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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why did Daniel not seek vengeance for the boy who committed the stabbing at college?
(a) He was too sick.
(b) He knew Jesus would judge him.
(c) His father believed in pacifism.
(d) He was afraid.

4. What affected Wilkins's judgement before his death?
(a) His pain.
(b) His pain medication.
(c) His illness.
(d) His poverty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Oldenburg arrested?

2. What was Bob and Jack's second job?

3. What period is this book set in?

4. Where do Tess and Daniel first make love?

5. How did Dick die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Trinity re-opens after the first closure?

2. Why does Daniel make a hole in a roof?

3. How does Daniel meet Leibniz?

4. Why does Daniel leave his family and go to London?

5. How does Daniel help Van Hoek in Cape Cod Bay?

6. Why is the Minerva attacked?

7. What did Newton build on a wall in Cambridge?

8. What frightens Jack in Backboden?

9. What does Eliza hope to sell at a fair?

10. How does Daniel meet Tess?

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