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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. Where does William think to look for Berengar in ‘Third Day’?
2. What do William and Adso look for in Severinus’s chambers?
3. Who is Adso supposed to follow in ‘Fifth Day’?
4. What does the librarian do after being librarian?
5. What is found in Berengar’s cell on ‘Third Day’?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are William and Adso searching for in the laboratory in ‘Fifth Day’?
2. Who left in ‘Sixth Day’ knows the secrets of the library?
3. What makes the Cellarer ‘confess’?
4. What might be ‘dangerous’ about the book’s contents?
5. What is the position of the monk who dies in ‘Sixth Day’?
6. What is unusual about Berengar’s corpse?
7. What happens to Benno in ‘Fifth Day’?
8. What does William try to illustrate by talking about the river?
9. What are Salvatore and the Cellarer hiding in ‘Fourth Day’?
10. In ‘Fourth Day,’ how many ‘eyes’ does William now have, according to Adso?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Adso believes himself to be in love with the woman in the kitchen. Why does he believe this? How does this affect him? In what ways might this be a positive thing, and in what ways negative? How does he view the experience from his advanced age?
Essay Topic 2
The book shows two inquisitors, Bernard Gui and William, though he is not acting in this official capacity. How do the two men differ in their approaches? What has William done in the past while conducting inquisitions? How might their methods be the same? Different?
Essay Topic 3
A variety of languages, from Provençal to English to Latin, are used throughout the book. What is the significance of language in the novel? How do the “Italians” separate themselves from the others, and why is this important? How might reading this text in translation help us? Why did Eco not translate certain parts of French, Latin, and other languages found in the text?
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