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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Quicksilver, pages 217-279.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Oldenburg arrested?
(a) Larceny.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Foreign correspondance.
(d) Treason.

2. What did Daniel say he learned most from at college?
(a) Newton's ramblings.
(b) Drunken conversations.
(c) His experiments.
(d) The Bible.

3. What college did Daniel make a hole at?
(a) Gresham College.
(b) University of the Trinity.
(c) Oxford College.
(d) Cambridge University.

4. What are Enoch's saddle bags filled with at the beginning of the book?
(a) Books.
(b) Instruments.
(c) Paper.
(d) Warrants.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Wilkins ask to carry on his work?

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

3. How long had London been burning when Daniel first saw it?

4. Why does Trinity close a second time?

5. Who did Daniel make the hole at a college for?

(see the answer key)

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