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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 does Langdon see on the Camerlengo's body as they try to transport him to the hospital after the shooting in the Pope's office?

2. What did a priest once tell Kohler his paralysis was?

3. How is the Cardinal at the third Altar of Science killed?

4. Why do the people in St. Peter's Square cry out in jubilation after hours of silence from the Vatican?

5. What does Macri do when she is told to give her footage of the second killing to the Swiss Guards?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vittoria see in the dead Pope's body that indicates he was poisoned?

2. Where does Langdon land after falling from the helicopter?

3. How does Langdon escape from the Vatican Archives when he is locked in as the power is shut off?

4. How does Kohler think his experience at the Vatican will end?

5. What does the Camerlengo say when Langdon first tries to jump in the helicopter with him?

6. What was the Pope poisoned with?

7. What is Kohler doing as Langdon is trying to escape from the overturned sarcophagus?

8. How did the Camerlengo die?

9. What happens with Langdon and Vittoria at the end of the book?

10. What does the recorded video from Kohler reveal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kohler was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Kohler had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Pride is a very basic and obvious themes in this book. What is the difference between pride and confidence and where in the book do these themes appear?

Essay Topic 3

The Camerlengo's radical dedication wreaked havoc throughout the entire book. What are some examples of this behavior, and how did these actions affect the characters around him?

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