Secrets of the Da Vinci Code - Exam
  • 1. Who is the author of 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Dan Brown
B) J.K. Rowling
C) Agatha Christie
D) Stephen King
  • 2. In 'The Da Vinci Code', what does the protagonist Robert Langdon specialize in?
A) Astrophysics
B) Archaeology
C) Botany
D) Symbology
  • 3. Who is the cryptologist that assists Langdon in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Marie Curie
C) Sophie Neveu
D) Hermione Granger
  • 4. What is the title of the mystical object sought after in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) The Holy Grail
B) The Ark of the Covenant
C) The Philosopher's Stone
D) Excalibur
  • 5. What is the secret society mentioned in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) The Knights Templar
B) The Priory of Sion
C) The Freemasons
D) The Illuminati
  • 6. 'The Da Vinci Code' suggests that which religious figure was actually married?
A) Pope John Paul II
B) Mary Magdalene
C) Mother Teresa
D) Dalai Lama
  • 7. 'The Da Vinci Code' explores the theory that what religious figure had a secret bloodline?
A) Jesus Christ
B) Moses
C) Buddha
D) Zeus
  • 8. Which city is the primary setting for much of the action in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) London
B) Rome
C) Paris
D) New York
  • 9. In which year was 'The Da Vinci Code' published?
A) 1997
B) 1982
C) 2003
D) 2000
  • 10. Which character is a symbologist in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Leigh Teabing
B) Jacques Saunière
C) Robert Langdon
D) Silas
  • 11. Who murders Jacques Saunière in the Louvre Museum?
A) Robert Langdon
B) Leigh Teabing
C) Silas, an albino Catholic monk
D) Bezu Fache
  • 12. What does the cryptex contain when opened?
A) A smaller cryptex and another riddle
B) A map to Rosslyn Chapel
C) The Holy Grail
D) A letter from Sophie Neveu's grandfather
  • 13. Who is revealed to be the 'Teacher' in the novel?
A) Leigh Teabing
B) Robert Langdon
C) Silas
D) Jacques Saunière
  • 14. What does Langdon realize is the password for the second cryptex?
A) Dragon
B) Merovingian
C) Sofia
D) Apple
  • 15. Where do Neveu and Langdon find a smaller cryptex?
A) In the Louvre Museum
B) At the Depository Bank of Zurich
C) At Rosslyn Chapel
D) In Isaac Newton's tomb at Westminster Abbey
  • 16. What is Langdon's profession?
A) Priest
B) Harvard professor
C) Cryptographer
D) Police captain
  • 17. Who is Sophie Neveu's long-lost brother?
A) Silas
B) The docent at Rosslyn Chapel
C) Bezu Fache
D) Leigh Teabing
  • 18. What does 'hieros gamos' refer to in the novel?
A) A secret code used by the Priory of Sion
B) The name of a painting by Leonardo da Vinci
C) An ancient ceremony known as sacred marriage
D) A type of cryptex
  • 19. What is the relationship between Sophie Neveu and Jacques Saunière?
A) He is her father
B) They are siblings
C) They have no relation
D) She is his estranged granddaughter
  • 20. What does the 'Rose Line' refer to in the novel?
A) The name of a painting by Leonardo da Vinci
B) An allusion to Rosslyn and a line leading to La Pyramide Inversée
C) A code used by the Priory of Sion
D) A secret tunnel beneath the Louvre
  • 21. Who is revealed to be Sophie Neveu's grandmother?
A) Marie Chauvel Saint Clair
B) A member of Opus Dei
C) Leigh Teabing's sister
D) Jacques Saunière's wife
  • 22. What is the significance of 'Sofia' in the novel?
A) The name of a secret society
B) A code used by Silas
C) It is the password for the first cryptex
D) A painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • 23. What is the role of Opus Dei in the novel?
A) They are involved in the murder plot against Jacques Saunière
B) They protect the Holy Grail
C) They assist Langdon and Neveu
D) They are allies of the Priory of Sion
  • 24. Who directed the film adaptation of 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Ron Howard
B) Tom Hanks
C) Audrey Tautou
D) Akiva Goldsman
  • 25. What was the ISBN of the special illustrated edition released by Doubleday?
A) 0-385-50420-9
B) 0-593-05425-3
C) 0-385-51375-5
D) 0-552-14951-9
  • 26. How many copies did the special illustrated edition of the paperback version sell?
A) 25,000 copies
B) 200,000 copies
C) 576,000 copies
D) 5 million copies
  • 27. What was the ISBN of the first edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' in the US?
A) 0-552-14951-9
B) 0-385-51375-5
C) 0-385-50420-9
D) 0-593-05425-3
  • 28. Which author wrote a detailed rebuttal of the main arguments of 'The Da Vinci Code' in a UK TV program?
A) Jeremy Paxman
B) Stephen Fry
C) David Attenborough
D) Tony Robinson
  • 29. Who wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Ron Howard
B) Tom Hanks
C) Dan Brown
D) Akiva Goldsman
  • 30. Which company adapted 'The Da Vinci Code' into a film?
A) Universal Pictures
B) Columbia Pictures
C) Warner Bros.
D) Paramount Pictures
  • 31. Which critic described 'The Da Vinci Code' as 'unmitigated junk'?
A) David Lazarus
B) Stephen Fry
C) Roger Ebert
D) Anthony Lane
  • 32. Which critic said 'The Da Vinci Code' supplies an intriguing plot despite its lack of grace and style?
A) Roger Ebert
B) David Lazarus
C) Stephen Fry
D) Anthony Lane
  • 33. Which TV program featured a rebuttal to 'The Da Vinci Code' arguments?
A) History's Mysteries
B) Da Vinci Decoded
C) Secrets of The Grail
D) The Real Da Vinci Code
  • 34. What is the significance of 'apple' in the novel?
A) The name of a secret society
B) A code used by the Priory of Sion
C) It is the password for the second cryptex
D) A painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • 35. Who is asserted to have created the Priory of Sion in 1956?
A) Michael Baigent
B) Pierre Plantard
C) Richard Leigh
D) Dan Brown
  • 36. In what year was the illustrated screenplay of 'The Da Vinci Code' released?
A) 2006
B) 2009
C) 2003
D) 2004
  • 37. Which country saw protests that led to a temporary ban on 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Russia
B) Australia
C) India
D) United States
  • 38. Which edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' was released by Bantam in the UK?
A) Illustrated edition
B) Paperback
C) Spec illustr ed.
D) Trade paperback
  • 39. Which edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' was released by Anchor in March 2006?
A) Paperback
B) Trade paperback
C) Special illustrated edition
D) Hardcover
  • 40. What does Langdon realize about the 'Rose Line'?
A) It reveals the location of the Holy Grail
B) It is a secret tunnel beneath Rosslyn Chapel
C) It leads to La Pyramide Inversée in the Louvre
D) It is used to decode Saunière's message
  • 41. Who likened 'The Da Vinci Code' to a 'botty-dribble'?
A) Stephen Fry
B) Roger Ebert
C) A. O. Scott
D) Salman Rushdie
  • 42. Which critic called Dan Brown's writing 'staggeringly, clumsily, thoughtlessly bad'?
A) David Lazarus
B) Anthony Lane
C) Geoffrey Pullum
D) Stephen Fry
  • 43. What does Langdon and Neveu discover at Westminster Abbey?
A) A letter from Sophie Neveu's grandfather
B) The final location of the Holy Grail
C) A smaller cryptex inside a larger one
D) A map to Rosslyn Chapel
  • 44. Which actor played the role of Robert Langdon in the film adaptation?
A) Audrey Tautou
B) Ian McKellen
C) Akiva Goldsman
D) Tom Hanks
  • 45. What does Langdon and Neveu find at the Depository Bank of Zurich?
A) The keystone, a cryptex with clues
B) The Holy Grail
C) A map to Rosslyn Chapel
D) A letter from Sophie Neveu's grandfather
  • 46. Which publication's writer characterized 'The Da Vinci Code' as 'rank nonsense' and 'bogus'?
A) The Washington Post
B) The Wall Street Journal
C) The Guardian
D) The New York Times
  • 47. Which publishing house released the first edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' in the US?
A) Anchor
B) Broadway
C) Doubleday
D) Corgi Adult
  • 48. Which actor played Sophie Neveu in the film adaptation?
A) Audrey Tautou
B) Judi Dench
C) Rachel Weisz
D) Emma Watson
  • 49. What is revealed about Sophie Neveu's family at Rosslyn Chapel?
A) She finds a letter from Jacques Saunière
B) She discovers the Holy Grail
C) She learns she has no family connection to the Priory of Sion
D) Her brother and grandmother are present, revealing her lineage
  • 50. What was the outcome of Mikhail Anikin's intention to sue Dan Brown?
A) Anikin won the lawsuit.
B) The text does not specify the outcome.
C) Brown acknowledged Anikin's contribution.
D) The case was dismissed.
  • 51. As of 2016, how many copies had 'The Da Vinci Code' sold worldwide?
A) 50 million
B) 80 million
C) 100 million
D) 60 million
  • 52. What is the significance of 'apple' in solving the cryptex puzzle?
A) A code used by Silas
B) The name of a secret society
C) A painting by Leonardo da Vinci
D) It is the password for the second cryptex, revealing another clue
  • 53. Who was the only author outselling Dan Brown in 2003?
A) Stephen King
B) Terry Pratchett
C) John Grisham
D) J.K. Rowling
  • 54. How many sequels were made for 'The Da Vinci Code' film?
A) Three
B) Two
C) Four
D) One
  • 55. Which critic referred to 'The Da Vinci Code' as a 'riddle-filled, code-breaking, exhilaratingly brainy thriller'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Stephen King
C) Janet Maslin
D) Anthony Lane
  • 56. Which critic compared Dan Brown's work to 'Jokes for the John'?
A) Stephen King
B) Anthony Lane
C) Geoffrey Pullum
D) David Lazarus
  • 57. Which critic referred to 'The Da Vinci Code' as a 'bizarre little offshoot' of another novel?
A) David Lazarus
B) Lila Azam Zanganeh
C) Janet Maslin
D) Roger Ebert
  • 58. What does Langdon realize about the Grail's location?
A) It is kept by Opus Dei
B) It is located in Westminster Abbey
C) It is hidden at Rosslyn Chapel
D) It is buried beneath La Pyramide Inversée in the Louvre
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