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Strata | Quiz

Terry Pratchett
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Strata | Quiz

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1)

How is the ship piloted down to the planet? (from Pages 51-76)

By following a robotic bird.
By an automated computer.
By tractor beams.
Through a hole in its atmosphere.
2)

The computers tell Kin that the planet requires which of the following in order to operate? (from Pages 152-183)

Regular outside maintenance that has ceased.
Human input.
Human sacrifices.
Solar energy that is no longer available.
3)

The space suits that Kin and the others don give them what capability? (from Pages 51-76)

Flight.
Invisibility.
Automatic weaponry.
Immunity to hunger and thirst.
4)

What will happen to Silver if she goes without the crucial thing she needs from the dumbwaiter? (from Pages 51-76)

She will get lost.
She will die.
She will not be able to focus.
She will go insane.
5)

After the explorers and the sailors are attacked during the trip to the sailor's homeland, Kin draws what conclusion about the attackers? (from Pages 51-76)

They are just misunderstood.
They were summoned by the natives.
They are robots made with very advanced technology.
They were illusions.
6)

When they land on an island after leaving the sailor's people, what does Kin attempt to do? (from Pages 76-105)

Find the locals.
Bathe.
Determine their latitude and longitude.
Start a cooking fire.
7)

Kin convinces the computers to create what? (from Pages 152-183)

A new dumbwaiter.
Machinery to help repair their ship.
An emergency distress beacon.
A spacecraft.
8)

What do Marco and Silver discover in the room that Kin directs them to? (from Pages 152-183)

An advanced strata machine.
A Spindle King in suspended animation.
A large scale map of the planet and its machinery.
A self-aware computer.
9)

What unusual thing about the ocean do the explorer's notice as they fly over it after leaving the sailor's home? (from Pages 76-105)

It has no tides.
It is divided into reserviors.
There are numerous whirlpools in some areas..
There is strange flow of water in at least one area..
10)

What danger confronts the thing that attempts to visit Kin and the others? (from Pages 51-76)

A sudden and mysterious wind.
The spaceship's automatic defenses.
The current of the waterfall.
The raven's attacks.
11)

What are the real motives of the man whom the characters meet in the desert? (from Pages 123-152)

He wants to rob Kin and the others.
He wants to prevent Kin and the others from reaching the hub.
He wants to turn Kin into the authorities for a bounty.
He wants revenge for Jago's theft.
12)

Who pleads with Kin's captors not to do what they were planning to do with her? (from Pages 76-105)

A priest.
The local mayor.
A young woman.
Another captive.
13)

During their trip to the sailor's homeland, what are the protagonists are attacked by? (from Pages 51-76)

Sea monsters.
Fire-breathing dragons.
Griphons.
Giants.
14)

What special properties does the magical lamp possess? (from Pages 123-152)

A Djinnee lives inside it.
It brings misfortune to anyone who touches it.
It grants wishes if a special word is spoken.
It can light a room of any size.
15)

On what kind of a formation do kin and the others land to spend their first night on the flat planet? (from Pages 51-76)

A volcanoe.
A mountain.
A plateau.
An island.
16)

The group discovers a monument of some kind which is somewhat like which real world monument? (from Pages 105-123)

Mount Rushmore.
Stone Henge.
The Taj Mahal.
The Washington Monument.
17)

Where does the fight between Kin and the man that the character's bargained with take place? (from Pages 123-152)

The room where the negotiation took place.
The dungeon.
The zoo.
The tower.
18)

Compared to what the company can produce, what can be said about the demon's technology? (from Pages 105-123)

The Company is rumored to have this type of technology.
It appears very similar to the Company's technology.
It is more advanced than the Company's technology.
It is primitive compared to the Company's technology.
19)

Where is Kin transported when she defeats the robot that attacks her? (from Pages 152-183)

An observation room.
A control room.
Back outside the dome.
A room with an enormous map.
20)

Soon after she disappears again after fighting the robot that attacks her, where does Kin direct Marco and Silver to? (from Pages 152-183)

The storage bay.
The master control room.
The spaceport.
The central hub.
21)

What does Silver say about Marco while she is talking with Kin during their first night among the sailor's people? (from Pages 76-105)

He is hiding something.
He is too friendly with the locals.
He will betray the group.
He is less human than be believes.
22)

Who catches the raven? (from Pages 105-123)

Marco.
Silver.
The winged demon.
Kin.
23)

What interrupts Kin the second time she tries to bathe? (from Pages 76-105)

A sudden storm.
A distress call from Silver.
A group of men who take her into custody.
An attack by a dragon.
24)

What destroys the dumbwaiter? (from Pages 105-123)

A mob of religious locals.
Marco destroys it in anger.
An artificial bolt of lightning.
A sudden landslide.
25)

What do Kin and the others decide to do with the ship? (from Pages 51-76)

Abandon it.
Put it on autopilot.
Hide it.
Destroy it.
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