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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Daniel meet upon his arrival to London?
(a) Thomas Newcomen and Will Comstock.
(b) Enoch Root.
(c) Sonny and Cher.
(d) Princess Caroline.

2. What characters are attacked by would-be assassins in Hanover?
(a) Jack and De Gex.
(b) Caroline and Eliza.
(c) Eliza and Dappa.
(d) Daniel and Sir Isaac.

3. Who does Daniel believe was the intended victim of the incident in Chapter 4?
(a) Threader.
(b) Sir Isaac.
(c) Leibniz.
(d) Himself.

4. What does McIan receive from Jack before he enters the English mint?
(a) Death.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Keys.
(d) Jewels.

5. How does Caroline's grandmother die?
(a) She takes her own life.
(b) She suffers a stroke.
(c) She dies in her sleep.
(d) She is poisoned.

6. What is the subject of the main feud between Newton and Leibniz?
(a) Gravity.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Biology.
(d) Economics.

7. What happens when Eliza tries to evacuate the musicians from the Opera House?
(a) The musicians throw her out.
(b) The musicians set their instruments on fire.
(c) The musicians flee in terror.
(d) The musicians use their instruments to fight.

8. Who or what is Prudence?
(a) The Queen's maid.
(b) An English hooker.
(c) A French ship.
(d) A Russian vessel.

9. Who does Jack team up with to devalue the English currency?
(a) A one-armed Russian.
(b) A natural philosopher.
(c) A French Catholic minister.
(d) An English political leader.

10. What happens to Lt. Throwley, the Yeoman guard from the Tower of London?
(a) He is murdered by Rufus MacIan.
(b) He murders Rufus MacIan.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He is promoted.

11. Where do Bolingbroke and Ravenscar end up at the party?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the stables.
(c) In the garden.
(d) In the observatory.

12. What character helps claim the Pyx from the vault?
(a) Saturn.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Sir Isaac.
(d) Threader.

13. Which group is the Queen showing favor toward in Chapter 13?
(a) The Clubb.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The Tories.
(d) The Jacobites.

14. What does Eliza advise Dappa about?
(a) His money and gambling.
(b) His injuries and recovery.
(c) His stories and publications.
(d) His anger and violence.

15. What does Daniel advise against Roger using?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Lies.
(c) Violence.
(d) Phosphorus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT something Henry Arlanc confesses to stealing?

2. What is distinctive about the heavy box Sir Isaac and Daniel find below deck?

3. Who does the Queen's Army arrest and escort to the tower?

4. Where does Daniel witness Mr. White being beaten?

5. What does Dappa discover at Worth's coffeehouse?

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