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A Wizard of Earthsea | Quiz

Ursula K. Le Guin
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A Wizard of Earthsea | Quiz

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1)

What attacks Ged? (from Chapter 4, The Loosing of the Shadow)

A lion
Jasper
A rat
A shadow
2)

Who does Ged find on the island? (from Chapter 10, The Open Sea)

Jasper
The Shadow
Master Changer
Ogion
3)

What kind of people occupy Torning? (from Chapter 5, The Dragon of Pendor)

Fishing people
Factory workers
Princes
Criminals
4)

What surprising information does Vetch offer Ged? (from Chapter 4, The Loosing of the Shadow)

His age
Where he was born
His best spells
His real name
5)

Who manages to rouse Ged from his coma? (from Chapter 5, The Dragon of Pendor)

Ogion
Vetch
Otak
Pechvarry
6)

To where does Ged find a ship to sail? (from Chapter 6, Hunted)

Terrenor
Havnor
Osskil
Roke
7)

Why does Ged tell Vetch to row? (from Chapter 10, The Open Sea)

They need to get away from the shadow
He thinks Vetch is being too lazy
The sail is broken
They are coming towards land
8)

Where do Ged and Vetch travel to after the fight? (from Chapter 10, The Open Sea)

Roke
Osskil
Iffish
Atowell
9)

How does Ged try to get past the storm? (from Chapter 6, Hunted)

Swimming
Taking a longer route
Taking one of the ship's safety boats
With spells
10)

Why has Ged moved to Torning? (from Chapter 5, The Dragon of Pendor)

To become a fisherman
To sell his spells
To protect the island from a dragon
To open a wizard school
11)

How does Ged help the couple before he leaves? (from Chapter 8, Hunting)

He gives them a herd of cows.
He gives them a spell book
He provides them with chickens
He sweetens their well water
12)

Who goads Ged about his skills as a wizard? (from Chapter 6, Hunted)

Skiorh
Muttiah
Iran
Veeday
13)

What does Ged see on his return to the real world? (from Chapter 5, The Dragon of Pendor)

Death
The Shadow
Nothing but blackness
Pechvarry pointing a rifle at him
14)

What does Ged do the next day after the villagers suggest he leaves? (from Chapter 9, Iffish)

He goes for a walk
He hides in the mountains
He casts a spell over the village
He leaves
15)

What does Ged decide he should do when he graduates? (from Chapter 4, The Loosing of the Shadow)

Get married
Go home
Go back to Ogion
Research names with Master Namer
16)

What does the shadow trick Ged into doing? (from Chapter 8, Hunting)

Crashing into rocks.
Losing all of his supplies
Getting lost
Starting a storm.
17)

For what reason do the villagers tell Ged to move on? (from Chapter 9, Iffish)

They already have a wizard
He has a bad aura
Wizard's are not welcome
They do not want the shadow on their island
18)

Into what does Serrett turn herself? (from Chapter 7, The Hawk's Flight)

A cat
A mouse
A dove
An owl
19)

About whom does Ged constantly ask? (from Chapter 10, The Open Sea)

Vetch
Yarrow
Shadow
Master Namer
20)

How does Ged say he defeated the Shadow? (from Chapter 10, The Open Sea)

He cast a spell to send it back from where it came
He said its name
He called to the gods for help
He exposed it to fire.
21)

Why can't Ged get to Roke? (from Chapter 6, Hunted)

There is a war taking place.
He has been banished
He can't find a ship that will take him
A violent storm forces the ship back
22)

What does Ogion advise Ged to do? (from Chapter 7, The Hawk's Flight)

Fight the shadow
Talk to the shadow
Go back to school
Runaway from the shadow
23)

On what island is the Court of Terrenor located? (from Chapter 6, Hunted)

Terrenor
Gont
Osskil
Roke
24)

What saves Ged from drowning? (from Chapter 8, Hunting)

He finds a piece of driftwood
A hawk carries him to shore
A wave carries him to shore
A dolphin takes him to shore
25)

What is the new Archmage's name? (from Chapter 4, The Loosing of the Shadow)

Gensher
Maynard
Corkhill
Wendell
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