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

2. What object does Sir Isaac go ashore with?

3. Who is Otto Van Hoek?

4. Who does Daniel believe was the intended victim of the incident in Chapter 4?

5. What does Jack get out of the ordeal with the Tower?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. For what underlying reasons has a bounty been placed on Dappa's head, and how does Dappa respond to this?

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

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

6. What sequence of events pushes the Clubb closer to capturing Jack?

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

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

9. Who is John Doe and how do his actions affect Daniel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Daniel and Sir Isaac's time, patenting laws and intellectual property rights did not exist to protect inventors and natural philosophers. What problems do the characters run into with the threat of someone stealing their ideas, and how do they protect themselves? How do you think these disputes would be settled if they occurred today?

Essay Topic 2

Daniel and Sir Isaac debate about the threat of the Russians versus the French. Discuss whose argument you think is more convincing or probable, and why? How could the other argument have been more convincing?

Essay Topic 3

Daniel generates interest and investors for inventions throughout the book. Examine how good of a 'salesman' he is by citing specific examples from the text. How could he do better and be more convincing?

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