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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the plague flagellants hit themselves?
(a) They want to take the plague on themselves to cure others.
(b) The think it will cure the plague on the city by their sacrifice.
(c) They want to feel their pain, not the pain of the city.
(d) They think it will stop them from becoming sick.

2. From what symptoms is Pearce suffering?
(a) Muscle aches, weakness, and fever.
(b) Lung pain, trouble breathing, and sweats.
(c) Confusion, loss of balance, and headaches.
(d) Stomach pains, racing heart, and insomnia.

3. What name does Merivel go by at Whittlesea?
(a) Robert.
(b) Robby.
(c) Merivel.
(d) Sir Robert.

4. How does Lady Bathurst react to Celia moving into the mansion?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is happy.
(c) She is relieved.
(d) She is worried.

5. What does Merivel tell Celia the King wants her to learn?
(a) The changeful nature of things.
(b) The natural order of the universe.
(c) The mysterious honor of the world.
(d) The grace to find contentment.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the funeral, what does Merivel express toward Pearce?

2. How is Merivel's playing?

3. How does Merivel treat Katherine?

4. What game does the King make Merivel play with him when Merivel answers the King's summons?

5. Who does Merivel see on the river one morning in 1666?

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