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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The Wine of Melun, Chapter 13, Nectar and Ambrosia, and Chapter 14, A Gascon and a gascon and a half.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the architect of Vaux-le-Vicomte?
(a) Levan.
(b) Lebrun.
(c) Lenotre.
(d) Fouquet.

2. According to Philippe in Chapter 10, who is the mortal enemy of Colbert?
(a) Mademoiselle de la Valliere.
(b) D'Artagnan.
(c) Fouquet.
(d) The king.

3. Who told Porthos to arrive at Vaux twenty-four hours before the party?
(a) D'Artagnan.
(b) Monsieur Fouquet.
(c) Aramis.
(d) The King.

4. What question does Queen Anne ask Fouquet during the banquet in Chapter 13?
(a) She asks Fouquet what his favorite dish was.
(b) She asks about Fouquet's family.
(c) She asks the names of the exotic fruit.
(d) She asks who is Fouquet's decorator.

5. When D'Artagnan comes to visit Porthos in Chapter 2, what reason does Porthos give for his melancholy?
(a) He had received bad news about his investments in Bracieux.
(b) He had not been invited to a party at Vaux he'd hoped to attend.
(c) He has no clothes that fit him.
(d) His estate at Vallon was recently destroyed by a fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Aramis offer to Philippe should he decide to go to Bas-Poitou?

2. How much money has Fouquet borrowed and not repaid?

3. In Chapter 4, what follies does Aramis tell D'Artagnan he has given up?

4. What is the name of the person Aramis tells Fouquet he wants to release from the Bastille?

5. How did the prisoner discover that the lady who visited him monthly during his childhood was the Queen?

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