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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Quicksilver, pages 217-279.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes Enoch to the ferry?
(a) Thomas Edison.
(b) Ben Franklin.
(c) Daniel Waterhouse.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

2. What is the Minerva attacked by?
(a) Highwaymen.
(b) Pirates.
(c) Robbers.
(d) Indians.

3. Who saw the fire in London as a sign of the Apocalypse?
(a) Hooke.
(b) Daniel's father.
(c) Daniel.
(d) All of these.

4. What is van Hoek's occupation?
(a) Sailor.
(b) Politician.
(c) Inn keeper.
(d) Black smith.

5. What kind of language did Wilkins want to create?
(a) Secret.
(b) Alchemist.
(c) Philosophical.
(d) Religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What period is this book set in?

2. What does Daniel retrieve for Newton during the play?

3. Why does Daniel wait at the Square on London Bridge?

4. How long did it take Daniel to make the hole at a college?

5. Why did Daniel see a boy stabbed at college?

(see the answer key)

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