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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7: Chapter 20 | Book 7: Chapter 21 | Book 7: Chapter 22 | Book 7: Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the financial investors backing Thomas' newest invention known as?
(a) The inventors of the Engine for Raising Fire by Water.
(b) The financiers of the Engine for Raising Fire by Water.
(c) The curators of the Engine for Raising Water by Fire.
(d) The proprietors of the Engine for Raising Water by Fire.

2. Where does Daniel say he will be staying when he reaches London?
(a) Sir Isaac's house.
(b) The Royal Society.
(c) The Thames.
(d) Westminster Abbey.

3. Where are Colonel Barnes, Daniel, Sir Isaac and Charles White headed in Chapter 21?
(a) The Isle of Grain.
(b) Wheat Island.
(c) Tower Island.
(d) The Isle of Man.

4. Where does Sir Isaac have Arlanc sent?
(a) The Tower of London.
(b) Newgate Prison.
(c) Clerkenwell Court.
(d) The Royal Society.

5. For what reason do Daniel and Sir Isaac visit the shipyard in Chapter 8?
(a) To buy some fish.
(b) To win a bet.
(c) To investigate a fire.
(d) To hire a boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is killed when the ticking chest is opened?

2. What is the subject of the main feud between Newton and Leibniz?

3. Who holds Sir Isaac accountable for the events at the English Mint on April 23, 1714?

4. Traces of what unusual substance are found at the shipyard?

5. What characters are attacked by would-be assassins in Hanover?

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