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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 do the monks chant during Matins?
(a) Ave Maria.
(b) Hail Mary.
(c) Dies irae.
(d) The Sederunt.

2. Why is it difficult to follow Jorge in ‘Seventh Day’?
(a) He is dangerous.
(b) He moves so quickly.
(c) He has extinguished the light.
(d) He makes a lot of noise.

3. According to the monks, who was Dolcino?
(a) A heretic.
(b) A Franciscan.
(c) A Dominican.
(d) One of them.

4. What does the abbot give a lecture on in ‘Sixth Day’?
(a) The language of the Bible.
(b) The language of gemstones.
(c) Jesus's laughter.
(d) Jesus's poverty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the men find in the vault in ‘Seventh Day’?

2. Where is Berengar found in ‘Third Day’?

3. What does Salvatore intend to do in ‘Fourth Day’?

4. What happens to Adso during the choir’s chanting in ‘Sixth Day’?

5. Where is Berengar in ‘Third Day’?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Salvatore expect his story to inspire in Adso?

3. What are Salvatore and the Cellarer hiding in ‘Fourth Day’?

4. What additional clothing is Severnius’s corpse wearing?

5. What code is used in Venantius’s book?

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

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

8. What is Benno mostly ignorant of?

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

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

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