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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which level of their house in Prague do Diana and Matthew sleep?

2. Which of the following does Diana note appears on the second page of the intact Ashmole 782?

3. In which of the following years does Matthew note receiving the salamander necklace he gives to Diana?

4. By how many days do the calendars in London and Prague differ?

5. How many inmates of Bedlam does Diana note, total?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Matthew and Elizabeth plan to address the matter of Ashmole 782 with Rudolf’s ambassador?

2. What perils does Matthew note to Diana that their interpersonal situation poses them in Prague?

3. What information does Rabbi Loew provide to Diana and Matthew regarding Ashmole 782?

4. How does Diana describe the illustration on the intact first page of Ashmole 782?

5. What does Diana note in Bedlam is Matthew’s greatest fear?

6. What masque does Diana propose be performed to mark the approaching end of Lent?

7. What does Diana note is an unexpected benefit of being a weaver as she and Matthew prepare for their first meeting with the Holy Roman Emperor?

8. What does Marlowe propose to do to Diana in the tiltyard at Greenwich?

9. What does Gallowglass note smelling in Ashmole 782?

10. How, per Hubbard, does James of Scotland manage to reverse a jury’s decision?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diana notes that, passing near St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, she “felt a surge of energy that reminded [her] of the temple to the goddess near Sept-Tours. Deep under the cathedral, something sensed [her] presence. It responded with a whisper, a slight stirring beneath [her] feet, a sigh of acknowledgement—and then it was gone” (241). Based on the novel and what it reveals of the author’s outside reading, what might that “something” be? Why might it be so?

Essay Topic 2

Diana muses on the difficulties of handwriting, noting that she had worked long to be able to read letters she had trouble writing (32). What does the musing say about the relationship between study and experience? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Marlowe remarks that “Matthew cannot keep playing Odysseus to [Diana’s] Circe” (23). Explicate the analogy; that is, explain why Matthew takes the place of Odysseus relative to Diana, the witch, being likened to Circe.

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