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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of apprentices are Severian and the other boys?
(a) Torturer.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Magician.
(d) Executioner.

2. What happens to Severian in the water when he tries to free himself?
(a) His friends help him out.
(b) He starts to drown.
(c) He is captured by guards.
(d) He pulls free easily.

3. Who is Agia's brother?
(a) Severian.
(b) Dr. Talos.
(c) Vodalus.
(d) Agilus.

4. What is the woman charged with whom Severian will execute?
(a) Killing her son and husband.
(b) Stealing coins from the church.
(c) Killing a priest.
(d) Consorting with Vodalus.

5. When a new woman is brought to the guild, to which cell is she assigned?
(a) Next to Thecla's.
(b) As far from Thecla's cell as possible.
(c) Near Severian's rooms.
(d) The same cell as Thecla.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Severian offer to help the green man do?

2. What makes the things that attack Severian in the cave finally run in fear?

3. What orders does Severian find on Master Gurloes' table?

4. At the beginning of the story Severian tells about his adventure as a boy. Where are Severian and the other boys?

5. When Severian, Dorcas and Agia are returning from gathering the avern, where do they stop to eat?

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