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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does William give to Sacharissa Crisplock to placate her in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Nun.
(c) Reporter.
(d) Cook.

2. What position does Duke Samuel Vimes hold with the Ankh-Morpork City Watch?
(a) Sergeant.
(b) Admiral.
(c) General.
(d) Commander.

3. On what street are the Ankh-Morpork Inquirer headquarters located?
(a) Grape Street.
(b) Gleam Street.
(c) Glory Street.
(d) Gloom Street.

4. Sacharissa's first story for William's paper is about what competition?
(a) The Dolly Sisters Baking and Flower Circle Annual Competition.
(b) The Mystery Meat Pizza Soiree.
(c) The Swanson Sweet Potato Bakeoff.
(d) The Dolly Sisters Sweet Potato Caserole Competition.

5. Who is Ankh-Morpork's most enterprisingly unsuccessful entrepreneur?
(a) Otto Chriek.
(b) Dr. A. A. Dinwiddie.
(c) Sgt. Detritus.
(d) Cut Me Own Throat (C.M.O.T.) Dibbler.

6. The author writes in the beginning of the novel that William has always been troubled by the nature of _________.
(a) Death.
(b) Truth.
(c) Life.
(d) Love.

7. The Guild blocks the engraving of iconographs, but Otto believes that he can teach the imps to ________.
(a) Etch plates.
(b) Use typewriters.
(c) Carve stone.
(d) Draw in the dirt.

8. What enormous creatures, considered non-human by racist humans, have come to migrate to Ankh-Morpork in large numbers?
(a) Imps.
(b) Gremlins.
(c) Vampires.
(d) Trolls.

9. What refers to the patient, hardworking, logical, and indestructible people who protect Ankh-Morpork from the ever-present threat of fire?
(a) Ankh Volunteer Fire Brigade.
(b) Morpork Volunteer Fire Brigade.
(c) Imp Volunteer Fire Brigade.
(d) Golem Volunteer Fire Brigade.

10. The author writes that one can cross the city of Ankh-Morpork underground with ___________.
(a) A shovel.
(b) A system of tunnels.
(c) A pickaxe.
(d) A boat.

11. What happens to Otto whenever he takes an iconograph?
(a) He disappears.
(b) He turns to dust.
(c) He turns to water.
(d) He grows larger.

12. In a meeting with William, Vetinari wonders why normal people need ________.
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Bibles.
(c) Books.
(d) Magazines.

13. What do the small dog and figure wearing a strange and grubby coat and a brimmed hat in the beginning of the novel share?
(a) A sausage.
(b) Lasagna.
(c) A hamburger.
(d) A beer.

14. What refers to the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc.?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Canvasing.
(c) Brainwashing.
(d) Bragging.

15. What granddaughter of an engraver, whose services William de Worde uses while publishing his newsletter, confronts William when he begins using dwarf printers for his expanding work?
(a) Sacharissa Cripslock.
(b) Wuffles.
(c) Mrs. Eucrasia Arcanum.
(d) Gunilla Goodmountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the head of the forensic unit at the City Watch?

2. What citizen of Ankh-Morpork regularly brings to the office of the Ankh-Morpork Times oddly-shaped vegetables that he has grown?

3. What is the name of the Ankh-Morpork police force?

4. Vetinari is shocked to read the Times' report of how many people being hurt in a brawl?

5. While at the Watch headquarters, what picture does Vimes give to William to publish in his paper?

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