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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. What was the hole Daniel made used for?
(a) A sky light.
(b) A tracking system.
(c) A telescope.
(d) A view point.

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

3. How does Jeffreys think Daniel wants England to be run?
(a) By democracy.
(b) By religion.
(c) By tyranny.
(d) By fear.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Daniel see a play about at Cambridge?

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

3. What period is this book set in?

4. Why is the woman being hanged at the beginning of the book?

5. What is van Hoek's occupation?

(see the answer key)

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