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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. Who is Abo?
(a) The cellarer.
(b) A random monk.
(c) The abbot.
(d) Salvatore.

2. What do Jorge and William debate in ‘Second Day’?
(a) The role of the church.
(b) The purpose of poverty in religion.
(c) Which sect has the most heretics.
(d) The role of laughter in religion.

3. In what year do the events of the book take place?
(a) 1314
(b) 1387
(c) 1327
(d) 1323

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

5. Where does William want to go that night in ‘Second Day’?
(a) To the library.
(b) To bed.
(c) To the baths.
(d) To the scriptorium.

Short Answer Questions

1. At that time this book was written, who was the Emperor?

2. To what order did Brother William belong?

3. Who did Louis see as his allies?

4. Who is Ubertino obsessed with?

5. What 18th Century figure translated Adso’s work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the Pope at the time of the events in the novel?

2. How does it look like Venantius died?

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

4. How did Venantius die?

5. How does Salvatore speak?

6. What does Benno reveal about Adelmo?

7. Who is the Emperor at the time of the events in the novel?

8. Who originally translated the book?

9. What is William fascinated by?

10. When does Adso write his manuscript?

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