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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 24-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the guild forbidden to have in regards to the people sent there?
(a) Joy.
(b) Nice rooms.
(c) Mercy.
(d) Prejudice.

2. Who is Hethor?
(a) Severian's grandfather.
(b) An executioner.
(c) The odd man who stammers.
(d) Agia's brother.

3. How long have some of the families been in the prison in the House of Absolute?
(a) A year.
(b) Thirty days.
(c) Seven generations.
(d) Two generations.

4. Who does Severian think he hears outside his door just after he has become a journeyman torturer?
(a) Master Malrubius.
(b) Thecla.
(c) Dorcas.
(d) Vodalus.

5. Where is Severian sent to fetch books from?
(a) The guild office.
(b) The library.
(c) The secret mausoleum.
(d) The school master.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Master Gurloes' position in the guild?

2. What does one of the men who captured Severian and Jonas accidentally kill himself with?

3. How is Agilus executed?

4. How is Thecla treated during her imprisonment?

5. What has Severian been challenged to do by the masked man?

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