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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. How did the Duke of York find out about Hooke's experiments with dogs?
(a) Hooke wrote to him about it.
(b) He saw it through a window.
(c) He heard a dog scream.
(d) Rumors spread to him.

2. How does Jeffreys think Daniel wants England to be run?
(a) By democracy.
(b) By tyranny.
(c) By fear.
(d) By religion.

3. Why did Daniel see a boy stabbed at college?
(a) He refused to cheat on his exams.
(b) He challenged another boy to a duel.
(c) He believed in Alchemy.
(d) He tried to protect a woman.

4. Why did Daniel fear the Plague so much?
(a) He was sickly.
(b) His father died of it.
(c) It was a sign of the Apocalypse.
(d) It brought death.

5. What test did Daniel have to pass to avoid being kicked out of college?
(a) Milton.
(b) Archimedes.
(c) Euclid.
(d) Aristotle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hooke do with dogs while Wilkins was making his alphabet?

2. What does Daniel nearly swallow when he sees Enoch?

3. Who takes Enoch to the ferry?

4. What period is this book set in?

5. What did Daniel see a play about at Cambridge?

(see the answer key)

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