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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the hiding wizards when they answer the door of the tower?
(a) Abrim speaks to them.
(b) They are killed.
(c) The Librarian joins them.
(d) They are taken as prisoners.

2. What does Spelter reach for to attack his attacker in the kitchen of the old University?
(a) A pot of boiling water.
(b) A serving fork.
(c) An iron skillet.
(d) A meat cleaver.

3. Why does RIncewind believe that the hat won the war?
(a) The magic seems to have stopped.
(b) The wizards are all gathered at the base of the tower.
(c) Another tower is being built.
(d) The water in the river is rising.

4. Where does Nijel get his barbaric skills from?
(a) A book.
(b) A cave wall.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

5. What is happening to the stones of the tower as Rincewind, Conina, Nijel, and Creosote are leaving the secret room?
(a) They are disappearing.
(b) They are collapsing inward.
(c) They are moving upward.
(d) They are crumbling to ash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rincewind, Conina, Nijel, and Creosote discover about the booby traps placed by Creosote's grandfather in the treasury room?

2. Why does Conina go into the harem without a fight?

3. According to the story, what happens to most inspirational thought?

4. How do wizards feel about philosophy?

5. What does Coin tell the wizards to do with the books from the old University Library?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does RIncewind fight the group about using the magic carpet?

2. What do the wizards do at Creosote's palace that so disturbs Rincewind, and how does he react when Nijel does not stop talking about it?

3. How does Creosote join the brigade out to fight the evil sourcerer?

4. What are the six wizards sent to the library for and how do they handle their task?

5. What explanation does Rincewind give Conina and Nijel of the Mage Wars?

6. What is Creosote's pavilion like?

7. While sitting on the magic carpet alone over the city, what conclusion does Rincewind come to about himself and the war?

8. What does Coin create from the egg?

9. How do Conina and Nijel react upon meeting each other, and what do they say to Rincewind?

10. What does Conina tell Rincewind about her stay in the harem?

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