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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Scythe Constantine expected to convalesce after the attack on the theater?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 2 months.

2. What weapon does Purity brandish as she pursues Slayd into the theater?
(a) Musket.
(b) Pistol.
(c) Shotgun.
(d) Rifle.

3. How old is the person upon whom Slayd preys to enact his distraction?
(a) 31.
(b) 33
(c) 32.
(d) 30.

4. Into what construction does the Librarian of Congress admit Faraday and Munira?
(a) The Cannon Tunnel.
(b) The Cannon Archive.
(c) The Lincoln Tunnel.
(d) The Channel Tunnel.

5. What color tie does Scythe Constantine wear at the theater?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Grey.

6. The comment that “Xenocrates harrumphed at that” (408) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Rhyme.
(d) Alliteration.

7. The comment that “they may have handed me a pearl within this nasty oyster” (373) is an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Chiasmus.

8. With what warning does the Librarian of Congress leave Faraday and Munira?
(a) Mind the gap.
(b) Mind the rats.
(c) Mind your head.
(d) Mind your manners.

9. What is the diameter of Endura?
(a) 4 kilometers.
(b) 4 rods.
(c) 4 miles.
(d) 4 leagues.

10. Of what stone is the Antarctica Seat of Consideration made?
(a) Onyx.
(b) Shale and limestone.
(c) Sandstone.
(d) Marble.

11. How many conspirators are set to stab Caesar in the stage play in which Scythe Anastasia performs?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

12. Anastasia’s comment that “She couldn’t let him twist in the wind on her behalf” (285) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Chiasmus.

13. How long does the technician estimate resetting Endura’s buoyancy systems will take?
(a) 12 minutes.
(b) 28 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 4 minutes.

14. Whose robe does Rowan don in the Vault of Relics and Futures?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Powhatan.
(c) Prometheus.
(d) Cleopatra.

15. How many were the founding scythes?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what row of the audience does Scythe Curie sit for the stage play?

2. How much of a person’s body do the Grandslayers rule must remain intact for that person to remain a scythe?

3. How does Rowan defeat Goddard in their sparring match on January 8?

4. Which of Endura’s towers is noted as tallest?

5. How many people does Scythe Goddard glean between leaving the conclave and getting into the limousine with Scythe Rand?

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