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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. From whom does Adso learn the story of Dolcino?
(a) Umbartino.
(b) William.
(c) The cellarer.
(d) Salvatore.

2. Who appears as Severinus tells William what he found in ‘Fifth Day’?
(a) Adso.
(b) Benno.
(c) The abbot.
(d) Jorge.

3. What does Benno reveal about the book in ‘Sixth Day’?
(a) It was not on parchment, but rather on linen.
(b) It has disappeared.
(c) It is written on parchment.
(d) It is new.

4. What does the strange book in ‘Seventh Day’ contain?
(a) A work by Aristotle.
(b) The Koran.
(c) The old Testament.
(d) The Bible.

5. Why couldn’t Abo enter through the mirror?
(a) He is too fat.
(b) He is too short.
(c) He doesn't understand it.
(d) He forgot the code.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can the Cellarer not stand?

2. What does the abbot tell William in ‘Sixth Day’?

3. In ‘Fifth Day,’ who does Bernardo think is guilty and investigate?

4. What is different about the new visit to the library in ‘Fourth Day’?

5. How do Jorge and William refer to Aristotle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who starts the fire at the abbey?

2. Where were William’s eyeglasses in ‘Fourth Day’?

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

4. What is Benno mostly ignorant of?

5. How does William protect himself from the book in ‘Seventh Day’?

6. Who left in ‘Sixth Day’ knows the secrets of the library?

7. How do William and Adso use their knowledge of the library in ‘Third Day’?

8. In ‘Fifth Day,’ who has taken the book?

9. What does William try to illustrate by talking about the river?

10. What happens to Benno in ‘Fifth Day’?

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