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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. Who does William try to save in ‘Seventh Day’?
(a) Jorge.
(b) Adso.
(c) The abbot.
(d) Ubertino.

2. What does the large group debate as a whole in ‘Fifth Day’?
(a) Jesus's laughter.
(b) Heretics.
(c) Jesus's poverty.
(d) Their own faith.

3. What does the abbot tell William in ‘Sixth Day’?
(a) To keep trying.
(b) To leave immediately.
(c) To cease his investigations.
(d) To stop bothering him.

4. Where is the book when William and Adso go back in ‘Fifth Day’?
(a) It has disappeared.
(b) In William's habit.
(c) On Severinus’s body.
(d) On the bookshelf.

5. What does the abbot witness Adso looking at in ‘Sxith Day’?
(a) His hair.
(b) His ring.
(c) His sandals.
(d) His habit.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom had the woman come the previous night in ‘Fourth Day’?

2. What problem does the fire present?

3. What machine does William speak of for finding their way in ‘Third Day’?

4. What carries the flames around the abbey?

5. What does Adso do in reaction to his love being lost?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is William’s response to the fire?

2. How does William think the lepers have been used?

3. What does William try to illustrate by talking about the river?

4. What is the position of the monk who dies in ‘Sixth Day’?

5. What are Salvatore and the Cellarer hiding in ‘Fourth Day’?

6. Who starts the fire at the abbey?

7. Who does Bernard Gui (Bernardo Guido) accuse of the murders in ‘Fourth Day’?

8. Who replaces the librarian?

9. Who left in ‘Sixth Day’ knows the secrets of the library?

10. What might be ‘dangerous’ about the book’s form?

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