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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: The Colour of Magic, pp. 33-41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rincewind offer to do in exchange for some chicken?
(a) Work for the other men.
(b) Find the culprit who set the fire.
(c) Tell the other men a story.
(d) Teach the lagging man to properly ride a horse.

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

3. What form of currency does Twoflower use?
(a) Rhinus.
(b) Pearwoods.
(c) Costras.
(d) Pfennings.

4. What keeps happening every few minutes to the man on horseback who is lagging behind?
(a) The man falls out of the saddle.
(b) The man pulls back on the reins.
(c) The horse turns the wrong way.
(d) The horse simply stops.

5. Who is Broadman?
(a) The local wizard.
(b) A beggar.
(c) A local thief.
(d) The tavern's proprietor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many magic spells does Rincewind know?

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

3. What causes the non-burning city's destruction?

4. At the end of the Prologue, who first notices smoke rising over the land?

5. After conducting their initial research, what is the key question remaining for the researchers?

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