How much do you know about The Da Vinci Code? | Quiz

Answer: Louvre, Paris

A murder victim is found in The Louvre at the beginning of the book, and the object of the mystery is thought to be there at the end. The exterior glass pyramid was added in 1989 and an interior inverted pyramid in 1993. By 2002, attendance at the museum had doubled from pre-pyramid numbers.

Answer: corporal mortification

The cilice is used by Silas, an adherent of Opus Dei, whose main role in the novel is that of assassin. Practitioners of corporal mortification subject their bodies to discomfort and pain as an expression of penance and atonement.

Answer: Fibonacci sequence

The Fibonacci sequence begins with either 0 or 1 and each number is the sum of the previous two. The sequence used in "The Da Vinci Code" is out of sequence, to indicate that the message containing it is also out of sequence (an anagram).

Answer: Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton was, according to author Dan Brown, a Grand Master of the Priory of Sion, a society allegedly dating to the Middle Ages and involved in protecting the supposed descendents of Jesus Christ.

Answer: Cryptex

Dan Brown coined the term "cryptex" to describe this container of secret messages. The word is a combination of "cryptology" and "codex", which is a scroll. Two of these devices are featured in "The Da Vinci Code".

Answer: Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene was present at Christ's crucifixion and resurrection. "The Da Vinci Code" proposes a much larger role for The Magdalene.

Answer: The Vatican

"The Da Vinci Code" represents The Vatican as hiding the "true" story of Jesus, Mary Magdalene and the Grail. This coat of arms is actually for the Holy See, the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church, which is separate from the political organization of Vatican City.

Answer: Da Vinci

One of the earliest clues in "The Da Vinci Code" is a representation of the Vitruvian Man made with an actual human being. This drawing shows the correlation of the human form with geometric forms, an expression of perfection.

Answer: Jacques Saunière

Jacques Saunière, curator of the Louvre, had time after receiving a fatal wound to leave a series of clues around him that would help solve his death and larger issues. This pentagram, along with the position of his body and a cryptic note, begin the long and convoluted quest.

Answer: Mary Magdalene

"The Da Vinci Code" purports that the figure here is actually Mary Magdalene, not St. John, pointing out such things as the feminine features, dress that complements that of Jesus, and the shapes describing the outline of their bodies and the space between them.