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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. Who is the Earl of Lostwihiel's deputy?
(a) Ravenscar.
(b) Colonel Barnes.
(c) Sir Isaac.
(d) Daniel.

2. How many goldsmiths are sworn in at the trial?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Twelve.

3. What does Jack remind the executioner about?
(a) The coins in his pockets.
(b) The rope around his neck.
(c) The size of his feet.
(d) The color of his eyes.

4. How long has Jack been telling tales of conspiracy to his visitor?
(a) More than two months.
(b) More than two years.
(c) For a week.
(d) For a month.

5. What do Daniel, the Earl of Lostwihiel, Saturn, Orney and Newcomen inspect and find to be working well?
(a) The Kit-Cat Clubb.
(b) The clockwork volcano.
(c) The steam engine.
(d) The House of Lords.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sir Isaac instruct Catherine Barton to take him, whether he is alive or dead?

2. Where does Jack tell the public he is going in the morning to hang?

3. What do the Clubb members find along with a counterfeiting die?

4. How are the standard plates and sheets of the finest precious metals going to be used?

5. How does Ravenscar die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 'Translate' two of Jack Ketch and Jack Shaftoe's riddles to each other, as they speak to confuse onlookers and listeners.

4. What are Daniel's conflicting thoughts about sacking Sir Isaac as master of the mint?

5. What are the negative aspects and results of the coronation of the king?

6. How has Sir Isaac made many enemies for himself, according to Chapter 33?

7. What happens to Jack, according to the Epilogs?

8. What is Sir Isaac's plan to discover the location of the manufactured phosphorus?

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

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

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