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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. Which English lord is under house arrest?
(a) Lord Bolingbroke.
(b) Sir Isaac.
(c) Lord Gy.
(d) Lord Hollesloy.

2. What is the profession of Sir Isaac's nemesis?
(a) Barber.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Coinier.
(d) Butcher.

3. What does Caroline believe she has been foolish in doing?
(a) Trusting Daniel.
(b) Traveling to England.
(c) Trusting Johann.
(d) Traveling to Russia.

4. What are the financial investors backing Thomas' newest invention known as?
(a) The proprietors of the Engine for Raising Water by Fire.
(b) The financiers of the Engine for Raising Fire by Water.
(c) The curators of the Engine for Raising Water by Fire.
(d) The inventors of the Engine for Raising Fire by Water.

5. What event does Daniel discuss with Sir Isaac after his summons to the House of Lords?
(a) The Queen's engagement.
(b) The Queen's birthday.
(c) The Queen's address.
(d) The Queen's trial.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Eliza want put to death for betraying the country?

2. What motivates George Louis' arrival?

3. For what reason do Daniel and Sir Isaac visit the shipyard in Chapter 8?

4. What happens to Lt. Throwley, the Yeoman guard from the Tower of London?

5. Why is Daniel suspicious of Roger and his clockwork volcano?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the state of the English economy and coinage, according to Sir Isaac Newton, when Daniel comes to visit him?

5. How does Daniel feel towards Dappa throughout their meeting in Chapter 13?

6. What happens to Henry Arlanc, and why is this not a complete letdown to Daniel and Sir Isaac?

7. What does Eliza try to do at the Opera House? Does she succeed? What does she learn?

8. Daniel must dispel certain thoughts both about himself and Sir Isaac; why is it not beneficial for him to be perceived as a Jacobite?

9. Describe the elaborate plan and series of events that Jack Shaftoe and Edouard De Gex put into motion in Chapter 20.

10. What are the different motives of Ravenscar and Bolingbroke at the dinner party? Who ends up triumphant at the end of the evening, and why?

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