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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 story does William change Adso’s conception of in ‘Third Day’?
(a) St. Francis and the birds.
(b) The loaves and fishes.
(c) The crucifixion.
(d) Mary Magdalene.

2. What is the subject of Jorge’s sermon?
(a) The Crucifixion.
(b) The antichrist.
(c) The life of the abbey.
(d) Jesus's laughter.

3. What did Salvatore do in the name of the Lord?
(a) Killed Berengar.
(b) Kill numerous people.
(c) Came to the lobby.
(d) Went on the Crusades.

4. What does the abbot tell William in ‘Sixth Day’?
(a) To leave immediately.
(b) To keep trying.
(c) To cease his investigations.
(d) To stop bothering him.

5. What distinction does Adso struggle with in ‘Seventh Day’?
(a) Jorge and William.
(b) Free will of God and chaos.
(c) Dominicans and Franciscans.
(d) Heretics and Believers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does a girl in ‘Third Day’ prostitute herself?

2. What does Adso do when he finds Jorge in ‘Seventh Day’?

3. What do William and Adso look for in Severinus’s chambers?

4. Where did Severinus find William’s glasses?

5. What inspired Adso’s vision?

Short Essay Questions

1. What signs are there that Berengar is in trouble in ‘Third Day’?

2. What has happened to the abbot in ‘Seventh Day’?

3. In ‘Fourth Day,’ how many ‘eyes’ does William now have, according to Adso?

4. How does William think the lepers have been used?

5. What is Benno mostly ignorant of?

6. What is the position of the monk who dies in ‘Sixth Day’?

7. What does William think about the relics?

8. Who starts the fire at the abbey?

9. What might be ‘dangerous’ about the book’s contents?

10. What is William’s response to the fire?

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