Cue For Treason - Quiz #1 (Chapters 1-16)

Peter Brownrigg is the youngest of two sons (Tom is the older brother) of one of Cumberland's oldest families.

Upon arriving on stage, Peter sees Sir Philip Morton in the crowd. This suggests that Sir Philip Morton is present at the event where Peter is performing as Juliet. The presence of Sir Philip Morton in the crowd could have various implications for the story or the performance, such as indicating his interest in the play or his involvement in the events surrounding Juliet.

Sir Philip waved "a roll of yellow Latin documents" and "challenged us to take the matter to court." (17)

The Yellow Gentleman borrowed the play Henry the Fifth from Peter, but then denied doing so.

Geoffrey Trease is the correct answer because he is the author of the book "Cue for Treason". This historical adventure novel, published in 1940, follows the story of two young actors in Elizabethan England who become involved in a plot against Queen Elizabeth I. Trease's writing style and attention to historical detail have made this book a popular choice for young readers interested in the Elizabethan era.

In the given options, Peter is portrayed as a secret agent, stage actor, and lookout. However, there is no mention or indication that Peter takes on the role of an assassin in the story. Therefore, the correct answer is assassin.

After delivering the sonnet to Sir Joseph Williams and Sir Robert Cecil, Kit and Peter are assigned new roles as secret agents. This suggests that they are trusted with confidential and covert tasks, indicating a level of skill and trustworthiness beyond that of mere messengers or horsemen. As secret agents, they are likely to be involved in espionage, gathering intelligence, and carrying out covert operations on behalf of their superiors. This new job assignment highlights their capabilities and the importance of their roles in the mission.

He lost his cap and didn't want to stick around to find it. "The cap was blown clean from my head, and fell somewhere among the rocks, where I'd neither the time nor inclination to stay and look for it." (23)

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Peter got into the house of the play stealer by climbing up the side of the house from a boat and using daggers as footholds.

Peter says they had "kept our sheep on the fells since Domesday Book or the founding of Rome or, for all I know, since the Flood itself." (16)

Peter escapes from Sir Philip at the play in Penrith by hiding in an empty trunk.

Kit Kirkstone is the correct answer because he is the one who threatened to stick a knife in someone if they made a sound. This statement implies that Kit Kirkstone is the one who made this threatening remark.

"He's a pirate," said Kit, "a playhouse pirate. He'll sell that play to someone else, and they'll rush it into production and do it before we do." (123)

"when I found Kit at my elbow, her eyes were like harvest moons. She too had dressed... but she was tearing at the fastenings with panic-stricken fingers. ... 'I can't go on,' she stammered, ... 'Let's get out of here," she said wildly, and ran from the room in her shirt and hose, still wearing Juliet's golden sippers.' (105)

"Then, as my big mouth was conveniently open, I stuck in two fingers and whistled." (21)

[Burbage] was towering above her now. "You disobedient, worthless, disloyal, irresponsible, ungrateful, unprofessional--"
"What's this?" Shakespeare's voice came smoothly from the doorway. ...
"He's going to get the strokes as well," said Burbage.
""No, Dick," said Shakespeare. ... "These two boys are my apprentices. No one else in the company lays a finger on them." (113)

"But Sir Philip soon showed us that he wasn't a soft young man. In fact, he was extremely hard. We were sorry for the lowland farmers who rented lands from him, for their rents began to go up like rockets. Then he turned his attention to us." (16-17)

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Peter made the sounds of lovers necking in the dark to get the men's attention diverted and to make them leave him alone. This action created a distraction and made the men focus on something else, allowing Peter to escape or continue with his intended activity without interference.

Tom Boyd goes into the tower once the horse riders had left.

The difference between the scripts that Peter and Kit had retrieved from the pirate's house was that a sonnet had been added to the play.

The correct answer is "Kit is afraid of public speaking." This is because the other options all mention aspects of Kit's secrets or personal information, such as his full name not being Christopher, his inheritance of money and land, and Sir Philip's desire to marry him. However, there is no mention of Kit being afraid of public speaking in the given options.

"I don't think it touched either man or horse,..., but it made the horse shy, and threw the men behind into temporary confusion."

These are words that refer to open expanses of grass and similar vegetation.

Kit, Peter, and Tom Boyd stay at a stronghold on their cross-country trip to the peel tower. A stronghold is a fortified place or a castle that provides protection and security. It is a logical choice for the characters to stay at a stronghold during their journey as it would offer them safety and shelter.

Sir Joseph Williams is not among those who arrive at the peel tower that Peter, Tom, and Kit are surveilling. The question is asking for the individual who is not present at the location being watched by the three individuals.

The correct answer is that the conspiracy is much smaller than he anticipated. This can be inferred from the fact that Peter overheard a number of things in the peel tower, but not that the Queen was to be shot by an actor or that Tom had been discovered. Additionally, the mention of Sir Philip planning to have the Queen's assassin killed suggests that there is a conspiracy, but it is not as extensive as Peter expected.

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