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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the computer's output suggest about the crucifixion of Christ?
(a) It never happened.
(b) It was orchestrated by the Jews.
(c) He died of his wounds, not from the crucifixion.
(d) Jesus was crucified, but friends snuck in and freed him before he died.

2. According to Casaubon's group, what was the reason for the founding of the Rosicrucians?
(a) To provide a place for the Templars to store their wealth.
(b) To provide a place for members of the Templars who were excommunicated, or looking for something else.
(c) To help carry messages between Templar groups unobtrusively.
(d) To expose the true Templar groups in Germany.

3. What was Diotallevi's reasoning for the advice he gave to Casaubon and Belbo before he left for treatment?
(a) He received information that made him believe they were in imminent danger.
(b) He is afraid they will be apprehended when he is not there to help them.
(c) He didn't want Casaubon and Belbo to know that he was going to be researching in secret while he was away.
(d) He believes his involvement in the Plan contributed to his health problems.

4. To what country does Casaubon travel to visit a Templar temple?
(a) Russia.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Brazil.
(d) France.

5. According to Casaubon's conclusions after talking to Salon, what role do the Jews play in the Templar conspiracy?
(a) They are out to disrupt and destroy the Templars for good.
(b) They are a red herring.
(c) He could make no conclusion.
(d) They are the only true branch of Templars.

6. Who demands that Belbo be sacrificed?
(a) The Frenchman.
(b) Salon.
(c) Aglie.
(d) Lorenza.

7. Why does Lorenza make Belbo leave the restaurant where they are supposed to have lunch?
(a) Their table is near Aglie's.
(b) She thinks they are being watched.
(c) She owes money to the owner.
(d) She sees a cockroach crawl under their table.

8. Who began an anti-Semitic campaign to draw out the Jewish Templars?
(a) The Slavic Templars.
(b) The German Templars.
(c) The Israeli Cabbalists.
(d) The French Rosicrucians.

9. Who is Kelly?
(a) Belbo's first wife.
(b) Francis Bacon's lover.
(c) An associate of John Dee's.
(d) Jacques de Molay's wife.

10. According to the Plan, where was Napoleon initiated into the Templars?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Bulgaria.
(d) Egypt.

11. Why doesn't Casaubon bring anyone with him to help Belbo?
(a) No one knows Casaubon is still associated with Belbo.
(b) There is no one in Milan to help him.
(c) Everyone Casaubon knows has turned against Belbo.
(d) He doesn't dare tell anyone about Belbo's predicament.

12. Who is the first cloaked person to kneel before the leader of the ceremony?
(a) Riccardo.
(b) Aglie.
(c) Bramanti.
(d) Belbo.

13. Which is NOT a meeting place of the Templars, according to Casaubon's interpretation of the parchment?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Jerusalem.

14. What does Diotallevi ask Belbo about Abulafia?
(a) If it could help them solve the mystery of the Sephirot.
(b) How long it takes to perform calculations and permutations.
(c) If it could recombine the Torah.
(d) Why Belbo chose to name it that.

15. According to Casaubon's reinterpretation of Ardenti's parchment, how often are the Templars instructed to meet?
(a) Whenever a new French king is crowned.
(b) Every 600 years.
(c) Every 120 years.
(d) Whenever they must appoint a successor for their leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Belbo's boyhood home?

2. How is Belbo murdered?

3. How many group members are ordered into the room by the leader of the ceremony?

4. What quality of his story does Belbo see as a virtue, instead of a vice?

5. What group does Casaubon think Postel joined, after being a Templar initiate?

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