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Cracks in the Code Trivia Quiz


Dan Brown states that his work in the 'Da Vinci Code' is based on truth - but just how much truth is there behind this fast-paced quizzical adventure story?

A multiple-choice quiz by ArleneRimmer. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
ArleneRimmer
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
240,117
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. One of the biggest claims in 'The Da Vinci Code' was that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene; Teabing says that it is a matter of historical record. Of course the Christian Church is going to refute that - but just exactly what evidence could the church produce to defend their claim that Jesus was a single man? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. 'The da Vinci Code' is very strong on a principle which it says the Catholic Church suppressed in its early years by refusing to allow for Christ's marital status and his leaving the Christian church in his wife's care. What was this principle? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. After Jesus was crucified Mary Magdalene was helped by Joseph of Arimathea and escaped to have her daughter in safety. So claims Teabing in 'The Da Vinci Code'. There is a legend which says that Mary landed in France with a young child, but Dan Brown got one, rather important, thing wrong in his claim that this child was Jesus' daughter. What was this? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. An albino monk was the Teacher's strong arm - his role was to remove the top members of the Priory of Sion and retrieve the keystone in order to suppress the truth about the Holy Grail. He was a member of a special organisation, part of the Roman Catholic Church, called Opus Dei and his appearance in the story told readers that this organisation was strange and secretive. A two-part question - what was this monk's name, and is Opus Dei really a part of the Roman Catholic Church? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 'The da Vinci Code' says that at least three prominent figures were important men in the Priory of Sion throughout history; this information was based on a proven hoax perpetrated by a Frenchman called Plantard in the twentieth century. Who are these famous men? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In Dan Brown's book, he has Langdon tell Sophie that he first began to question da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' when someone asked him to count the number of cups on the table. The fact that there was a cup for each person at the table confused this man of education who was expecting to see just one - the chalice - the Holy Grail. What is wrong with this observation and conclusion? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Three da Vinci paintings were discussed within the confines of the book - the 'Mona Lisa', the 'Madonna of the Rocks' and 'The Last Supper'. Two of these were, according to Dan Brown, full of symbolic clues to the truths the Priory of Sion was keeping safe from the Christian church. Which of the following was NOT said about 'Madonna of the Rocks' in 'The da Vinci Code'? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Close to the end of 'The da Vinci Code' we are introduced to Rosslyn Chapel and the caretaker, who turns out to be Sophie's grandmother. When Langdon talks to her about the final clue which mentions the sword and the chalice, she points out a possible solution within the chapel itself. What is this purely fictional thing? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Teabing told Langdon and Sophie that Jesus was not thought to be divine until 325AD when a meeting voted that he be considered the Son of God - and it was 'a relatively close vote at that'. The vote taken was actually to refute the Arian controversy that stated that Jesus was the Son of God, in agreement with Church doctrine, but he was a lesser god than the Father. By what name is this council known, both in history and in Dan Brown's book? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. 'The Last Supper' very clearly shows a woman sitting to Jesus' right - or does it? Which of the following statements is true? Hint



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1. One of the biggest claims in 'The Da Vinci Code' was that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene; Teabing says that it is a matter of historical record. Of course the Christian Church is going to refute that - but just exactly what evidence could the church produce to defend their claim that Jesus was a single man?

Answer: All of these reasons

This piece from Philip's gospel is given as evidence that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene: 'And the companion of the ___ Mary Magdalene ___ loved her more than all the disciples and used to kiss her [often] on her ___. The rest of the disciples ___.

They said to him, "Why do you love her more than all of us?"' Not only is this open to different interpretations, but this gospel was likely to have been written as late as the second half of the third century, 250+ years after the fact. Not exactly an eye-witness account.
2. 'The da Vinci Code' is very strong on a principle which it says the Catholic Church suppressed in its early years by refusing to allow for Christ's marital status and his leaving the Christian church in his wife's care. What was this principle?

Answer: the sacred feminine

The Gnostic Gospels, now published freely and available throughout the Christian world (check out your local library), are known for their opinion of women. Indeed, in the Gospel of Thomas we find saying 114: "Simon Peter said to them, 'Let Mary leave us, for women are not worthy of life.' Jesus said, 'I myself shall lead her in order to make her male, so that she too may become a living spirit resembling you males. For every woman who will make herself male will enter the kingdom of heaven'." If, as Dan Brown suggests, the Gnostic Gospels honour the sacred feminine, I am glad that principle has not been applied in my life; that kind of honour I can do without.
3. After Jesus was crucified Mary Magdalene was helped by Joseph of Arimathea and escaped to have her daughter in safety. So claims Teabing in 'The Da Vinci Code'. There is a legend which says that Mary landed in France with a young child, but Dan Brown got one, rather important, thing wrong in his claim that this child was Jesus' daughter. What was this?

Answer: The child was a Negro, not olive-skinned

Gypsies visit the coastal town of Les Saintes Maries de la Mer annually to honour their saint, Sarah, the Negro servant who arrived with Mary Magdalene, Mary Jacobe, Mary Salome, Martha and Lazarus. They are adamant that this girl was not Mary's daughter - she was the servant, no more, no less. Statues and pictures of this girl are clearly of a Negro, not a Middle Eastern beloved daughter.
4. An albino monk was the Teacher's strong arm - his role was to remove the top members of the Priory of Sion and retrieve the keystone in order to suppress the truth about the Holy Grail. He was a member of a special organisation, part of the Roman Catholic Church, called Opus Dei and his appearance in the story told readers that this organisation was strange and secretive. A two-part question - what was this monk's name, and is Opus Dei really a part of the Roman Catholic Church?

Answer: Silas and yes, it is

Silas was so named because his new life began when an earthquake destroyed the prison where he was serving a sentence; the biblical Silas was released from prison with Paul after an earthquake (Acts 16:25-36).

Opus Dei is part of the Roman Catholic Church; it is comprised of adults of all ages and backgrounds who have committed themselves to a lifetime of daily worship, study and prayer even as they continue their usual lives. A very small percentage of members do practice self-flagellation, but it is far from the norm and is strictly controlled.
5. 'The da Vinci Code' says that at least three prominent figures were important men in the Priory of Sion throughout history; this information was based on a proven hoax perpetrated by a Frenchman called Plantard in the twentieth century. Who are these famous men?

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci, Sir Isaac Newton and Victor Hugo

Pierre Plantard crated a whole series of documents in the 1960s and 1970s, including lists of the Grand Masters 'through the centuries'. In 1993 he admitted under oath in a French court that the whole thing was a hoax to establish a bloodline from Jesus to himself. No historian has ever found any evidence, other than Plantard's fabrication, of the Priory of Sion, Grand Masters of that society or any bloodline from Jesus.
6. In Dan Brown's book, he has Langdon tell Sophie that he first began to question da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' when someone asked him to count the number of cups on the table. The fact that there was a cup for each person at the table confused this man of education who was expecting to see just one - the chalice - the Holy Grail. What is wrong with this observation and conclusion?

Answer: the 'Last Supper' was just that, a supper, so they would each have had a cup

This claim from Dan Brown really confused me. I could not see why each man would not have had his own cup and plate, because they were sitting down to the Passover Meal. Each place setting would have been complete! Like as not Jesus passed around his own cup, and it would have been ordinary - otherwise it would have been mentioned in the Gospels as being special. Sometimes logic bypasses the senses.
7. Three da Vinci paintings were discussed within the confines of the book - the 'Mona Lisa', the 'Madonna of the Rocks' and 'The Last Supper'. Two of these were, according to Dan Brown, full of symbolic clues to the truths the Priory of Sion was keeping safe from the Christian church. Which of the following was NOT said about 'Madonna of the Rocks' in 'The da Vinci Code'?

Answer: that the baby John held a stick cruciform to show his identity

Not one of the three statements made in the book are true. Mary was holding the baby John to her, not baby Jesus (as shown clearly in the re-painted version entitled 'Virgin of the Rocks' - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_of_the_Rocks for both pictures), her left hand is held out in blessing over baby Jesus, and Uriel was pointing to baby John (this was not included in the second version, which had baby John holding a stick cruciform), not slicing at an invisible head.
8. Close to the end of 'The da Vinci Code' we are introduced to Rosslyn Chapel and the caretaker, who turns out to be Sophie's grandmother. When Langdon talks to her about the final clue which mentions the sword and the chalice, she points out a possible solution within the chapel itself. What is this purely fictional thing?

Answer: a path worn on the ground in the shape of a Star of David

The official Rosslyn website (www.rosslynchapel.org.uk) says: 'We're even getting used to dealing with the "where is the Star of David that is mentioned in the book" sort of question.' - because there is no worn path in the shape of the Star of David in the chapel.

In addition to this geographical gaffe, Dan Brown also states that the Rose Line (what he calls the 'true meridian') passed through Saint Sulpice. This is not strictly correct - the line does not pass through the church even though there is a line which suggests that it does. Priests at the church are happy to speak to any visitors, and will tell anyone that very few of the facts mentioned in the book about their church are actually true.
9. Teabing told Langdon and Sophie that Jesus was not thought to be divine until 325AD when a meeting voted that he be considered the Son of God - and it was 'a relatively close vote at that'. The vote taken was actually to refute the Arian controversy that stated that Jesus was the Son of God, in agreement with Church doctrine, but he was a lesser god than the Father. By what name is this council known, both in history and in Dan Brown's book?

Answer: the Council of Nicaea

Of the 220+ bishops in attendance, only two voted in favour of Arius' new teaching - hardly a 'relatively close vote'. Ancient documents prove that the New Testament as we read it today is accurate to that as was written and circulated in the first century, and the Epistles are very clear as to the divinity of Jesus and his equal status with God the Father. No other ancient writing is as well authenticated as the New Testament - there is no room for error with such overwhelming proof that what we read in the Bible is what was written then.
10. 'The Last Supper' very clearly shows a woman sitting to Jesus' right - or does it? Which of the following statements is true?

Answer: there is no way we can know for certain

Art historians are adamant that the picture is of John the Apostle - this could be true. But one has to admit that the figure is very feminine - well, da Vinci did paint feminine men. But consider this - there are twelve figures but for Jesus. Who is to say that the painting was of the time before or after Judas left the party? If before, then that figure has to be male, to account for all twelve men, but if after, then it could just as likely be female - in fact, it is more likely to be so, for what other man could the twelfth figure be? It could be any of the women who followed Jesus - including his mother. There is no evidence anywhere to say that this figure was anyone in particular. We do not know what da Vinci was thinking when he painted it. Personally I don't think it really matters; da Vinci was one person and he was no authority on the subject either. He was not there at the Last Supper, and this is not a photograph.

I have researched the facts in this quiz extensively, from books and the net. By using key words on a search engine, you, too, can do the research and see that although Dan Brown states that all the facts given in his book are true ('All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents and secret rituals in this novel are accurate'), that is not the case.
Source: Author ArleneRimmer

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