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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) Stephen King
B) Dan Brown
C) J.K. Rowling
D) Agatha Christie
  • 2. In 'The Da Vinci Code', what does the protagonist Robert Langdon specialize in?
A) Astrophysics
B) Archaeology
C) Symbology
D) Botany
  • 3. Who is the cryptologist that assists Langdon in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Marie Curie
B) Sophie Neveu
C) Hermione Granger
D) Amelia Earhart
  • 4. What is the title of the mystical object sought after in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Excalibur
B) The Holy Grail
C) The Philosopher's Stone
D) The Ark of the Covenant
  • 5. What is the secret society mentioned in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) The Priory of Sion
B) The Knights Templar
C) The Illuminati
D) The Freemasons
  • 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) Moses
B) Buddha
C) Zeus
D) Jesus Christ
  • 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) 1982
B) 2000
C) 2003
D) 1997
  • 10. Which character is a symbologist in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Silas
B) Robert Langdon
C) Leigh Teabing
D) Jacques Saunière
  • 11. Who murders Jacques Saunière in the Louvre Museum?
A) Leigh Teabing
B) Bezu Fache
C) Silas, an albino Catholic monk
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) A map to Rosslyn Chapel
D) The Holy Grail
  • 13. Who is revealed to be the 'Teacher' in the novel?
A) Leigh Teabing
B) Jacques Saunière
C) Silas
D) Robert Langdon
  • 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 the Depository Bank of Zurich
B) In Isaac Newton's tomb at Westminster Abbey
C) In the Louvre Museum
D) At Rosslyn Chapel
  • 16. What is Langdon's profession?
A) Priest
B) Police captain
C) Cryptographer
D) Harvard professor
  • 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) The name of a painting by Leonardo da Vinci
B) An ancient ceremony known as sacred marriage
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) She is his estranged granddaughter
B) They are siblings
C) They have no relation
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) The name of a painting by Leonardo da Vinci
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) Leigh Teabing's sister
C) A member of Opus Dei
D) Jacques Saunière's wife
  • 22. What is the significance of 'Sofia' in the novel?
A) The name of a secret society
B) It is the password for the first cryptex
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 assist Langdon and Neveu
B) They are involved in the murder plot against Jacques Saunière
C) They are allies of the Priory of Sion
D) They protect the Holy Grail
  • 24. Who directed the film adaptation of 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Tom Hanks
B) Ron Howard
C) Akiva Goldsman
D) Audrey Tautou
  • 25. What was the ISBN of the special illustrated edition released by Doubleday?
A) 0-552-14951-9
B) 0-593-05425-3
C) 0-385-50420-9
D) 0-385-51375-5
  • 26. How many copies did the special illustrated edition of the paperback version sell?
A) 576,000 copies
B) 25,000 copies
C) 200,000 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) 0-385-50420-9
D) 0-552-14951-9
  • 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) 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) Tom Hanks
D) Ron Howard
  • 30. Which company adapted 'The Da Vinci Code' into a film?
A) Warner Bros.
B) Columbia Pictures
C) Universal Pictures
D) Paramount Pictures
  • 31. Which critic described 'The Da Vinci Code' as 'unmitigated junk'?
A) Anthony Lane
B) David Lazarus
C) Roger Ebert
D) Stephen Fry
  • 32. 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
  • 33. Which TV program featured a rebuttal to 'The Da Vinci Code' arguments?
A) History's Mysteries
B) The Real Da Vinci Code
C) Da Vinci Decoded
D) Secrets of The Grail
  • 34. What is the significance of 'apple' in the novel?
A) A code used by the Priory of Sion
B) A painting by Leonardo da Vinci
C) The name of a secret society
D) It is the password for the second cryptex
  • 35. Who is asserted to have created the Priory of Sion in 1956?
A) Michael Baigent
B) Pierre Plantard
C) Dan Brown
D) Richard Leigh
  • 36. In what year was the illustrated screenplay of 'The Da Vinci Code' released?
A) 2006
B) 2004
C) 2003
D) 2009
  • 37. Which country saw protests that led to a temporary ban on 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) India
B) Australia
C) Russia
D) United States
  • 38. Which edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' was released by Bantam in the UK?
A) Spec illustr ed.
B) Trade paperback
C) Illustrated edition
D) Paperback
  • 39. Which edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' was released by Anchor in March 2006?
A) Trade paperback
B) Special illustrated edition
C) Hardcover
D) Paperback
  • 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) Roger Ebert
B) Stephen Fry
C) Salman Rushdie
D) A. O. Scott
  • 42. Which critic called Dan Brown's writing 'staggeringly, clumsily, thoughtlessly bad'?
A) David Lazarus
B) Stephen Fry
C) Anthony Lane
D) Geoffrey Pullum
  • 43. What does Langdon and Neveu discover at Westminster Abbey?
A) The final location of the Holy Grail
B) A letter from Sophie Neveu's grandfather
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) Akiva Goldsman
B) Tom Hanks
C) Ian McKellen
D) Audrey Tautou
  • 45. What does Langdon and Neveu find at the Depository Bank of Zurich?
A) A letter from Sophie Neveu's grandfather
B) A map to Rosslyn Chapel
C) The Holy Grail
D) The keystone, a cryptex with clues
  • 46. Which publication's writer characterized 'The Da Vinci Code' as 'rank nonsense' and 'bogus'?
A) The Guardian
B) The New York Times
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) Doubleday
B) Anchor
C) Corgi Adult
D) Broadway
  • 48. Which actor played Sophie Neveu in the film adaptation?
A) Audrey Tautou
B) Rachel Weisz
C) Emma Watson
D) Judi Dench
  • 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 discovers the Holy Grail
C) She finds a letter from Jacques Saunière
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 case was dismissed.
C) The text does not specify the outcome.
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) 60 million
D) 50 million
  • 52. What is the significance of 'apple' in solving the cryptex puzzle?
A) A code used by Silas
B) It is the password for the second cryptex, revealing another clue
C) The name of a secret society
D) A painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • 53. Who was the only author outselling Dan Brown in 2003?
A) Terry Pratchett
B) Stephen King
C) John Grisham
D) J.K. Rowling
  • 54. How many sequels were made for 'The Da Vinci Code' film?
A) One
B) Two
C) Four
D) Three
  • 55. Which critic referred to 'The Da Vinci Code' as a 'riddle-filled, code-breaking, exhilaratingly brainy thriller'?
A) Janet Maslin
B) Anthony Lane
C) Roger Ebert
D) Stephen King
  • 56. Which critic compared Dan Brown's work to 'Jokes for the John'?
A) Anthony Lane
B) David Lazarus
C) Geoffrey Pullum
D) Stephen King
  • 57. 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
  • 58. What does Langdon realize about the Grail's location?
A) It is buried beneath La Pyramide Inversée in the Louvre
B) It is located in Westminster Abbey
C) It is hidden at Rosslyn Chapel
D) It is kept by Opus Dei
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