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

2. What does Daniel retrieve for Newton during the play?
(a) A hat.
(b) A drink.
(c) His book.
(d) Some notes.

3. What was Newton experimenting with when Daniel came to him?
(a) Gravity.
(b) Star alignments.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Light and colors.

4. What does Van Hoek do with the men he captures who attacked the Minerva?
(a) Hires them.
(b) Tortures them.
(c) Kills them.
(d) Gets their names.

5. What is the name of Daniel's father?
(a) Darth.
(b) Darcy.
(c) Drank.
(d) Donald.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was thought to be a cure for Syphilis?

3. Why is Oldenburg arrested?

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

5. Where is the book set at the beginning?

(see the answer key)

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