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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. What was thought to be a cure for Syphilis?
(a) Clean blood.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Fleas.
(d) Ticks.

2. What did Hooke do with dogs while Wilkins was making his alphabet?
(a) Gave blood transfusions.
(b) Bred them.
(c) Collected fleas from them.
(d) Put them to sleep.

3. What did Daniel discuss with Newton on the way to the fair?
(a) Alchemy.
(b) Fluxion.
(c) Geography.
(d) Calculus.

4. Princess Caroline wants Daniel's help with _____________.
(a) Reuniting two researches.
(b) Building a college.
(c) Finding her husband.
(d) Teaching her children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Daniel's father?

2. What does Daniel nearly swallow when he sees Enoch?

3. What did Daniel help Wilkins do while Cambridge was closed?

4. What are Enoch's saddle bags filled with at the beginning of the book?

5. Who takes Enoch to the ferry?

(see the answer key)

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