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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rank does Sam Vimes hold?
(a) Sergeant.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Commander.
(d) Captain.

2. What should you never call the Librarian?
(a) An ape.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A man.
(d) An animal.

3. Which of the following is not sold by Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler?
(a) Anti-dragon cream.
(b) A cloak of invisibility.
(c) Portable lair detectors.
(d) Dragon-piercing arrows.

4. Who questions the suggestion that the wall in the alley be painted over?
(a) Colon.
(b) Lupine Wonse.
(c) Nobby.
(d) Vimes.

5. What do the Elucidated Brethren use to try to summon the dragon?
(a) Gold.
(b) Old books.
(c) Magical artifacts.
(d) The blood of a human.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many muggers were flamed by the dragon in the second attack?

2. Who of the following does not inspect the footprints in the alley and the charred remains of the criminals?

3. What is the name of the Patrician's office?

4. Who do the Elucidated Brethren plan to make the king?

5. How long, according to the general knowledge cited by Vimes, have dragons been extinct?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the mob come to Lady Sybil's place?

2. Where did the dwarfs find Carrot?

3. Why does Vimes completely reject the suggestion that the footprints were made by a wading bird?

4. What do the Elucidated Brethren believe about the obscure words used in their oaths and ritual curses?

5. What does Vimes notice about the prints in the alley that arouse his suspicions?

6. How did Vimes get injured?

7. What incident begins to wake up the more idealistic side of Sam Vimes?

8. What is known about Carrot's sword?

9. Why is Vimes bewildered when Lady Sybil answers her door?

10. Why do the Elucidated Brethren want to summon a dragon?

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