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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did William consider his master?
(a) Francis Bacon.
(b) Roger Bacon.
(c) The Emperor.
(d) The Pope.

2. What kind of cipher is written on the page William and Adso find in the library?
(a) A code in Arabic.
(b) Something completely incomprehensible.
(c) Morse code.
(d) An astrological cipher.

3. What is stolen from William?
(a) His light.
(b) His compass.
(c) His own book.
(d) His glasses.

4. Who is the first person from the monks that the men meet in ‘First Day’?
(a) Ubartino.
(b) Salvatore.
(c) The abbot.
(d) The Cellarer.

5. Where do William and Adso go to investigate in ‘Second Day’?
(a) The scriptorium.
(b) The library.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The labratory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Louis see as his allies?

2. At the time this book was written, who was the Pope?

3. Why has William come to the monastery?

4. What does William question Severinus about in ‘Second Day’?

5. Who used to be a Dolcian?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jorge so unnerving?

2. What do the monks debate at the first dinner?

3. What does Benno reveal about Adelmo?

4. How did Venantius die?

5. What two things disappear from Venantius’s desk in ‘Second Day’?

6. What is William’s mission at the abbey?

7. How does Salvatore speak?

8. What must the men pass through to reach the library at night?

9. How does it look like Venantius died?

10. Where did the narrator find confirmation of the book’s veracity?

(see the answer keys)

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