What is missing from Venantius’s desk in ‘Second Day’?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who originally translated the book?

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

4. What is William’s first conclusion about Adso’s death?

5. How does it look like Venantius died?

6. What two things disappear from Venantius’s desk in ‘Second Day’?

7. What is William fascinated by?

8. How does Adso feel about ‘modern’ life?

9. Why is Jorge so unnerving?

10. Who does William already know at the abbey in ‘First Day’?

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