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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What absurd notion does Ransom consider about how Earth might have been saved from Eve’s disobedience?
(a) Another animal ate the snake.
(b) Elephant trod on the snake.
(c) Adam killed the snake.
(d) The snake drowned in a puddle.

2. About how long does Ransom search for the Un-man in Chapter 12 before he finds him?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) About an hour.
(d) Around 30 minutes.

3. To the sound of what instrument does Ransom compare what he hears as he recovers from his subterranean journey?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Violin.
(c) Flute.
(d) Cello.

4. What does Ransom eat while he rides the silver fish and pursues the Un-man?
(a) Berries.
(b) Fish.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Seaweed.

5. In Chapter 11, who does Ransom say is standing at the bridge?
(a) Horatio.
(b) Constantine.
(c) Alexander the Great.
(d) Hanibal.

6. What does Ransom believe that one of the eldila holds in his hand?
(a) Grain.
(b) Something like a staff.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Something like a spear.

7. In what language does the Un-man cry out in Chapter 12?
(a) Aramaic.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Greek.

8. By Chapter 11, with who or what is Ransom contending?
(a) The Voice.
(b) Evil incarnate.
(c) The Bald One.
(d) Maleldil.

9. What color cloak does Mephistopheles wear?
(a) Purple.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

10. What might be the name of the evil one that possesses Weston?
(a) The Bent One.
(b) The Devil.
(c) The Evil One.
(d) The Demon.

11. In Chapter 14, how long is Ransom able to make fairly good going until he runs into another cliff?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

12. What color are the eldila when they appear in human form?
(a) Cold blue.
(b) Burning white.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

13. What color is the face Ransom sees at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Purple.
(b) Yellowish-green.
(c) Bluish-green.
(d) Black.

14. At the beginning of Chapter 16, where have “they” set foot as they begin to climb?
(a) Mountain.
(b) Meadow.
(c) Sand.
(d) Woods.

15. After Ransom faints and he walks to find Weston, what color is the sky?
(a) Topaz.
(b) Shamrock.
(c) Cerulean.
(d) Primrose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ransom’s name in his own tongue according to the eldila?

2. In Chapter 14, after Ransom drinks from a pool, how long does it take him the top?

3. What odd site does Ransom see as he makes his subterranean journey in Chapter 15?

4. How far is Ransom to walk into the wood to sleep?

5. What horror does Ransom feel at the end of Chapter 13?

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