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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Quicksilver, pages 279-335.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Minerva attacked by?
(a) Pirates.
(b) Highwaymen.
(c) Indians.
(d) Robbers.

2. Where does Daniel run when Wilkins's death is discussed?
(a) The garden.
(b) The square.
(c) The street.
(d) The lobby.

3. What kind of language did Wilkins want to create?
(a) Secret.
(b) Alchemist.
(c) Religious.
(d) Philosophical.

4. Where is the book set at the beginning?
(a) York.
(b) New York.
(c) Boston.
(d) Sussex.

5. What did Daniel discuss with Newton on the way to the fair?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Fluxion.
(c) Alchemy.
(d) Geography.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is van Hoek's occupation?

2. What affected Wilkins's judgement before his death?

3. Why did Daniel fear the Plague so much?

4. What is the Minerva?

5. What is the occupation of Edward Teach?

(see the answer key)

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