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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: King of the Vagabonds, pages 390-450.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did experiments with gunpowder?
(a) Wilkins.
(b) Hooke.
(c) Leibniz.
(d) Newton.

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

3. What affected Wilkins's judgement before his death?
(a) His pain.
(b) His illness.
(c) His poverty.
(d) His pain medication.

4. What did Daniel help Wilkins do while Cambridge was closed?
(a) Bring in the crops.
(b) Do experiments.
(c) All of these.
(d) Write a book.

5. What did Dick, Bob, and Jack get as their first job?
(a) Working the ferry.
(b) Picking pockets.
(c) Robbing boats.
(d) Running the stage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Tess's occupation?

3. Where is the debate over Wilkins autopsy held?

4. The man in rags was from _________.

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

(see the answer key)

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