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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 45-86.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man ask when Mort asks if he dies often?
(a) A fair bit.
(b) This is the first.
(c) Every year it seems like.
(d) I can't remember.

2. What task does Death give Mort on Mort's first day after Mort admits that he wishes to know the secrets of the universe?
(a) Start studying Death's memoirs.
(b) Dig potatoes.
(c) Shovel horse dung.
(d) Clean the kitchen.

3. Where does the abbot explain what he has might be called?
(a) A renewable pass.
(b) A skip to the hereafter.
(c) A get out of jail forever card.
(d) A season ticket.

4. Who is the second person that Mort is sent to see to on his own?
(a) A monkey trainer.
(b) The 88th abbot.
(c) The high priest.
(d) A little orphan girl.

5. Who are the Listeners?
(a) The oldest religous sect on Discworld.
(b) A group of audio-scientists.
(c) People who commune with the dead.
(d) A basketball team.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Death explain is the reason that kings get the sword instead of a scythe?

2. What type of plants grow on the magical soil?

3. What is the reason that the Gods haven't sent an avalanche to destroy the Listeners?

4. How often do magicians say that million to one chances turn up?

5. What does Lezek say when Mort says he will be sure to write?

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