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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Daniel rarely do at college after meeting Newton?
(a) Study.
(b) Write home.
(c) Go to class.
(d) Do experiments.

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

3. What was the hole Daniel made used for?
(a) A sky light.
(b) A tracking system.
(c) A view point.
(d) A telescope.

4. What was Eliza's profession?
(a) Concubine.
(b) Slave.
(c) Actress.
(d) Maid.

5. Where do Tess and Daniel first make love?
(a) The theater.
(b) A chapel.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A carriage.

6. What does Jack dress up as when they go to Leipzig?
(a) A professor.
(b) A bodyguard.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A nobleman.

7. What is Tess's occupation?
(a) Actress.
(b) Maid.
(c) Patron.
(d) Nanny.

8. Who takes Enoch to the ferry?
(a) Thomas Edison.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Daniel Waterhouse.
(d) Ben Franklin.

9. Who sent Dick, Bob and Jack to get work?
(a) Their aunt.
(b) Their father.
(c) Their mistress.
(d) Their mother.

10. What is the occupation of Edward Teach?
(a) Professor.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Pirate.
(d) Politician.

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

12. Who wants to autopsy Wilkins?
(a) Comstock.
(b) Leibniz.
(c) Newton.
(d) Daniel.

13. What did Daniel see a play about at Cambridge?
(a) Politicians who are corrupted.
(b) Courtly intrigue.
(c) The war.
(d) King Henry VIII's life.

14. How old was Eliza when she was abducted?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

15. What does Daniel retrieve for Newton during the play?
(a) A drink.
(b) His book.
(c) A hat.
(d) Some notes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did experiments with gunpowder?

2. Who was being executed in the camp that Jack ended up in after chasing a bird?

3. How long had London been burning when Daniel first saw it?

4. Why was Eliza afraid of the man in rags?

5. Where is the book set at the beginning?

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