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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Quicksilver, pages 147-217.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Daniel's father own?
(a) A boat.
(b) An inn.
(c) A farm.
(d) A lake.

2. Who saw the fire in London as a sign of the Apocalypse?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Daniel's father.
(c) Hooke.
(d) All of these.

3. What caused Cambridge to be closed in 1665?
(a) The Plague.
(b) A lack of funding.
(c) A scandal.
(d) The War.

4. Princess Caroline wants Daniel's help with _____________.
(a) Building a college.
(b) Teaching her children.
(c) Reuniting two researches.
(d) Finding her husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of language did Wilkins want to create?

2. What did Daniel discuss with Newton on the way to the fair?

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

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

5. Why did Daniel see a boy stabbed at college?

(see the answer key)

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