Year of Wonders Quizzes

Year of Wonders Quiz 1

By Jessica LeAnne Jones · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed January 05, 2016

1 What was Anna's favorite season?

winter

summer

fall

spring
2 Who taught Anna to read?

Aphra Bont

Anys Gowdie

Michael Mompellion

Elinor Mompellion
3 What did Michael Mompellion name his horse?

Anteros

Aristotle

Saturn

Cupid
4 Who was Anna's husband?

Michael

Sam

John

Jamie
5 What was Sam's occupation?

rector

tavern keeper

farmer

miner
6 Who comes by the rectory and insists that Michael visit her ailing mother?

Elizabeth Bradford

Lib Hancock

Aphra Bont

Anys Gowdie
7 In what year does the plague strike the village?

1666

1665

1668

1667
8 What occupation did George Viccars have?

sailor

baker

miner

tailor
9 What color did George Viccars choose for Anna's dress?

yellow

ruby

white

green
10 Where did Anna work as a maid?

the rectory and Bradford Hall

Bradford Hall and the inn

the tavern and the rectory

the tavern and the inn
11 Why did Anna initially resist learning about medicinal plants?

She did not want to be perceived as a witch.

She did not want to get her hands dirty in the garden.

She did not want Elinor to think she was a negligent mother.

She did not want to take the time to learn about alchemy.
12 Which of these characters believes in the occult?

Anys Gowdie

Mem Gowdie

Aphra Bont

Anna Frith
13 What smell accompanies the plague's victims?

stale air

rotten applies

burning skin

molded fabric
14 What does George Viccars instruct the villagers to do to protect themselves?

"Burn it all!"

"Bury it all!"

"Drown it all!"

"Murder it all!"
15 What city did the bolt of infected fabric come from?

London

Paris

Glouchester

Venice
16 Who was having a sexual affair with George Viccars?

Aphra Bont

Anna Frith

Elinor Mompellion

Anys Gowdie
17 What color is the gown that George Viccars made for Anys Gowdie?

green

blue

orange

scarlet
18 How is Anys Gowdie related to Mem Gowdie?

Anys is Mem's neice.

Anys is Mem's daughter.

Anys is Mem's aunt.

Anys is Mem's granddaughter.
19 Why would Anys Gowdie not think of marrying George Viccars?

She didn't want to sacrifice her freedom.

She wasn't genuinely attracted to him.

She wasn't sure that he was going to stay in the village.

She didn't believe he was a good man.
20 How did Colonel Bradford treat his wife?

He adored her.

He ignored her.

He belittled her.

He respected her.
21 Why did Colonel Bradford like Elinor?

Because she treated his staff well

Because her family was well-connected

Because she was kind-hearted

Because she was more beautiful than his wife
22 How many sheep does Anna have?

25

21

23

27
23 What was Anna doing by the stream when Michael interrupted her?

She was daydreaming about Michael himself.

She was breastfeeding her child.

She was writing poetry about the woods.

She was teaching herself to read.
24 Who is the first villager to die of the plague?

Lib Hancock

Jamie Frith

Sam Frith

Edward Cooper
25 How does Edward Cooper become infected with the plague?

He is bitten by an infected flea.

He decides to wear clothes made from the infected fabric.

He accidentally touches another villager's infected sores.

He plays with infected rats.

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