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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. How did Berengar die?

2. What does Jorge allow William to do in ‘Seventh Day’?

3. What metaphor does William use in ‘Third Day’ to describe heresy?

4. What did Salvatore do in the name of the Lord?

5. What does William see as the inspiration for what happens to Adso during the choir’s chanting in ‘Sixth Day’?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do William and Adso use their knowledge of the library in ‘Third Day’?

2. What is Benno scared of in ‘Sixth Day’?

3. What are William and Adso searching for in the laboratory in ‘Fifth Day’?

4. What is Benno mostly ignorant of?

5. Who starts the fire at the abbey?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Judgment Day, the Apocalypse, and the Antichrist are frequent references throughout the novel. Why might these be significant? Are they truly the clue to the mysteries and murders taking place? If not, why might Eco have chosen to discuss them in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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