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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who tested Carrot's sword for magic?
2. What is the name of the young woman rescued by Carrot?
3. What do Vimes and Vetinari see on the ground in the alley?
4. What does Sam Vimes compare the city of Ankh-Morpork to when we first see him?
5. How many muggers were flamed by the dragon in the second attack?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the Elucidated Brethren want to summon a dragon?
2. What does Vimes notice about the prints in the alley that arouse his suspicions?
3. What does Carrot not realize about the Mrs Palm's "boarding house"?
4. What do the Elucidated Brethren believe about the obscure words used in their oaths and ritual curses?
5. Where did the dwarfs find Carrot?
6. Why is the wall in the alleyway demolished?
7. Why are the watchmen alarmed when they realize that they are in Sweetheart Lane?
8. Why does the Librarian know that the book was stolen by someone at the University?
9. How does the Thieves' Guild reduce or control crime?
10. What is known about Carrot's sword?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose one of the following quotes by the Irish politician Edmund Burke (or attributed to him) and discuss how it is relevant to GUARDS! GUARDS!
(a) "The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion."
(b) "Custom reconciles us to every thing."
(c) "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Essay Topic 2
Many of the characters want Ankh-Morpork to be governed by a monarchy, and this is one of the themes of the novel.
(a) Explain what a monarchy is.
(b) Give some of the advantages of a monarchy.
(c) Give some of the disadvantages of a monarchy.
Essay Topic 3
How does the character of Vimes change as the plot progresses? Your essay should cover the following:
(a) His character at the beginning of the plot
(b) His character by the end of the plot
(c) What prompted these changes.
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