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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. 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) Oxymoron.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

2. From which of the following does Matthew note receiving the salamander necklace he gives to Diana?
(a) Louis.
(b) Francis.
(c) William.
(d) Henry.

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

4. 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) Analogy.
(d) Oxymoron.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following years does Matthew note receiving the salamander necklace he gives to Diana?

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

3. Which of the following dances do Diana and Matthew dance at the Royal Exchange?

4. At which of the following locations do Diana and Matthew arrive back in their own time?

5. Which of the following is the first kill of the hunt in the Stag Moat at Prague?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the compendium Diana receives from Habermel?

2. Why does Matthew note to Diana that he wishes to wear red hose?

3. What perils does Matthew note to Diana that their interpersonal situation poses them in Prague?

4. How does Diana describe the illustration on the intact first page of Ashmole 782?

5. What does Gallowglass note smelling in Ashmole 782?

6. What route does Matthew propose to get himself and Diana to Sept-Tours once they return to their present, and why?

7. What titles does Matthew note Rudolf holds?

8. How, per Hubbard, does James of Scotland manage to reverse a jury’s decision?

9. What spring-welcoming does Kelley mention that angers Matthew?

10. What does Diana note is an unexpected benefit of being a weaver as she and Matthew prepare for their first meeting with the Holy Roman Emperor?

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