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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. Remy tells Silas that Remy was hired by whom?

2. How is the text of the unfamiliar script on the inlay coded?

3. Where does Teabing live?

4. Langdon remembers one friend named _____________ who knows more about the Grail than anyone?

5. Bishop Aringarosa leaves the Castel Gandolfo with a heavy briefcase containing ________ equaling twenty million euros.

Short Essay Questions

1. What interesting religious opinions does Teabing reveal to Sophie in this section?

2. What important twist occurs in Chapter 87 and how does the author use it to build suspense?

3. What conclusions can be drawn from the surveillance post in the barn and what questions does it raise?

4. How do Sophie and Teabing manage to save the keystone when Silas attacks them in Teabing's home?

5. What is Fache's actual role in the book and how is it revealed in Chapters 101 through 104?

6. What surprising twist does the story take with regard to Remy, and how might it change future events?

7. How does the relationship between Langdon and Sophie change, in Chapters 79 through 84, and what events are foreshadowed that may cause them to have conflicting views?

8. What important things are revealed in Chapters 59 through 63?

9. What is the cryptex and how is it discovered?

10. Do you agree with Langdon's decision to go to Teabing's, in Chapters 50 through 54? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If you were a member of the Priory of Sion and had to choose whether or not to reveal the secret of the Holy Grail and the bloodline of Jesus, would you reveal it or keep it hidden? Defend your choice, in detail, using examples from real life, your own personal observations about religion, and examples from the book to support your choice.

Essay Topic 2

Do you think that Da Vinci really did belong to a secret society and hid clues to the society's secrets in his works? Why or why not? Also, assuming for a moment that Da Vinci did hide secrets in his work, do you feel that it was a good idea for him to do so? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The author, Dan Brown, uses plot twists quite often in the book. Describe, in detail, your favorite plot twist. Why was it your favorite? What new information did it provide? What old information did it nullify? Also, how different do you feel the book would have been, had that plot twist not existed?

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