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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Quicksilver, pages 279-335.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Daniel see a play about at Cambridge?
(a) King Henry VIII's life.
(b) Courtly intrigue.
(c) Politicians who are corrupted.
(d) The war.

3. Why did Daniel fear the Plague so much?
(a) His father died of it.
(b) It was a sign of the Apocalypse.
(c) He was sickly.
(d) It brought death.

4. Who did experiments with gunpowder?
(a) Wilkins.
(b) Newton.
(c) Leibniz.
(d) Hooke.

5. What does Daniel use to escape Blackbeard?
(a) Trigonometry.
(b) Sociology.
(c) Physics.
(d) Trajectory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Daniel's father taught him to prepare for ____________.

2. Who wants to autopsy Wilkins?

3. What did Daniel discuss with Newton on the way to the fair?

4. What kind of shop did Newton have someone watching him in?

5. What did Daniel rarely do at college after meeting Newton?

(see the answer key)

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