Question

Identify the excerpt is from which novel

"Since the beginning of time, the secret had always been how to die.

The thirty-four-year-old initiate gazed down at the human skull cradled in his palms. The

skull was hollow, like a bowl, filled with bloodred wine.

Drink it, he told himself. You have nothing to fear.

As was tradition, he had begun this journey adorned in the ritualistic garb of a medieval

heretic being led to the gallows, his loose-fitting shirt gaping open to reveal his pale

chest, his left pant leg rolled up to the knee, and his right sleeve rolled up to the elbow.

Around his neck hung a heavy rope noose—a “cable-tow” as the brethren called it.

Tonight, however, like the brethren bearing witness, he was dressed as a master.

The assembly of brothers encircling him all were adorned in their full regalia of lambskin

aprons, sashes, and white gloves. Around their necks hung ceremonial jewels that

glistened like ghostly eyes in the muted light. Many of these men held powerful stations

in life, and yet the initiate knew their worldly ranks meant nothing within these walls.

Here all men were equals, sworn brothers sharing a mystical bond"​

Answer 1

Answer:

the novel name is the lost symbol

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Lost symbol is the name of the novel written by Dan Brown