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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: The Colour of Magic, pp. 52-61.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the Prologue, who first notices smoke rising over the land?
(a) A cosmonaut.
(b) An astrochelonian.
(c) An astronaut.
(d) A cosmochelonian.

2. Who does Rincewind interrogate in order to discover Twoflower's whereabouts in Chapter 1?
(a) Ymor's guard.
(b) Withel's guard.
(c) Broadman's guard.
(d) A witness to the skirmish.

3. Who is Rincewind?
(a) A swordsman.
(b) A foreign traveler.
(c) A local wizard.
(d) A barbarian.

4. Who is Gorphal?
(a) An agent hired to bring Twoflower home.
(b) A wizard from the Agaetan Empire.
(c) An old man familiar with the Golden Empire.
(d) An assassin hired to kill Twoflower.

5. What causes the non-burning city's destruction?
(a) The river bursts its banks.
(b) The bridges catch fire.
(c) The fire jumps the river.
(d) The magic causes an explosion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first person to notice the smoke preparing to study?

2. As they sit in Broadman's establishment, what are Twoflower and Broadman discussing?

3. In the Prologue, where is the noticed smoke coming from?

4. How many eyes does Twoflower have?

5. What is the name of the alternate world the story is set in?

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