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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Quicksilver, pages 147-217.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Daniel's father taught him to prepare for ____________.
(a) The apocalypse.
(b) The second coming.
(c) The new world.
(d) The industrial period.

2. What test did Daniel have to pass to avoid being kicked out of college?
(a) Archimedes.
(b) Milton.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Euclid.

3. How long had London been burning when Daniel first saw it?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 10 days.

4. What did Daniel's father own?
(a) A lake.
(b) A boat.
(c) A farm.
(d) An inn.

5. What is the occupation of Edward Teach?
(a) Professor.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Politician.
(d) Pirate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hooke do with dogs while Wilkins was making his alphabet?

2. Why did Daniel not seek vengeance for the boy who committed the stabbing at college?

3. Why is Oldenburg arrested?

4. What did Daniel say he learned most from at college?

5. What does Van Hoek do with the men he captures who attacked the Minerva?

(see the answer key)

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