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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jack do for the man in rags?
(a) Gave him medicine.
(b) Let him ride the horse.
(c) Made him dinner.
(d) Gave him clothes.

2. What area did Wilkins make bad decisions in before his death?
(a) Society.
(b) Politics.
(c) Literature.
(d) Science.

3. Where is the debate over Wilkins autopsy held?
(a) The Royal Theater.
(b) The London Bridge.
(c) The Black Room.
(d) The Royal Society.

4. What test did Daniel have to pass to avoid being kicked out of college?
(a) Archimedes.
(b) Milton.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Euclid.

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

6. When did Jack meet Churchill?
(a) When his mother died.
(b) When he joined the Army.
(c) When his brother was knighted.
(d) When he was working at the prison.

7. What period is this book set in?
(a) Romantic.
(b) Transcendental.
(c) Baroque.
(d) Industrial.

8. What does Jack name the horse he steals?
(a) Turner.
(b) Talmage.
(c) Turk.
(d) Talon.

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

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

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

12. Who was with Jack when he met Churchill?
(a) Mary.
(b) Dick.
(c) All of these.
(d) Bob.

13. What did Daniel see a play about at Cambridge?
(a) King Henry VIII's life.
(b) Politicians who are corrupted.
(c) Courtly intrigue.
(d) The war.

14. What is the Minerva attacked by?
(a) Pirates.
(b) Highwaymen.
(c) Robbers.
(d) Indians.

15. The man in rags was from _________.
(a) France.
(b) Ireland.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Bob and Jack's second job?

3. Why was Eliza afraid of the man in rags?

4. What did Daniel discuss with Newton on the way to the fair?

5. What is the occupation of Edward Teach?

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