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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merivel buy in preparation for seeing the King?
(a) New clothes, a wig, and shoes.
(b) A gift of gems for the king.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A portrait from Finn.

2. Why does Merivel want to cure Katherine?
(a) To make up for his past.
(b) To show that it can be done.
(c) To be with her.
(d) For her mother's sake.

3. What effect does the plague have on the patients in the hospital?
(a) None.
(b) Anger.
(c) An unnatural giddiness.
(d) Paranoia.

4. What religion is the staff at Whittlesea Hospital?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Calvinist.
(c) Quaker.
(d) Anglican.

5. What calms Katherine down?
(a) A book.
(b) A doll.
(c) A religious statue.
(d) Merivel's presence.

6. What does Merivel do to help Katherine fall asleep?
(a) He rubs her feet.
(b) He rubs her back.
(c) He sings to her.
(d) He reads to her.

7. Where does Merivel's runaway horse end up?
(a) At Whitehall.
(b) At Bidnold.
(c) At Bath.
(d) At the Bathurst estate.

8. How does Merivel treat Pearce?
(a) With an herbal wrap and steam.
(b) With bedrest and herbal remedies.
(c) With hourly medicines and exercises.
(d) With bloodletting.

9. What did the woman from Harvey die of?
(a) Lung disease.
(b) Liver failure.
(c) Heart failure.
(d) Kidney failure.

10. What theory does Merivel give at his first contribution to the nightly meeting at the hospital?
(a) That insanity is a false diagnosis.
(b) That insanity is not contained in the body's fluids.
(c) That insanity is contagious and patients should be separated.
(d) That insanity is progressive and should be caught early.

11. Where does Merivel meet Finn, after not seeing him for a long time?
(a) At Whitehall.
(b) In a park.
(c) In a pub.
(d) In a church.

12. Where do Merivel and Katherine go?
(a) Katherine's mother's house.
(b) Katherine's sister's house.
(c) Katherine's uncle's house.
(d) Katherine's brother's house.

13. What does Ambrose make Merivel do before passing through the gate?
(a) Write an inscription on the gate.
(b) Give proof of his identity.
(c) Read the writing on the gate.
(d) Answer a riddle.

14. How long is Merivel confined to bed?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Three days.
(d) One month.

15. What news comes to Merivel and the King while they are talking?
(a) An outbreak of the plague has occurred.
(b) A fire is raging through London.
(c) The river has flooded.
(d) London Bridge has fallen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What medical practice does Merivel perform regularly at the hospital?

2. How much does Merivel pay Finn for his portrait?

3. How does the King respond to Merivel's letter, asking to visit?

4. How does Katherine feel about Merivel?

5. How does Pearce feel about Merivel being at the hospital?

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