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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 long does Langdon have to find the canister of antimatter when he reaches the Vatican?

2. What kind of accent does the person have who calls the Camerlengo while Langdon is in his office?

3. How does Kohler first contact Langdon?

4. What is the name of the machine that Langdon sees three people floating around in?

5. What does Vittoria find missing from her lab?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Vittoria unable to call the authorities when she realizes the large specimen of antimatter is gone?

2. How much will one square yard of drag slowdown a falling human body?

3. How was the first cardinal murdered?

4. What happens in a Conclave?

5. What language is the clue to the location of the first Altar of Science written in?

6. How does Vittoria get a hold of the Camerlengo when she and Langdon are detained at the Vatican?

7. Aside from the human lives, what else is the antimatter threatening by being housed in the Vatican?

8. How is antimatter stored?

9. What did the Illuminati vow to do when they began to emerge after being persecuted by the Catholic church?

10. What does Vittoria find to help her see down the hole to the first Altar of Science?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

The power and influence of the media is a theme that Brown touches on a number of times. What are some of the places where this theme is present, and what affect does it have on the course of the plot? Why do you think this was an important theme to Brown?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Dan Brown have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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