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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. What do the figures on the Bastille clock represent?
(a) The three fates.
(b) St. Peter in Bonds.
(c) The Greek God of war.
(d) A lion and several prisoners.

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. What did Aramis send to Philippe in the prison before he freed him from the Bastille?
(a) Written notes on the king and society of the court.
(b) A barber to cut Philippe's hair in the fashion of the king.
(c) An assortment of books about political history.
(d) The ring of the king with the royal crest.

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

5. When Fontaine tells his companions of his first duel in Chapter 6, what is their response?
(a) They burst out into laughter.
(b) They are saddened for the humiliation Fontaine suffered.
(c) They are angry at the hardship to befall Fontaine.
(d) They are indifferent to his story.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pets does Percerin keep due to special permission from King Louis XIV?

2. According to Aramis in Chapter 1, who will come to fetch the prisoner in the future?

3. What is the name of the village where the prisoner spent his early years?

4. What is unique about the postilion of the final relay of in Chapter 8?

5. Who does the king request to see before he retires for the night on his first evening at Vaux?

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