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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things does Aramis ask of Athos in Chapter 26?
(a) He asks for absolution and for fresh horses.
(b) He asks for a good meal and a comfortable bed.
(c) He asks for letters of introdution to court at Spain and supplies for travel.
(d) He asks for Athos to hide Porthos and to not reveal Aramis's destination to his pursuers.

2. Who does the king request to see before he retires for the night on his first evening at Vaux?
(a) Colbert.
(b) D'Artagnan.
(c) Aramis.
(d) Fouquet.

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

4. What reason does Percerin give to D'Artagnan for being pressed for time and unable to help him and Porthos in Chapter 4?
(a) He is training his apprentices.
(b) He is busy working on all of his financial records.
(c) He is making five costumes for the King.
(d) He is making his own outfit for the party at Vaux.

5. At what time of night was Louis XIV taken from his bed?
(a) The precise time of the switch is not known.
(b) Just after dusk.
(c) Between twelve and one o'clock.
(d) Just before dawn.

6. Where does Fouquet suggest that Aramis should go as a place of refuge in Chapter 21?
(a) Belle-Isle.
(b) Spain.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Paris.

7. How does Baisemeaux ensure that no one sees the king when he brought by Aramis to the prison?
(a) He forces the king to wear a sack over his head.
(b) He forces the king to wear a mask.
(c) He takes him into the prison by a secret passage.
(d) He rings a bell and beats a drum to clear the passages.

8. What is unique about the ceiling of the king's bedchamber at Vaux?
(a) It has a large chandelier with 1000 candles on it.
(b) It has a painting of good and bad dreams on it.
(c) It is pure gold.
(d) It is glass and can see into the starry night.

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

10. In Chapter 5, Porthos has difficulty recalling Moliere's name correctly and instead calls him by what name, numerous times?
(a) Voliere.
(b) Pierrefonds.
(c) Mondan.
(d) Poquelin.

11. How many suits was Mouston measured for in behalf of Porthos?
(a) 36.
(b) 2.
(c) 22.
(d) 50.

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

13. What profession does Baisemeaux hold?
(a) Bishop..
(b) Priest.
(c) Prison Guard.
(d) Govenor of the Prison.

14. Who does King Louis blame for his imprisonment in Chapter 18?
(a) Himself.
(b) Colbert.
(c) Aramis.
(d) Fouquet.

15. Why doesn't Porthos leave the room when D'Artagnan desires to speak secretly with Aramis in Chapter 14?
(a) Aramis asks him to stay.
(b) Porthos demands to stay and D'Artagnan conceeds.
(c) He is fast asleep in a chair.
(d) Porthos is hidden from view and D'Artagnan does not know he is in the room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is title is Aramis recognized by in Chapter 1?

2. What does Philippe hope to learn from observing the king unseen in Chapter 14?

3. Who told Porthos to arrive at Vaux twenty-four hours before the party?

4. What sentence would befall those who try to communicate with the prisoner "Marchiali" after he is re-incarcerated?

5. What action does Fouquet suggest Louis take before they return to Vaux?

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