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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As which of the following does Diana gloss Pierre’s French comment that “Milord est lui-même” (99)?
(a) Milo is himself.
(b) Milord is a meme.
(c) Milord is himself.
(d) Milord is lit.

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

3. The comment that “No longer a solitary meteor moving through space and time, I was now part of a complicated planetary system” (217) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Metaphor.

4. Which of the following texts in translation does Mary Sidney send to Diana to indicate a desire for friendship?
(a) Mambo 5.
(b) Psalm 71.
(c) Hymn 100.
(d) Sonnet 16.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Diana encounter while on her way to John Hester’s shop?

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

3. In the novel, the term “wearh” carries which of the following meanings?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Diana liken Marlowe to a troublesome child (31)?

2. What explanation does Matthew give Diana for the abundance of witches, vampires, and daemons in Barbican Cross?

3. Where is it remarked that scholars search for English commonplace books?

4. What explanation does Diana receive for her displacement of half a month?

5. Following her forspell, as Diana consults with the London witches regarding how to control her firedrake familiar, what does she realize about the commonalities between her magical and historical practices?

6. What in Baynard’s Castle indicates its aristocratic use when Diana first enters it?

7. What reasons does Diana note for “the most important rule” the Congregation enforces: “No fraternizing between otherworldly species” (27)?

8. What does Diana note regarding Elizabethan journal-keeping?

9. What reasons does Diana note for asserting that “Walter’s was the only opinion that mattered” (24)?

10. What reason does Diana consider, after suffering a miscarriage, for inability to conceive?

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