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Secrets of the Da Vinci Code - Exam
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  • 1. Who is the author of 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Agatha Christie
B) Stephen King
C) Dan Brown
D) J.K. Rowling
  • 2. In 'The Da Vinci Code', what does the protagonist Robert Langdon specialize in?
A) Astrophysics
B) Symbology
C) Botany
D) Archaeology
  • 3. Who is the cryptologist that assists Langdon in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Hermione Granger
C) Sophie Neveu
D) Marie Curie
  • 4. What is the title of the mystical object sought after in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) The Ark of the Covenant
B) Excalibur
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 Priory of Sion
C) The Illuminati
D) The Freemasons
  • 6. 'The Da Vinci Code' suggests that which religious figure was actually married?
A) Mary Magdalene
B) Dalai Lama
C) Pope John Paul II
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) Paris
B) New York
C) London
D) Rome
  • 9. In which year was 'The Da Vinci Code' published?
A) 2000
B) 1982
C) 2003
D) 1997
  • 10. Which character is a symbologist in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Silas
B) Jacques Saunière
C) Leigh Teabing
D) Robert Langdon
  • 11. Who murders Jacques Saunière in the Louvre Museum?
A) Silas, an albino Catholic monk
B) Robert Langdon
C) Leigh Teabing
D) Bezu Fache
  • 12. What does the cryptex contain when opened?
A) The Holy Grail
B) A map to Rosslyn Chapel
C) A smaller cryptex and another riddle
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) Jacques Saunière
D) Silas
  • 14. What does Langdon realize is the password for the second cryptex?
A) Dragon
B) Sofia
C) Apple
D) Merovingian
  • 15. Where do Neveu and Langdon find a smaller cryptex?
A) At Rosslyn Chapel
B) In Isaac Newton's tomb at Westminster Abbey
C) At the Depository Bank of Zurich
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) Leigh Teabing
B) Bezu Fache
C) Silas
D) The docent at Rosslyn Chapel
  • 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 type of cryptex
D) A secret code used by the Priory of Sion
  • 19. What is the relationship between Sophie Neveu and Jacques Saunière?
A) He is her father
B) They are siblings
C) She is his estranged granddaughter
D) They have no relation
  • 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) Leigh Teabing's sister
B) Jacques Saunière's wife
C) Marie Chauvel Saint Clair
D) A member of Opus Dei
  • 22. What is the significance of 'Sofia' in the novel?
A) A painting by Leonardo da Vinci
B) The name of a secret society
C) A code used by Silas
D) It is the password for the first cryptex
  • 23. What is the role of Opus Dei in the novel?
A) They protect the Holy Grail
B) They are allies of the Priory of Sion
C) They are involved in the murder plot against Jacques Saunière
D) They assist Langdon and Neveu
  • 24. What is the significance of 'apple' in the novel?
A) The name of a secret society
B) It is the password for the second cryptex
C) A painting by Leonardo da Vinci
D) A code used by the Priory of Sion
  • 25. What does Langdon realize about the Grail's location?
A) It is buried beneath La Pyramide Inversée in the Louvre
B) It is hidden at Rosslyn Chapel
C) It is kept by Opus Dei
D) It is located in Westminster Abbey
  • 26. What does Langdon and Neveu find at the Depository Bank of Zurich?
A) A map to Rosslyn Chapel
B) A letter from Sophie Neveu's grandfather
C) The keystone, a cryptex with clues
D) The Holy Grail
  • 27. What does Langdon realize about the 'Rose Line'?
A) It is a secret tunnel beneath Rosslyn Chapel
B) It reveals the location of the Holy Grail
C) It leads to La Pyramide Inversée in the Louvre
D) It is used to decode Saunière's message
  • 28. What does Langdon and Neveu discover at Westminster Abbey?
A) A map to Rosslyn Chapel
B) A letter from Sophie Neveu's grandfather
C) The final location of the Holy Grail
D) A smaller cryptex inside a larger one
  • 29. What is revealed about Sophie Neveu's family at Rosslyn Chapel?
A) Her brother and grandmother are present, revealing her lineage
B) She learns she has no family connection to the Priory of Sion
C) She finds a letter from Jacques Saunière
D) She discovers the Holy Grail
  • 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) A code used by Silas
D) The name of a secret society
  • 31. Who was the only author outselling Dan Brown in 2003?
A) Terry Pratchett
B) Stephen King
C) John Grisham
D) J.K. Rowling
  • 32. As of 2016, how many copies had 'The Da Vinci Code' sold worldwide?
A) 60 million
B) 80 million
C) 50 million
D) 100 million
  • 33. Which publication's writer characterized 'The Da Vinci Code' as 'rank nonsense' and 'bogus'?
A) The New York Times
B) The Wall Street Journal
C) The Guardian
D) The Washington Post
  • 34. Who is asserted to have created the Priory of Sion in 1956?
A) Dan Brown
B) Michael Baigent
C) Richard Leigh
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) 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) Da Vinci Decoded
B) Secrets of The Grail
C) The Real Da Vinci Code
D) History's Mysteries
  • 37. Which critic compared Dan Brown's work to 'Jokes for the John'?
A) Stephen King
B) David Lazarus
C) Geoffrey Pullum
D) Anthony Lane
  • 38. Who likened 'The Da Vinci Code' to a 'botty-dribble'?
A) Salman Rushdie
B) Roger Ebert
C) Stephen Fry
D) A. O. Scott
  • 39. Which country saw protests that led to a temporary ban on 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) United States
B) India
C) Russia
D) Australia
  • 40. Which critic described 'The Da Vinci Code' as 'unmitigated junk'?
A) Anthony Lane
B) Roger Ebert
C) David Lazarus
D) Stephen Fry
  • 41. Which critic called Dan Brown's writing 'staggeringly, clumsily, thoughtlessly bad'?
A) David Lazarus
B) Stephen Fry
C) Anthony Lane
D) Geoffrey Pullum
  • 42. 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.
  • 43. Which critic referred to 'The Da Vinci Code' as a 'bizarre little offshoot' of another novel?
A) Lila Azam Zanganeh
B) Janet Maslin
C) Roger Ebert
D) David Lazarus
  • 44. Which critic said 'The Da Vinci Code' supplies an intriguing plot despite its lack of grace and style?
A) David Lazarus
B) Anthony Lane
C) Roger Ebert
D) Stephen Fry
  • 45. 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
  • 46. Who directed the film adaptation of 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Tom Hanks
B) Ron Howard
C) Audrey Tautou
D) Akiva Goldsman
  • 47. Which actor played the role of Robert Langdon in the film adaptation?
A) Tom Hanks
B) Akiva Goldsman
C) Ian McKellen
D) Audrey Tautou
  • 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) 2004
B) 2006
C) 2009
D) 2003
  • 50. Who wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Akiva Goldsman
B) Dan Brown
C) Ron Howard
D) Tom Hanks
  • 51. How many copies did the special illustrated edition of the paperback version sell?
A) 5 million copies
B) 25,000 copies
C) 200,000 copies
D) 576,000 copies
  • 52. Which company adapted 'The Da Vinci Code' into a film?
A) Warner Bros.
B) Columbia Pictures
C) Universal Pictures
D) Paramount Pictures
  • 53. Which edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' was released by Bantam in the UK?
A) Spec illustr ed.
B) Paperback
C) Illustrated edition
D) Trade paperback
  • 54. How many sequels were made for 'The Da Vinci Code' film?
A) One
B) Four
C) Three
D) Two
  • 55. 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
  • 56. Which actor played Sophie Neveu in the film adaptation?
A) Audrey Tautou
B) Judi Dench
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) 0-385-50420-9
C) 0-593-05425-3
D) 0-552-14951-9
  • 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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