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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Threader's luggage wagon when he and Daniel arrive at the Royal Society?
(a) It gets stuck in the mud.
(b) It explodes.
(c) It is stolen.
(d) It rolls down the hill.

2. Who does Ravenscar announce as victorious to the mob?
(a) The alchemists.
(b) The Jacobites.
(c) The Tories.
(d) The Whigs.

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

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

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

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

7. What event does Daniel discuss with Sir Isaac after his summons to the House of Lords?
(a) The Queen's address.
(b) The Queen's engagement.
(c) The Queen's birthday.
(d) The Queen's trial.

8. Why has John Doe been captured?
(a) For destroying the walls of the Royal Society.
(b) For destroying the walls of Hooke's mansion.
(c) For destroying the walls of Westminster Abbey.
(d) For destroying the walls of Sir Isaac's house.

9. What is Caroline doing while she reminisces about her life?
(a) Brushing her hair.
(b) Picking flowers.
(c) Riding a horse.
(d) Writing a letter.

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

11. Where does Daniel meet Princess Caroline?
(a) Aboard the Atlanta.
(b) The gardens of Queen Sophie's castle.
(c) The Royal Society servants quarters.
(d) The gardens behind Sir Isaac's house.

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

13. What is distinctive about the heavy box Sir Isaac and Daniel find below deck?
(a) It ticks.
(b) It smells.
(c) It disappears.
(d) It hums.

14. What happens to Daniel and Ravenscar in Chapter 1?
(a) They fight in a duel.
(b) They are sent to prison.
(c) They are selected as regents.
(d) They are sentenced to death.

15. Who becomes a member of the Clubb in Chapter 9?
(a) Princess Caroline.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Sir Isaac.
(d) Daniel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Lt. Throwley, the Yeoman guard from the Tower of London?

2. What does Daniel think Jack's motivation is?

3. Which English lord is under house arrest?

4. Who or what is Prudence?

5. Where do Bolingbroke and Ravenscar end up at the party?

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