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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 did William do to Venantius’s parchment?

2. What is found in Berengar’s cell on ‘Third Day’?

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

4. In ‘Fourth Day’, what does Alinardo think the basis for the crimes has been?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does William think about the relics?

6. What makes the Cellarer ‘confess’?

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

8. If William does not solve the crime, who will?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William is fascinated by machines and makes particular reference to some new inventions. What inventions does he mention? How does he treat them? What are the other monks’ reactions to these inventions? What is their greater, symbolic significance for the text?

Essay Topic 2

The rose is mentioned only in passing throughout the book, yet constitutes the title. What is the meaning of the rose? How is it mentioned in the text, and how might it be seen as a metaphor?

Essay Topic 3

The monks debate the role of women at great length. What are the different attitudes towards women? Does Adso agree with these views? Discuss his views in tandem with his encounter with the young girl in the kitchen.

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