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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Matthew note is on the menu for the wedding feast?
(a) Gilded peacock.
(b) Steeled trout.
(c) Bronzed elephant.
(d) Silvered aurochs.

2. Which of the following is the first thing Diana writes in her commonplace book (32)?
(a) Her mission statement.
(b) The date.
(c) Her name.
(d) The book's title.

3. The comment that “It looks like a demented hedgehog” (207) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Oxymoron.

4. The comment that “No longer a solitary meteor moving through space and time, I was now part of a complicated planetary system” (217) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Metaphor.

5. The comment that “Like Popeye, he had all of his bulk concentrated in his forearms” (123) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Oxymoron.

6. What date is set for the celebration of Elizabeth’s anniversary?
(a) 18 November.
(b) 19 November.
(c) 16 November.
(d) 17 November.

7. In the novel, the term “manjasang” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) Daemon.
(b) Witch.
(c) Vampire.
(d) Human.

8. In the novel, the term “warmbloods” refers to which of the following?
(a) Vampires.
(b) Daemons.
(c) Humans.
(d) Witches.

9. On which day do Diana and Matthew take up lodgings in London after returning thence from Sept-Tours?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) Boxing Day.

10. With which of the following does Beaton test Diana?
(a) A scroll.
(b) A book.
(c) A jug of ale.
(d) A tablet.

11. As which of the following does Diana gloss the phrase “Video et taceo” (365)?
(a) I record and tack.
(b) I watch and get tacos.
(c) I see and am silent.
(d) I see and touch.

12. For which of the following does Diana write a recipe in her commonplace book (35)?
(a) A cocktail.
(b) A caudle.
(c) A custard.
(d) A posset.

13. Which of the following smells does Diana note as the first goes to visit Mary Sidney (224)?
(a) Fermentation.
(b) Interpolation.
(c) Mastication.
(d) Defenestration.

14. In which of the following languages does Philippe quiz Diana?
(a) Avestan.
(b) Lithuanian.
(c) Latin.
(d) Gothic.

15. Which of the following kinds of tree is summoned by Diana’s forspell?
(a) Laurel.
(b) Rowan.
(c) Elm.
(d) Cherry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Matthew note Mary Sidney was when she married?

2. As which of the following does Diana gloss Matthew’s Latin comment “Immensi tremor oceani” (95)?

3. As which of the following does Diana gloss the phrase “Honor virtutis praemium” (357)?

4. Which of the following is the name of one of Matthew’s mastiffs at Woodstock?

5. Which of the following manuscript designations applies to the Voynich Manuscript?

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