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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Matthew note Mary Sidney was when she married?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 24.
(d) 21.

2. Which of the following is the first person Diana and Matthew encounter in 1590?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Marlowe.
(c) Spenser.
(d) Sidney.

3. The comment that “I was Cinderella, and the birds of the forest and the fairies of the wood would be called upon if the Countess of Pembroke felt it necessary” (362) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Juxtaposition.

4. What euphemism does Marlowe note is the preferred term for Elizabethan spies?
(a) Canny-person.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Espionagier.
(d) Intelligencer.

5. As which of the following does Diana gloss the phrase “Semper eadem” (365)?
(a) Always the same.
(b) Always ready.
(c) Simper at them.
(d) Always Eddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which of the following saints’ feast days do Diana and Matthew set out for Prague from London?

2. Which of the following English-speaking vampires is the first to speak to Diana at Sept-Tours?

3. Which of the following does Diana place in the pages of her commonplace book before setting out for Sept-Tours?

4. Which of the following texts in translation does Mary Sidney send to Diana to indicate a desire for friendship?

5. Which of the following is the name of one of Matthew’s mastiffs at Woodstock?

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