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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Talos convince a waitress that she could be?
(a) His wife.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) A talented doctor.
(d) A great scholar.

2. What are Severian and his challenger wearing when they enter the arena?
(a) Full suits of armor.
(b) Boots and masks.
(c) Only red pants.
(d) Cloaks.

3. What are the men in the graveyard doing when Severian sees them?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Exchanging weapons.
(c) Grave robbing.
(d) Plotting to overthrow the king.

4. What will Severian's new position be following Thecla's death?
(a) He will no longer have a position.
(b) Executioner.
(c) Guild Master.
(d) Master Torturer.

5. What frightens the driver of Severian's carriage on his way to find the avern?
(a) The gemstone.
(b) Severian's sword.
(c) Severian's mask.
(d) Severian's eyes.

6. What kinds of weapons are carried by the person or people who attack the men in the graveyard?
(a) Guns.
(b) Spears.
(c) Axes.
(d) Crossbows.

7. What has happened to the dog that Severian finds?
(a) It has been dyed a different color.
(b) It has been tortured.
(c) It is lost.
(d) It has been shot.

8. Why does Severian say he will meet with Agilus before he executes him?
(a) He wants to pardon Agilus.
(b) He wants to tell Agilus how much he hates him.
(c) He wants to give Agilus a chance to plead his case.
(d) Tradition demands it.

9. What will happen to Severian if he tries to leave the room he is placed in following Thecla's death?
(a) He will be killed.
(b) He will be blinded.
(c) He will be imprisoned for life.
(d) Nothing.

10. What is Master Gurloes' position in the guild?
(a) Judge.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Head of the guild.
(d) Main torturer.

11. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 7, who tells Severian to take the books to the end cell?
(a) Agia.
(b) Vodalus.
(c) Drotte.
(d) Triskele.

12. Who is Hildegrin?
(a) The ferryman.
(b) The man who challenged Severian.
(c) Severian's father.
(d) Drotte's brother.

13. Whose office is Severian taken to after Thecla's death?
(a) Master Gurloes'.
(b) His own.
(c) Master Palaemon's.
(d) The Autarch's.

14. Following breakfast with Dr. Talos and Baldanders, what catches Severian's attention outside of a shop?
(a) A painting.
(b) A beautiful woman.
(c) A sword with an elaborately carved hilt.
(d) An enormous man.

15. How many men do Severian and the boys see in the graveyard?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Severian receive before leaving the guild?

2. When Severian wakes up following the challenge, who is sitting in the chair next to him?

3. Who is Hethor?

4. What direction do the priestesses travel in after leaving the city?

5. What is the guild forbidden to have in regards to the people sent there?

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