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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack do as he is led through the streets of London?
(a) He begs for forgiveness from God.
(b) He tightens the noose around his neck.
(c) He loosens the rope that binds his arms.
(d) He sings a song to the people.

2. How many goldsmiths are sworn in at the trial?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Six.

3. What has Dappa selected for the duel with White?
(a) Fancy clothes.
(b) Matching weapons.
(c) A helmet.
(d) Swords.

4. What do Daniel and Threader cast a new gold guinea out of?
(a) Sir Isaac's gold buttons.
(b) Daniel's gold buttons.
(c) Threader's gold ring.
(d) Daniel's gold ring.

5. What does Daniel discover about Sir Isaac in his sedan chair?
(a) He has a gun.
(b) He has no clothes.
(c) He has a bomb.
(d) He has died.

6. Why does Sir Isaac no longer have the proof he needs?
(a) Daniel has died without a confession.
(b) Jack has died without a confession.
(c) Dappa has died without a confession.
(d) White has died without a confession.

7. Where does Sir Isaac instruct Catherine Barton to take him, whether he is alive or dead?
(a) Westminster Abbey.
(b) The trial of the Pyx.
(c) Jack Shaftoe's hanging.
(d) The Kit-Cat Clubb.

8. What does Ravenscar announce he is doing as a regent?
(a) Calling for a trial of the Pyx.
(b) Challenging the Hanoverian succession.
(c) Firing Sir Isaac as master of the mint.
(d) Searching for the phosphorus maker.

9. What is Leibniz afraid will happen before he finishes his project?
(a) That he will die.
(b) That he will go to prison.
(c) That he will make a mistake.
(d) That Peter the Great will take credit for it.

10. Who does the blond man accompany in church?
(a) The priest.
(b) Jack.
(c) Caroline.
(d) A veiled woman.

11. What is NOT one of the tasks Daniel must do without Ravenscar?
(a) Decide the fate of the Institute of Technological Arts.
(b) Conclude work on the logic mill.
(c) Arrange the trial of the Pyx.
(d) Execute Jack Shaftoe.

12. What does Jack remind the executioner about?
(a) The coins in his pockets.
(b) The size of his feet.
(c) The rope around his neck.
(d) The color of his eyes.

13. Who does Eliza give a second chance to?
(a) Sir Isaac.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Jack.
(d) Caroline.

14. Why is Jack led to a cart before he hangs?
(a) To hold his possessions.
(b) To parade him through the streets.
(c) To change his clothes.
(d) To drag him through the streets.

15. Who tells Daniel that many men aboard the Minerva perceive him as bad luck?
(a) Otto Van Hoek.
(b) Dappa.
(c) Johann.
(d) Sir Isaac.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Jimmy and Danny?

2. Why does Princess Caroline instruct Sir Isaac and Leibniz to reconcile their differences?

3. How long has Jack been telling tales of conspiracy to his visitor?

4. In Sir Isaac's plan, where is the hidden man supposed to be?

5. What does the King's messenger hope to find at Clerkenwell Court?

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