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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes octarine?
(a) Light shining through a strong magnetic field.
(b) Light hitting a strong magnetic field.
(c) Light being reflected from over the Edge.
(d) Light shining over the Edge.

2. Who is Stren Withel?
(a) A thief.
(b) A barbarian.
(c) An assassin.
(d) A foreigner.

3. When the reader is first introduced to the gods in Chapter Two's prologue, what kind of game are the gods playing?
(a) A card game.
(b) A chance game.
(c) A board game.
(d) A chess game.

4. Octiron is highly valued. According to Rincewind, octiron is almost as rare as what?
(a) Sapient pearwood.
(b) Golden scepters.
(c) Rosewood.
(d) Honest magicians.

5. Who is Zlorf Flannelfoot?
(a) The top assassin in the Assassin's Guild.
(b) The president of the Assassin's Guild.
(c) Twoflower's caretaker.
(d) The ambassador from the Golden Empire.

6. What is the researchers' instrument made out of?
(a) Silver.
(b) Nickel.
(c) Gold.
(d) Brass.

7. What does the Grand Vizier prefer?
(a) Order.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Ambition.

8. How long has Twoflower been saving up money for his journey?
(a) Ten months.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Eight years.

9. What are the citizens doing to prevent the spread of the fire?
(a) Digging ditches and filling the moats.
(b) Cutting down the forest between the two cities.
(c) Demolishing the bridges that connect the cities.
(d) Dousing the fire with great quantities of water.

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

11. When Rincewind finally finds Twoflower, where is he?
(a) At Withel's house.
(b) On the hilltop.
(c) At Ymor's lair.
(d) At the Broken Drum.

12. According to the tale told on the hill overlooking the burning cities, who is responsible for the fire?
(a) Rincewind.
(b) Bravd.
(c) Twoflower.
(d) Weasel.

13. In the Prologue, where is the noticed smoke coming from?
(a) Jerakeen.
(b) A'Tuin.
(c) Chelonia.
(d) Ankh-Morpork.

14. What is the Hub?
(a) The place where the sea flows over the Edge.
(b) The place where the land slips into infinity.
(c) A peak of octarine ice that rises into the clouds.
(d) A peak of green ice that rises into the clouds.

15. What happens as a result of Rerpf's speech to the men gathered in Broadman's establishment regarding his concern?
(a) The men offer Rerpf a bribe.
(b) The men give up and go home.
(c) The men kill Rerpf.
(d) The men begin fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Rincewind and Twoflower travel to Chrim, Rincewind hears the word quaint for the first time. What does Rincewind think quaint means?

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

3. Where do Rincewind and Twoflower head for as they leave Ankh-Morpork on horseback to escape the fire?

4. When Death asks Rincewind to ride to Psephopololis, what does Rincewind do?

5. What keeps happening every few minutes to the man on horseback who is lagging behind?

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