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