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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Daniel request to tell his son about the happenings in London?
(a) Enoch Root.
(b) Godfrey.
(c) Princess Caroline.
(d) Sir Isaac.

4. What does De Gex threaten to do to Eliza?
(a) Tear her limb from limb.
(b) Burn her at the stake.
(c) Boil her alive.
(d) Throw her off a cliff.

5. Mr. White's ship is known as what?
(a) The Beagle.
(b) The Minerva.
(c) The Thames.
(d) The Atlanta.

6. What leads Eliza and Caroline to uncover a dead assassin?
(a) A poisoned dog.
(b) An exploding wagon.
(c) A threatening letter.
(d) A blood-stained carpet.

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

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

9. 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.

10. What object does Daniel select to be auctioned off by Partry?
(a) Hooke's eyeglass set.
(b) Hooke's mortar and pestle.
(c) Hooke's weights and measures.
(d) Hooke's private diary.

11. What does Colonel Barnes incorrectly assume of Sir Isaac?
(a) That he is a soldier.
(b) That he is a Jacobite.
(c) That he is an alchemist.
(d) That he is a criminal.

12. Who does the Queen's Army arrest and escort to the tower?
(a) Mr. Bayne.
(b) Jack.
(c) Sir Isaac.
(d) Daniel.

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

14. What does Dappa choose to do?
(a) Write as a captive.
(b) Kill his captors.
(c) Flee to the country.
(d) Write to Mr. White.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What character helps claim the Pyx from the vault?

2. Who does Solomon declare as the only two alchemists in the world?

3. Who is Solomon?

4. What does Eliza advise Dappa about?

5. What does Daniel advise against Roger using?

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