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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benno imply about Berengar?

2. Where was the apostolic seat?

3. What area of the abbey is forbidden to William?

4. What does the abbot express pride in?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Adso meet William?

2. How did Venantius die?

3. Why is Jorge so unnerving?

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

5. What is William’s mission at the abbey?

6. What does Berengar think he saw in ‘Second Day’?

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

8. What does Benno reveal about Adelmo?

9. How does it look like Venantius died?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ubertino flees the abbey when the two rival factions arrive. Why is this the case? What does he fear losing? What might he gain by leaving? How does this tie in with larger political threads of the story?

Essay Topic 2

The physical buildings of the abbey are described in great detail, and shown to be resplendent. Eco even includes two maps of various structures. What literary significance do the buildings themselves have? How do they affect the story? Focus particularly on the library itself, as well as the ensuing fire.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the Dominican order with the Franciscan order. What different beliefs do the two orders espouse? What might they have in common? What political causes might be linked to the different orders?

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