Secrets of the Da Vinci Code - Exam
  • 1. Who is the author of 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) J.K. Rowling
B) Agatha Christie
C) Dan Brown
D) Stephen King
  • 2. In 'The Da Vinci Code', what does the protagonist Robert Langdon specialize in?
A) Archaeology
B) Symbology
C) Astrophysics
D) Botany
  • 3. Who is the cryptologist that assists Langdon in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Sophie Neveu
B) Hermione Granger
C) Amelia Earhart
D) Marie Curie
  • 4. What is the title of the mystical object sought after in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) The Philosopher's Stone
B) The Ark of the Covenant
C) Excalibur
D) The Holy Grail
  • 5. What is the secret society mentioned in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) The Freemasons
B) The Priory of Sion
C) The Knights Templar
D) The Illuminati
  • 6. 'The Da Vinci Code' suggests that which religious figure was actually married?
A) Dalai Lama
B) Mother Teresa
C) Pope John Paul II
D) Mary Magdalene
  • 7. 'The Da Vinci Code' explores the theory that what religious figure had a secret bloodline?
A) Zeus
B) Jesus Christ
C) Moses
D) Buddha
  • 8. Which city is the primary setting for much of the action in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Paris
B) Rome
C) London
D) New York
  • 9. In which year was 'The Da Vinci Code' published?
A) 1982
B) 2000
C) 1997
D) 2003
  • 10. Which character is a symbologist in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Leigh Teabing
B) Robert Langdon
C) Silas
D) Jacques Saunière
  • 11. Who murders Jacques Saunière in the Louvre Museum?
A) Leigh Teabing
B) Silas, an albino Catholic monk
C) Bezu Fache
D) Robert Langdon
  • 12. What does the cryptex contain when opened?
A) A letter from Sophie Neveu's grandfather
B) A smaller cryptex and another riddle
C) The Holy Grail
D) A map to Rosslyn Chapel
  • 13. Who is revealed to be the 'Teacher' in the novel?
A) Robert Langdon
B) Silas
C) Leigh Teabing
D) Jacques Saunière
  • 14. What does Langdon realize is the password for the second cryptex?
A) Apple
B) Sofia
C) Merovingian
D) Dragon
  • 15. Where do Neveu and Langdon find a smaller cryptex?
A) At Rosslyn Chapel
B) At the Depository Bank of Zurich
C) In Isaac Newton's tomb at Westminster Abbey
D) In the Louvre Museum
  • 16. What is Langdon's profession?
A) Cryptographer
B) Police captain
C) Harvard professor
D) Priest
  • 17. Who is Sophie Neveu's long-lost brother?
A) The docent at Rosslyn Chapel
B) Bezu Fache
C) Leigh Teabing
D) Silas
  • 18. What does 'hieros gamos' refer to in the novel?
A) A type of cryptex
B) An ancient ceremony known as sacred marriage
C) A secret code used by the Priory of Sion
D) The name of a painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • 19. What is the relationship between Sophie Neveu and Jacques Saunière?
A) They are siblings
B) They have no relation
C) She is his estranged granddaughter
D) He is her father
  • 20. What does the 'Rose Line' refer to in the novel?
A) An allusion to Rosslyn and a line leading to La Pyramide Inversée
B) A secret tunnel beneath the Louvre
C) The name of a painting by Leonardo da Vinci
D) A code used by the Priory of Sion
  • 21. Who is revealed to be Sophie Neveu's grandmother?
A) Jacques Saunière's wife
B) Leigh Teabing's sister
C) A member of Opus Dei
D) Marie Chauvel Saint Clair
  • 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 protect the Holy Grail
B) They are involved in the murder plot against Jacques Saunière
C) They are allies of the Priory of Sion
D) They assist Langdon and Neveu
  • 24. Who directed the film adaptation of 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Akiva Goldsman
B) Ron Howard
C) Audrey Tautou
D) Tom Hanks
  • 25. What was the ISBN of the special illustrated edition released by Doubleday?
A) 0-593-05425-3
B) 0-385-50420-9
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) 576,000 copies
B) 200,000 copies
C) 25,000 copies
D) 5 million copies
  • 27. What was the ISBN of the first edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' in the US?
A) 0-385-51375-5
B) 0-593-05425-3
C) 0-552-14951-9
D) 0-385-50420-9
  • 28. Which author wrote a detailed rebuttal of the main arguments of 'The Da Vinci Code' in a UK TV program?
A) Stephen Fry
B) Jeremy Paxman
C) Tony Robinson
D) David Attenborough
  • 29. Who wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Dan Brown
B) Akiva Goldsman
C) Ron Howard
D) Tom Hanks
  • 30. Which company adapted 'The Da Vinci Code' into a film?
A) Paramount Pictures
B) Universal Pictures
C) Columbia Pictures
D) Warner Bros.
  • 31. Which critic described 'The Da Vinci Code' as 'unmitigated junk'?
A) Anthony Lane
B) Roger Ebert
C) David Lazarus
D) Stephen Fry
  • 32. Which critic said 'The Da Vinci Code' supplies an intriguing plot despite its lack of grace and style?
A) David Lazarus
B) Roger Ebert
C) Anthony Lane
D) Stephen Fry
  • 33. Which TV program featured a rebuttal to 'The Da Vinci Code' arguments?
A) The Real Da Vinci Code
B) Da Vinci Decoded
C) History's Mysteries
D) Secrets of The Grail
  • 34. What is the significance of 'apple' in the novel?
A) A painting by Leonardo da Vinci
B) A code used by the Priory of Sion
C) It is the password for the second cryptex
D) The name of a secret society
  • 35. Who is asserted to have created the Priory of Sion in 1956?
A) Dan Brown
B) Pierre Plantard
C) Michael Baigent
D) Richard Leigh
  • 36. In what year was the illustrated screenplay of 'The Da Vinci Code' released?
A) 2003
B) 2006
C) 2004
D) 2009
  • 37. Which country saw protests that led to a temporary ban on 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) United States
B) Australia
C) India
D) Russia
  • 38. Which edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' was released by Bantam in the UK?
A) Illustrated edition
B) Trade paperback
C) Spec illustr ed.
D) Paperback
  • 39. Which edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' was released by Anchor in March 2006?
A) Hardcover
B) Trade paperback
C) Special illustrated edition
D) Paperback
  • 40. What does Langdon realize about the 'Rose Line'?
A) It is a secret tunnel beneath Rosslyn Chapel
B) It is used to decode Saunière's message
C) It reveals the location of the Holy Grail
D) It leads to La Pyramide Inversée in the Louvre
  • 41. Who likened 'The Da Vinci Code' to a 'botty-dribble'?
A) Stephen Fry
B) Salman Rushdie
C) Roger Ebert
D) A. O. Scott
  • 42. Which critic called Dan Brown's writing 'staggeringly, clumsily, thoughtlessly bad'?
A) David Lazarus
B) Stephen Fry
C) Geoffrey Pullum
D) Anthony Lane
  • 43. What does Langdon and Neveu discover at Westminster Abbey?
A) A map to Rosslyn Chapel
B) A letter from Sophie Neveu's grandfather
C) A smaller cryptex inside a larger one
D) The final location of the Holy Grail
  • 44. Which actor played the role of Robert Langdon in the film adaptation?
A) Ian McKellen
B) Tom Hanks
C) Audrey Tautou
D) Akiva Goldsman
  • 45. What does Langdon and Neveu find at the Depository Bank of Zurich?
A) A map to Rosslyn Chapel
B) The keystone, a cryptex with clues
C) A letter from Sophie Neveu's grandfather
D) The Holy Grail
  • 46. Which publication's writer characterized 'The Da Vinci Code' as 'rank nonsense' and 'bogus'?
A) The New York Times
B) The Guardian
C) The Washington Post
D) The Wall Street Journal
  • 47. Which publishing house released the first edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' in the US?
A) Corgi Adult
B) Broadway
C) Anchor
D) Doubleday
  • 48. Which actor played Sophie Neveu in the film adaptation?
A) Judi Dench
B) Emma Watson
C) Audrey Tautou
D) Rachel Weisz
  • 49. What is revealed about Sophie Neveu's family at Rosslyn Chapel?
A) She learns she has no family connection to the Priory of Sion
B) She finds a letter from Jacques Saunière
C) She discovers the Holy Grail
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) The case was dismissed.
D) Brown acknowledged Anikin's contribution.
  • 51. As of 2016, how many copies had 'The Da Vinci Code' sold worldwide?
A) 80 million
B) 100 million
C) 50 million
D) 60 million
  • 52. What is the significance of 'apple' in solving the cryptex puzzle?
A) It is the password for the second cryptex, revealing another clue
B) The name of a secret society
C) A code used by Silas
D) A painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • 53. Who was the only author outselling Dan Brown in 2003?
A) J.K. Rowling
B) John Grisham
C) Terry Pratchett
D) Stephen King
  • 54. How many sequels were made for 'The Da Vinci Code' film?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Three
D) One
  • 55. Which critic referred to 'The Da Vinci Code' as a 'riddle-filled, code-breaking, exhilaratingly brainy thriller'?
A) Janet Maslin
B) Roger Ebert
C) Stephen King
D) Anthony Lane
  • 56. Which critic compared Dan Brown's work to 'Jokes for the John'?
A) Anthony Lane
B) Stephen King
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) Janet Maslin
C) Roger Ebert
D) Lila Azam Zanganeh
  • 58. What does Langdon realize about the Grail's location?
A) It is kept by Opus Dei
B) It is buried beneath La Pyramide Inversée in the Louvre
C) It is located in Westminster Abbey
D) It is hidden at Rosslyn Chapel
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