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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. What does Eliza advise Dappa about?
(a) His stories and publications.
(b) His money and gambling.
(c) His anger and violence.
(d) His injuries and recovery.

2. Who does Ravenscar announce as victorious to the mob?
(a) The Tories.
(b) The Jacobites.
(c) The alchemists.
(d) The Whigs.

3. What does Colonel Barnes incorrectly assume of Sir Isaac?
(a) That he is an alchemist.
(b) That he is a Jacobite.
(c) That he is a soldier.
(d) That he is a criminal.

4. Why has John Doe been captured?
(a) For destroying the walls of the Royal Society.
(b) For destroying the walls of Westminster Abbey.
(c) For destroying the walls of Hooke's mansion.
(d) For destroying the walls of Sir Isaac's house.

5. Daniel introduces Caroline and Eliza as __________________.
(a) His wife and her half-sister.
(b) His half-sister and her maid.
(c) His nurse and her half-sister.
(d) His housekeeper and his cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Daniel returns to Bedlam?

2. What happens when Eliza tries to evacuate the musicians from the Opera House?

3. Who does Daniel meet upon his arrival to London?

4. What serves as a decoy to distract the tower guards?

5. Who does Daniel request to tell his son about the happenings in London?

Short Essay Questions

1. Analyze the reasons different characters are paired up in this section of the book.

2. Why do Sir Isaac, Daniel, and Colonel Barnes think they are in danger in Chapter 27?

3. What does Daniel deduce as Jack's motivation for his conduct, and why is Eliza unimpressed with Daniel's deduction?

4. Why does Dappa willingly allow himself to be apprehended?

5. How do Sir Isaac and Daniel respond to Partry's confession?

6. Detail some of the characters' actions and thinking in Book 6, Chapters 21-24 that leads them to make a mistake.

7. How do Eliza and Caroline confirm their suspicions that a spy is amongst them?

8. How does Daniel attempt to gain additional financial support for his research and inventions, and is he successful?

9. Compare and contrast Princess Caroline to her grandmother, Sophie.

10. What is the main dispute between Leibniz and Sir Isaac, and what part does Daniel play in all of it?

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