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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Daniel surprised to see on board a Russian naval vessel with Peter the Great?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Godfrey.
(c) Leibniz.
(d) Sir Isaac.

2. Where is the Sophia forced aground?
(a) The mouth of the Times River.
(b) The mouth of the Thames River.
(c) The Isle of Grain.
(d) The Isle of Man.

3. Daniel introduces Caroline and Eliza as __________________.
(a) His nurse and her half-sister.
(b) His housekeeper and his cook.
(c) His half-sister and her maid.
(d) His wife and her half-sister.

4. Where does Peter go with the gold from the hull of the Minerva?
(a) The Royal Society.
(b) Clerkenwell Court.
(c) Back to Russia.
(d) Westminster Abbey.

5. 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.

6. What do Daniel and Colonel Barnes think affects Leibniz and Sir Isaac's relationship?
(a) Bioluminescence.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Gravity.
(d) Alchemy.

7. Who does Eliza want put to death for betraying the country?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Mr. Braithwaite.
(d) Mrs. Braithwaite.

8. What serves as a decoy to distract the tower guards?
(a) A woman.
(b) A fire.
(c) A ghost.
(d) An animal.

9. What object does Sir Isaac go ashore with?
(a) A metal box.
(b) A wooden case.
(c) A ticking clock.
(d) A broken compass.

10. What do Jack, Daniel, and Sir Isaac negotiate?
(a) Returning the Atlanta to White.
(b) Getting Dappa out of prison.
(c) Returning Eliza to London.
(d) Returning the contents of the Pyx.

11. Who is Otto Van Hoek?
(a) The Captain of the Queen's Army.
(b) The Captain of the Prudence.
(c) The Captain of the Sophia.
(d) The Captain of the Minerva.

12. Who holds Sir Isaac accountable for the events at the English Mint on April 23, 1714?
(a) The Tower of London.
(b) The Royal Society.
(c) The House of Lords.
(d) Daniel.

13. Where is Eliza headed when her carriage overturns?
(a) Marlborough House.
(b) The Tower of London.
(c) The Royal Society.
(d) The Opera House.

14. Who does Roger Comstock want to expose to unify the nation?
(a) Princess Caroline.
(b) Lord Gy.
(c) Viscount Bolingbroke.
(d) Sir Isaac.

15. What is Mr. Bayne's country of origin?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) Italy.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bob Shaftoe doing when Daniel visits him?

2. For what reason do Daniel and Sir Isaac visit the shipyard in Chapter 8?

3. Who rescues Jack and Eliza?

4. Who does the Queen name as her successor?

5. What is Partry's confession?

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