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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the King's messenger hope to find at Clerkenwell Court?
(a) Jack Shaftoe.
(b) An infernal device.
(c) Trial documents.
(d) A second mint.

2. What happens after the proceedings begin at the trial of the Pyx?
(a) The Queen's Army is summoned.
(b) The royal goldsmiths are summoned.
(c) Sir Isaac is summoned.
(d) Daniel is summoned.

3. Who does Daniel decide to write to at the end?
(a) Leibniz.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Sir Isaac.

4. Who teams up with Daniel and Saturn to remove the Solomonic gold from the bank?
(a) Solomon.
(b) William Ham.
(c) Sir Isaac.
(d) Peter the Great.

5. What does Jack believe he's found under the stress of torture?
(a) Satan.
(b) God.
(c) Power.
(d) Hatred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the executioner place over Jack's head?

2. In Sir Isaac's plan, where is the hidden man supposed to be?

3. Who does Eliza give a second chance to?

4. White is arrested upon whose authority?

5. Why does Daniel feels obligated to protect Sir Isaac?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Sir Isaac's death hidden from the officials?

2. What unusual occurrences has Jack experienced, and what is mysterious about them?

3. What is the procedure for testing the gold guinea samples?

4. Describe the security measures at Westminster Abbey and what they are protecting.

5. In what ways has Sir Isacc been put at a disadvantage in obtaining proof?

6. Why does the exchange between Jack and his visitor sicken Daniel?

7. What evidence does the Clubb find to expose Bolingbroke and White as counterfeiters?

8. What does Jack question most about his life? What was the decision that might have led to a different life for him?

9. What is Catherine Barton's role during the trial?

10. How has Dappa turned the tables on White by this point in the story?

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