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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 is notable about Malachi’s body?

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

3. What is Benno’s new position?

4. What does William imply about relics in ‘Sixth Day’?

5. What do William and Adso try to deduce in ‘Sixth Day’?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the subject of Jorge’s sermon?

4. What might be ‘dangerous’ about the book’s form?

5. In ‘Fourth Day,’ what poison might have been used on the dead monks?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The library’s organization is nearly impossible for the protagonists to figure out. Describe the organization of the library, as well as the books contained therein. Why is the term “Finis Africae” significant? Who keeps the library, and why is this a significant role?

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

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?

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