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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 Diana note appears on the second page of the intact Ashmole 782?
(a) A gargantua.
(b) A leviathan.
(c) A phoenix.
(d) A dragon.

2. Which of the following is Stephen’s familiar’s name?
(a) Bennu.
(b) Huan.
(c) Pabu.
(d) Artax.

3. As which of the following does Diana gloss “Omni fine initium novum” (572)?
(a) Each penalty starts anew.
(b) All fine intuition knows.
(c) To everything there is a season.
(d) In every ending there is a new beginning.

4. What sign hangs on the house where Diana and Matthew lodge in Prague?
(a) Three Ravens.
(b) Golden Star.
(c) Red Lion.
(d) Two Suns.

5. Which of the following dances do Diana and Matthew dance at the Royal Exchange?
(a) The Macarena.
(b) The Black Nag.
(c) The Charleston.
(d) The Cupid Shuffle.

6. The comment that “Kelley cannot be plucked from the emperor’s court like a stray weed, no matter how many roses grow there” (483) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Analogy.

7. Which of the following is the first kill of the hunt in the Stag Moat at Prague?
(a) Grouse.
(b) Partridge.
(c) Chicke.
(d) Pheasant.

8. Which of the following treatments is sent to Diana after she feigns illness to meet the Maharal?
(a) A unicorn-horn cup.
(b) A golden cup.
(c) A silver cup.
(d) A rams-horn cup.

9. Which of the following does Diana have in her purse when she meets with Elizabeth following her return from Prague?
(a) A glass bead Jack had thought a jewel.
(b) A collar Lobero had worn.
(c) A brief note from Gallowglass.
(d) A corroded coin Annie had found.

10. Which of the following does Diana encounter in the tiltyard at Greenwich?
(a) Françoise.
(b) Ysbeau.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Abigail.

11. The comment “With famous court beauties given a role in the entertainment and wearing fabulously spangled and jeweled costumes, the masque quickly took on the tone of a school play, complete with admiring parents” (450) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Analogy.

12. Which of the following does Diana have in her purse when she meets with Elizabeth following her return from Prague?
(a) Cords to work spells.
(b) An athame with a leather handle.
(c) A pentacle pendant.
(d) A wand made from holly.

13. Where do Diana and Matthew part from Pierre, Jack, and Annie on their journey from London to Prague?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Hamburg.
(c) Bonn.
(d) Düsseldorf.

14. Which of the following does Gallowglass introduce to Diana and Matthew’s household in Prague?
(a) Tamara.
(b) Tanja.
(c) Terezka.
(d) Tereza.

15. On which level of Diana and Matthew’s house in Prague do the vampires in their household sleep?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Third.
(c) First.
(d) Second.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following types of birds does Rudolf fly on the hunt in the Stag Moat at Prague?

2. Which of the following epithets does Rudolf apply to Diana?

3. Which of the following does Diana have in her purse when she meets with Elizabeth following her return from Prague?

4. In which of the following locations does Knox meet with Skovajsa?

5. To which of the following is the term “Maharal” applied in the novel?

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