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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the two masked figures who guard the king in Chapter 17?
(a) D'Artagnan and Fouquet.
(b) Porthos and Aramis.
(c) Aramis and Fouquet.
(d) Colbert and Porthos.

2. Why do Porthos and D'Artagnan approach Percerin's house on foot in Chapter 3?
(a) To move ahead of the line of waiting carriages.
(b) Their horses are tired and can go no further.
(c) It is a rule that everyone is to approach Percerin's house on foot.
(d) They want to enter Percerin's house secretly.

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

4. Who does Baisemeaux think that Aramis resembles in Chapter 7?
(a) Monsieur de la Fere.
(b) D'Artagnan.
(c) Fouquet.
(d) Cardinal de la Rochelle.

5. What does Aramis do with the document that calls for the release of Marchiali?
(a) He tears it up.
(b) He takes it for safe keeping.
(c) He burns it in the fire.
(d) He gives it back to Baisemeaux.

6. In Chapter 4, what follies does Aramis tell D'Artagnan he has given up?
(a) Practicing fencing.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) Playing music.
(d) Writing poetry.

7. Why is D'Artagnan confused when Philippe (masquerading as the king) asks where Aramis is in Chapter 24?
(a) D'Artagnan does not know Aramis is gone.
(b) D'Artagnan believes that Aramis is on a mission for the king.
(c) D'Artagnan does not understand the king's friendliness with Aramis.
(d) D'Artagnan notices a difference in Philippe that he cannot identify.

8. What position does Philippe take as he ponders his decision in Chapter 10?
(a) He paces back and forth in front of the carriage.
(b) He lays down on the ground and covers his face with his hands as he thinks.
(c) He stands gazing at the heavens.
(d) He kneels in prayer with his head constantly bowed.

9. What does is the order that Aramis gives to D'Artagnan for in Chapter 20?
(a) The arrest of Fouquet.
(b) The discharge of several soldiers.
(c) The arrest of Colbert.
(d) The release of Fouquet.

10. What does Philippe hope to learn from observing the king unseen in Chapter 14?
(a) He wants to learn the ceremony of the king's retiring.
(b) He wants to see how the king interacts with his pet dog.
(c) He wants to learn which mistress the king consorts with.
(d) He wants to know who the king converses with.

11. Why does Aramis propose they take their carriage off of the road so they can converse in Chapter 8?
(a) The carriage is broken and needs to be repaired.
(b) They want to abandon the carriage and not have it draw suspicion.
(c) He does not want another carriage to stop and offer assistance to them.
(d) He does not want to take the carriage off of the road, but wants to have the conversation immediately.

12. In Chapter 9, what does Aramis claim has consecrated Philippe to be king?
(a) The legitimacy of his birth.
(b) The persecution he has undergone.
(c) The will of the people.
(d) The misdeeds of Louis XIV.

13. What prompts D'Artagnan to suspect that Aramis is up to something in Chapter 14?
(a) A private letter of Aramis's that he has intercepted.
(b) A tip from a servant.
(c) A conversation between Aramis and Philippe he overheard.
(d) His instincts.

14. Who comes to visit Athos after Aramis and Porthos have left?
(a) Colbert.
(b) Fouquet.
(c) Le Duc de Beaufort.
(d) The king.

15. What sentence would befall those who try to communicate with the prisoner "Marchiali" after he is re-incarcerated?
(a) Ten years impriosonment.
(b) Lifetime imprisonment.
(c) Death.
(d) Exile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Philippe have difficulty understanding what Anne of Austria whispers in his ear in Chapter 24?

2. Where does Fouquet suggest that Aramis should go as a place of refuge in Chapter 21?

3. In Chapter 2, who does D'Artagnan plan to take Porthos to, to solve his problem?

4. Where is Aramis's room at Vaux?

5. What is unique about the ceiling of the king's bedchamber at Vaux?

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