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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) J.K. Rowling
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) The Holy Grail
B) The Philosopher's Stone
C) The Ark of the Covenant
D) Excalibur
  • 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) Pope John Paul II
B) Dalai Lama
C) Mother Teresa
D) Mary Magdalene
  • 7. 'The Da Vinci Code' explores the theory that what religious figure had a secret bloodline?
A) Jesus Christ
B) Moses
C) Zeus
D) Buddha
  • 8. Which city is the primary setting for much of the action in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Rome
B) New York
C) Paris
D) London
  • 9. In which year was 'The Da Vinci Code' published?
A) 1997
B) 2000
C) 2003
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) Bezu Fache
B) Silas, an albino Catholic monk
C) Robert Langdon
D) Leigh Teabing
  • 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) Silas
B) Robert Langdon
C) Leigh Teabing
D) Jacques Saunière
  • 14. What does Langdon realize is the password for the second cryptex?
A) Apple
B) Sofia
C) Dragon
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) Bezu Fache
B) The docent at Rosslyn Chapel
C) Leigh Teabing
D) Silas
  • 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) He is her father
C) They are siblings
D) They have no relation
  • 20. What does the 'Rose Line' refer to in the novel?
A) A code used by the Priory of Sion
B) A secret tunnel beneath the Louvre
C) The name of a painting by Leonardo da Vinci
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) Jacques Saunière's wife
D) Marie Chauvel Saint Clair
  • 22. What is the significance of 'Sofia' in the novel?
A) A painting by Leonardo da Vinci
B) It is the password for the first cryptex
C) A code used by Silas
D) The name of a secret society
  • 23. What is the role of Opus Dei in the novel?
A) They protect the Holy Grail
B) They assist Langdon and Neveu
C) They are involved in the murder plot against Jacques Saunière
D) They are allies of the Priory of Sion
  • 24. What is the significance of 'apple' in the novel?
A) A code used by the Priory of Sion
B) The name of a secret society
C) A painting by Leonardo da Vinci
D) It is the password for the second cryptex
  • 25. What does Langdon realize about the Grail's location?
A) It is hidden at Rosslyn Chapel
B) It is buried beneath La Pyramide Inversée in the Louvre
C) It is located in Westminster Abbey
D) It is kept by Opus Dei
  • 26. What does Langdon and Neveu find at the Depository Bank of Zurich?
A) The keystone, a cryptex with clues
B) The Holy Grail
C) A letter from Sophie Neveu's grandfather
D) A map to Rosslyn Chapel
  • 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 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) 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 learns she has no family connection to the Priory of Sion
B) She finds a letter from Jacques Saunière
C) Her brother and grandmother are present, revealing her lineage
D) She discovers the Holy Grail
  • 30. What is the significance of 'apple' in solving the cryptex puzzle?
A) The name of a secret society
B) A painting by Leonardo da Vinci
C) A code used by Silas
D) It is the password for the second cryptex, revealing another clue
  • 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) 100 million
B) 50 million
C) 80 million
D) 60 million
  • 33. Which publication's writer characterized 'The Da Vinci Code' as 'rank nonsense' and 'bogus'?
A) The Washington Post
B) The Guardian
C) The New York Times
D) The Wall Street Journal
  • 34. Who is asserted to have created the Priory of Sion in 1956?
A) Pierre Plantard
B) Richard Leigh
C) Dan Brown
D) Michael Baigent
  • 35. Which author wrote a detailed rebuttal of the main arguments of 'The Da Vinci Code' in a UK TV program?
A) Stephen Fry
B) Tony Robinson
C) Jeremy Paxman
D) David Attenborough
  • 36. Which TV program featured a rebuttal to 'The Da Vinci Code' arguments?
A) History's Mysteries
B) Da Vinci Decoded
C) The Real Da Vinci Code
D) Secrets of The Grail
  • 37. Which critic compared Dan Brown's work to 'Jokes for the John'?
A) Geoffrey Pullum
B) David Lazarus
C) Stephen King
D) Anthony Lane
  • 38. Who likened 'The Da Vinci Code' to a 'botty-dribble'?
A) Stephen Fry
B) Roger Ebert
C) A. O. Scott
D) Salman Rushdie
  • 39. Which country saw protests that led to a temporary ban on 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Australia
B) India
C) Russia
D) United States
  • 40. Which critic described 'The Da Vinci Code' as 'unmitigated junk'?
A) Stephen Fry
B) Anthony Lane
C) Roger Ebert
D) David Lazarus
  • 41. Which critic called Dan Brown's writing 'staggeringly, clumsily, thoughtlessly bad'?
A) Stephen Fry
B) David Lazarus
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 case was dismissed.
C) The text does not specify the outcome.
D) Brown acknowledged Anikin's contribution.
  • 43. Which critic referred to 'The Da Vinci Code' as a 'bizarre little offshoot' of another novel?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Lila Azam Zanganeh
C) Janet Maslin
D) David Lazarus
  • 44. Which critic said 'The Da Vinci Code' supplies an intriguing plot despite its lack of grace and style?
A) Stephen Fry
B) David Lazarus
C) Roger Ebert
D) Anthony Lane
  • 45. Which critic referred to 'The Da Vinci Code' as a 'riddle-filled, code-breaking, exhilaratingly brainy thriller'?
A) Anthony Lane
B) Roger Ebert
C) Janet Maslin
D) Stephen King
  • 46. Who directed the film adaptation of 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Akiva Goldsman
B) Tom Hanks
C) Ron Howard
D) Audrey Tautou
  • 47. Which actor played the role of Robert Langdon in the film adaptation?
A) Ian McKellen
B) Tom Hanks
C) Audrey Tautou
D) Akiva Goldsman
  • 48. Which publishing house released the first edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' in the US?
A) Anchor
B) Doubleday
C) Corgi Adult
D) Broadway
  • 49. In what year was the illustrated screenplay of 'The Da Vinci Code' released?
A) 2004
B) 2006
C) 2003
D) 2009
  • 50. Who wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Dan Brown
B) Tom Hanks
C) Ron Howard
D) Akiva Goldsman
  • 51. How many copies did the special illustrated edition of the paperback version sell?
A) 5 million copies
B) 200,000 copies
C) 25,000 copies
D) 576,000 copies
  • 52. Which company adapted 'The Da Vinci Code' into a film?
A) Columbia Pictures
B) Paramount Pictures
C) Warner Bros.
D) Universal Pictures
  • 53. Which edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' was released by Bantam in the UK?
A) Paperback
B) Trade paperback
C) Illustrated edition
D) Spec illustr ed.
  • 54. How many sequels were made for 'The Da Vinci Code' film?
A) Four
B) One
C) Three
D) Two
  • 55. What was the ISBN of the first edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' in the US?
A) 0-552-14951-9
B) 0-385-50420-9
C) 0-385-51375-5
D) 0-593-05425-3
  • 56. Which actor played Sophie Neveu in the film adaptation?
A) Judi Dench
B) Rachel Weisz
C) Emma Watson
D) Audrey Tautou
  • 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) Paperback
C) Special illustrated edition
D) Hardcover
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