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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the occult book series published by Mr. Garamond's vanity press?
(a) Diabolicals.
(b) Isis Unveiled.
(c) Project Hermes.
(d) Hermetica.

2. Why doesn't Mr. Garamond agree to publish Bramanti's work?
(a) Garamond doesn't trust Bramanti to be reliable and deliver the works on time.
(b) Bramanti is not going to finance the project himself.
(c) Garamond's company is facing bankruptcy and cannot afford any new clients.
(d) The topic of Bramanti's research doesn't interest him.

3. Who or what is Abulafia?
(a) Belbo's computer.
(b) Casaubon's girlfriend.
(c) A Hebrew code of letters and numbers.
(d) Diotallevi's electronic journal.

4. What is the name of Casaubon's Milanese neighbor?
(a) Salon.
(b) Aglie.
(c) Comte.
(d) Lorenza.

5. What are the origins of the religious ceremonies that exist where Casaubon is living?
(a) Their origins are largely unknown.
(b) They are strictly orthodox Christian traditions.
(c) They are an eclectic mixture of traditions from other cultures.
(d) They are peculiar to that area, and show little resemblance to the traditions of other cultures.

6. Casaubon's neighbor suggests that there is something mysterious about what?
(a) The Parisian sewer system.
(b) The placement of England's grandest cathedrals.
(c) The Italian canal systems.
(d) The German aluminum mines.

7. Where does Aglie live?
(a) Milan.
(b) New York.
(c) Provins.
(d) Rio de Janeiro.

8. Who checked out the book Casaubon was looking for at the library?
(a) De Angelis.
(b) Belbo.
(c) Lorenza.
(d) Salon.

9. Which of the following were women whom the Knights Templar were NOT allowed to kiss or make eye contact with?
(a) Aunts.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Mothers.
(d) Sisters.

10. What is the subject of the book Belbo wants Casaubon to work on?
(a) Metals.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Electroplating.
(d) Herbalism.

11. What idea is commonly associated with Agartha?
(a) Symbiosis.
(b) Synarchy.
(c) Creationism.
(d) Enlightenment.

12. What does Mr. Garamond name the project he begins in Chapter 43?
(a) The Templar Project.
(b) Project Hermes.
(c) The De Molay Experiment.
(d) Project Creation.

13. What saint helped to establish and protect the Knights Templar?
(a) Saint Catherine.
(b) Saint Francis.
(c) Saint Michael.
(d) Saint Bernard.

14. How did the Knights Templar become rich?
(a) They were exempt from paying tithes.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) They were able to implement tithes of their own.
(d) They were allowed to keep loot that they won in battle.

15. Aglie agrees to act as a consultant for Belbo and Casaubon free of charge, on what condition?
(a) They tell no one that he is working for them.
(b) Casaubon and Belbo stop their work on the Plan.
(c) The manuscripts they send him aren't boring.
(d) Casaubon helps him with some research.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what order does Professor Bramanti belong?

2. What accusation begins the confrontation at Aglie's house?

3. What is the School of Comparative Irrelevance?

4. What is Belbo's profession?

5. How does Casaubon know Professor Bramanti?

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