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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thomasina is also upset over _________________________.
(a) The advances of Captain Brice
(b) The lost plays of of the Athenians and Aristotle's library.
(c) Augustus' endless teasing
(d) Septimus' lack of mathematical vision

2. What does Hannah discover in the book Bernard has given her?
(a) Septimus and Lord Byron had a duel in 1809.
(b) Septimus and the hermit were born in the same year.
(c) The hermit was actually Lord Byron.
(d) The hermit left Sidley Park after Byron did.

3. What does Thomasina believe she can plot with mathematical formulas?
(a) Turtles.
(b) Manufactured images.
(c) Shapes in nature.
(d) Apples.

4. What article has Septimus loaned Byron?
(a) His copy of The Couch of Eros.
(b) His copy of The Maid of Turkey.
(c) His copy of Keats.
(d) His copy of Byron.

5. Why is Lady Croom upset with Septimus?
(a) Because he has written a bad review of Byron's poem.
(b) Because he has written a bad review of Chater's poem.
(c) Because he has written Thomasina a love letter in the event of his death.
(d) Because he has written her a love letter in the event of his death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who seems particularly offended by Septimus' dalliance with Mrs. Chater?

2. What does Hannah insist she will find at the end of the scene?

3. Lady Croom believes Thomasina has _______________________.

4. What does Brice say of Septimus with regard to their duel?

5. At the start of the scene, Bernard is _____________________.

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