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

2. From which of the following languages does the novel report the term “Schadiw” derives?
(a) German.
(b) Czech.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Polish.

3. How many inmates of Bedlam does Diana note, total?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 14.
(d) 6.

4. At which of the following times does Diana note having met Matthew?
(a) September 2001.
(b) May 2009.
(c) May 2001.
(d) September 2009.

5. Which of the following houses do the Kelleys maintain in Prague?
(a) The Fox and Henhouse.
(b) The Donkey and Cradle.
(c) The Elephant and Castle.
(d) The Bird and Baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. As which of the following does Diana gloss “Omni fine initium novum” (572)?

2. On which level of their house in Prague do Diana and Matthew sleep?

3. Which of the following treatments does Elizabeth’s attendant provide for her toothache?

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?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Marlowe propose to do to Diana in the tiltyard at Greenwich?

3. How does Knox kill Skovajsa?

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

5. What does Matthew describe to Diana regarding taking blood in intimate relationships?

6. 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?

7. How do Matthew and Elizabeth plan to address the matter of Ashmole 782 with Rudolf’s ambassador?

8. What does Gallowglass note smelling in Ashmole 782?

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

10. What does Diana note about the *inside* of the Bosch triptych Matthew receives in Prague?

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