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