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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 88-100 (Tiferet 88-100).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality of his story does Belbo see as a virtue, instead of a vice?
(a) Its believability.
(b) Its bizarreness.
(c) Its complexity.
(d) Its fictionalization of historical characters.

2. What ailment does Diotallevi claim to have in Chapter 100?
(a) Appendicitis.
(b) Kidney stones.
(c) Gastritis.
(d) Bronchitis.

3. Who is Lorenza?
(a) Diotallevi's sister.
(b) Belbo's nickname for his computer.
(c) Casaubon's research partner.
(d) A young woman with whom Belbo fell in love.

4. Why is Belbo wary about going to the party Lorenza invites him to?
(a) The party is being hosted by someone who is competing with Belbo for Lorenza's affection.
(b) The party is in a part of the city which Belbo knows to be dangerous after dark.
(c) Belbo has too much work to do, and is worried that Mr. Garamond will be angry if he goes.
(d) There will be people in attendance at the party who, Belbo thinks, are dangerous occultists.

5. Why does Casaubon have difficulty researching the group that interests him, in Chapter 27?
(a) Everyone believes the group exists, but no one will admit that they are a member.
(b) There is no written evidence of the group's existence.
(c) The Church denies the existence of the group.
(d) He has alienated himself from his contacts who are also interested in esoteric lore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invited Postel to leave the Templars and join another group, according to Casaubon?

2. Where does Casaubon move, in Chapter 25?

3. Who checked out the book Casaubon was looking for at the library?

4. According to the Plan, where was Napoleon initiated into the Templars?

5. What is the name of Casaubon's Milanese neighbor?

(see the answer key)

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