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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five—London: The Blackfriars.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which of the following saints’ feast days do Diana and Matthew set out for Prague from London?
(a) Brigid.
(b) Edith.
(c) Ursula.
(d) HIldegard von Bingen.

2. On which day do Diana and Matthew take up lodgings in London after returning thence from Sept-Tours?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) Boxing Day.

3. The comment that “Mary listened without surprise as I explained the reasons for Matthew’s absence, blinked at Annie like a mildly curious owl, and sent her off to the kitchens” (270) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.

4. At which of the following times does Diana note having met Matthew?
(a) May 2009.
(b) May 2001.
(c) September 2001.
(d) September 2009.

5. Which of the following manuscript designations applies to the Voynich Manuscript?
(a) Peniarth MS 392D.
(b) Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501.
(c) Beinecke MS 408.
(d) Cotton Vitellius a xv.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the novel, the term “sorcière” carries which of the following meanings?

2. Which of the following is Stephen’s familiar’s name?

3. As which of the following does Diana gloss the phrase “Honor virtutis praemium” (357)?

4. At which of the following do Diana and Matthew lodge after entering London from Sept-Tours?

5. Of which of the following is Susanna Norman’s ritual broom made?

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