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

2. After conducting their initial research, what is the key question remaining for the researchers?
(a) What the great turtle eats.
(b) What the great turtle thinks.
(c) What the great turtle's gender is.
(d) When the great turtle rests.

3. How do the researchers initially conduct their research regarding the great turtle?
(a) They use video footage.
(b) They lower researchers over the Edge.
(c) They conduct seismic studies.
(d) They use listening devices.

4. What does Twoflower do in his homeland for a living?
(a) He assesses risks.
(b) He teaches wizardry.
(c) He drives a bus.
(d) He owns an inn.

5. Two characters are watching the city burn from the hillside overlooking the village. Which of these two men is a swordsman?
(a) Rincewind.
(b) Twoflower.
(c) Weasel.
(d) Bravd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the alternate world rest on?

2. As the two men approach on horseback from the twin cities, which one is lagging behind as if he's never ridden a horse before?

3. What is the name of the tavern that Twoflower is escorted to in Morpork?

4. Where is Twoflower from?

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

(see the answer key)

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