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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Matthew note was Hubbard’s mortal profession?
(a) Physician.
(b) Patrician.
(c) Priest.
(d) Plumber.

2. To which of the following predators does Diana compare Philippe?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A shark.
(c) A bear.
(d) A lion.

3. For which of the following does Diana write a recipe in her commonplace book (35)?
(a) A caudle.
(b) A cocktail.
(c) A custard.
(d) A posset.

4. Which of the following does Matthew greet as he escorts Diana to her first meeting with Mary Sidney?
(a) Nicholas Hilliard.
(b) Hans Holbein.
(c) Thomas Tallis.
(d) John Browne.

5. The comment that “Like Popeye, he had all of his bulk concentrated in his forearms” (123) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

6. The comment that “The School of Night appeared at the windows, their pale faces pressing against the glass like stars in a nameless constellation” (57) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.

7. What is the name of the witch who investigates Diana at Sept-Tours?
(a) Charles Perrault.
(b) André Champier.
(c) Gilles de Rais.
(d) Nicolas Flamel.

8. Which of the following is the cleric who accuses Diana of witchcraft at Woodstock?
(a) Danforth.
(b) Bidwell.
(c) Raleigh.
(d) Iffley.

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

10. With which of the following does Matthew present Diana as a holiday gift in London?
(a) Sidney’s Arcadia.
(b) Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.
(c) Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur.
(d) Spenser’s Faerie Queene.

11. Which of the following colors of shoes does Matthew order from Bidwell?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

12. Which of the following professions does Annie ascribe to her aunt?
(a) Housewife.
(b) Alewife.
(c) Farmwife.
(d) Midwife.

13. In which of the following languages does Philippe quiz Diana?
(a) Latin.
(b) Avestan.
(c) Lithuanian.
(d) Gothic.

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

15. 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) Oxymoron.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following numbers is associated with leading the Order of Lazarus?

2. Which of the following manuscript designations applies to the Voynich Manuscript?

3. To which of the following predators does Diana compare Gallowglass?

4. In which of the following forms does Diana write in her commonplace book (32)?

5. Which of the following signs do the Fields sport on their stationery shop?

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