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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following titles does Dr. Dee report Bacon ascribed to Ashmole 782?
(a) Verum Secretum Secretorum.
(b) De Bello Gallico.
(c) Legenda Aurea.
(d) Malleus Maleficarum.

3. The comment that Diana’s “gloved hand rose to [her] nose at the smell that accompanied this pastoral view” as she crosses the open sewer at London’s edge (243) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Ananloty.

4. With which of the following Cardinals does Matthew meet upon arriving on the Continent en route to Sept-Tours?
(a) Richelieu.
(b) Colbert.
(c) Joyeuse.
(d) Mazarin.

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

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

7. By what name does Henry Percy, Lord Northumberland, note he is commonly addressed (19)?
(a) Hank.
(b) Hal.
(c) Harry.
(d) Earl.

8. Which of the following does Diana propose to stop telling her students as she first goes to visit Mary Sidney (224)?
(a) That they would be knocked out by the odor of the past.
(b) That they would be knocked out by some criminal in the past.
(c) That they would be enchanted by the odor of the past.
(d) That they would be burned at the stake in the past.

9. At which of the following do Diana and Matthew make landfall on the Continent en route to Sept-Tours?
(a) Mont Saint-Michel.
(b) Saint-Malo.
(c) Cancale.
(d) Le Vivier-sur-Mer.

10. Diana glosses the term “aqua fortis” as which of the following?
(a) Water for this.
(b) Water castle.
(c) Loud water.
(d) Strong water.

11. With which of the following does Beaton test Diana?
(a) A bell.
(b) A horn.
(c) A jug of ale.
(d) A drum.

12. In the novel, the term “fileuse de temps” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) Non-permanent employee.
(b) Time traveler.
(c) Aged woman.
(d) Yarn spinner.

13. 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) Juxtaposition.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Oxymoron.

14. In the novel, the term “masca” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) Daemon.
(b) Human.
(c) Witch.
(d) Vampire.

15. In the novel, the term “glaem” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) Light indicating a problem with the engine.
(b) Light indicating a daemon’s power.
(c) Light indicating a vampire’s power.
(d) Light indicating a witch’s power.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Raleigh part company with Diana on the way to Sept-Tours?

4. Which of the following does Matthew note is on the menu for the wedding feast?

5. Which of the following smells does Diana note as the first goes to visit Mary Sidney (224)?

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