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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hannah's quoting of Byron's poetry suggests what to Valentine?
(a) Byron and Septimus may share a similar genius
(b) Septimus may have secretly written much of Byron's poetry
(c) Thomasina was more brilliant than both men
(d) Byron was not as talented as history suggests

2. What is Bernard's response to Hannah's statement that she has a theory but cannot prove it?
(a) He tells her she will never publish because she is too timid.
(b) He tells her to publish it.
(c) He tells her to wait until she finds proof.
(d) He tells her no good theory can be proven.

3. What is unusual about the staging in this scene?
(a) The modern and period characters appear simultaneously.
(b) The period characters are wearing modern clothing.
(c) The modern characters do not speak.
(d) The modern characters are interacting with the period characters.

4. Bernard invites Hannah to London for ________.
(a) More research.
(b) Sex.
(c) A book tour.
(d) His lecture.

5. What scientific constant fascinates Valentine?
(a) That there is no mathematical equation for love
(b) That math is reversable, but death is not
(c) That the universe moves from hot to cold, but not the other way around
(d) That all life-- from grouse to human-- is unpredictable

6. What sound effect signals a change in eras?
(a) Thunder.
(b) The music fades away.
(c) The music grows modern.
(d) Gunshots.

7. According to Hannah, how is the study of history like science?
(a) Both have no room for romantic feelings
(b) Both seek to create universal laws
(c) Both rely on rigorous experimentation
(d) Both believe things can't be proved true, only not to be false yet

8. What can't Noakes provide for the garden?
(a) Rocks for the cliff.
(b) Water for the waterfall.
(c) Flowers for the flowerbed.
(d) A hermit for the hermitage.

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

10. Septimus apologizes for ______________________________.
(a) Bringing an unworthy lover to Mrs. Croom.
(b) Bringing Byron to Mrs. Chater's room.
(c) Bringing Chater to Byron's room.
(d) Bringing an unworthy friend to Lady Croom's home.

11. Why are the modern characters wearing period clothes in this scene?
(a) They are being photgraphed for Bernard's article.
(b) They are being photographed for Chloe's wedding.
(c) They are reenacting Thomasina and Septimus' story.
(d) They are being photographed before the dance.

12. What secret does Augustus know about Thomasina?
(a) That she is adopted
(b) That she kissed Septimus
(c) That she is secretly a genius
(d) That she is in love with Byron

13. What are the four actors onstage doing when the lights go down?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Crying.
(c) Waltzing.
(d) Talking.

14. Why does Hannah encourage Valentine to continue working on his own equations?
(a) The benefits of his discovery will save lives and improve society
(b) She believes he will find validation in the afterlife
(c) The struggle to know is what makes us matter
(d) The completion of his work will validate Thomasina's genius

15. Why doesn't Lord Croom hear the commotion during the night?
(a) He is half-deaf from advanced age.
(b) He is not interested in the actions of his guests.
(c) He is too far away to hear the commotion.
(d) He is half-deaf from years of shooting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Thomasina claim she will marry?

2. Bernard's dialogue reveals _____________________-.

3. Bernard calls Hannah's first book _________________.

4. What does Septimus do with the letters at the end of the scene?

5. According to Lady Croom, who is in love with Mrs. Chater?

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