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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many new scythes are ordained at the conclave?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

2. What percentage chance of changing the world does the Thunderhead ascribe to Rowan?
(a) 13%.
(b) 39%.
(c) 52%.
(d) 26%.

3. What color tie does Scythe Constantine wear at the theater?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Grey.
(d) White.

4. What form of address is accorded to a Grandslayer in the novel?
(a) Your Highest Majesty.
(b) Your Exalted Excellency.
(c) Your Right Reverence.
(d) Your Eminent Resplendence.

5. Which of Endura’s towers is noted as tallest?
(a) The Tower of Guard.
(b) The Founder’s Tower.
(c) The Grandslayers’ Tower.
(d) Nakatomi Plaza.

6. To which early scythe’s writings does Munira refer Faraday for wisdom?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) King.
(c) Powhatan.
(d) Musa.

7. How long is Scythe Constantine expected to convalesce after the attack on the theater?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

8. Of what stone is the Antarctica Seat of Consideration made?
(a) Marble.
(b) Shale and limestone.
(c) Sandstone.
(d) Onyx.

9. Of what sect are the Tonists Anastasia confronts in Fulcrum City?
(a) Phrygian.
(b) Dorian.
(c) Locrian.
(d) Aeolian.

10. To which early scythe’s writings does Munira refer Faraday for information about early scythes’ personalities?
(a) Musa.
(b) King.
(c) Powhatan.
(d) Cleopatra.

11. What line is supposed to be Anastasia’s cue (268)?
(a) “Doth not Brutus bootless kneel?”
(b) “Hence! Wilt thou lift up Olympus?”
(c) “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.”
(d) “Beware the Ides of March.”

12. What is the former name of Fulcrum City?
(a) Joplin.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Springfield.

13. How many of the Thunderhead’s cameras does Slayd need to distract to permit the assault on Scythes Curie and Anastasia to proceed?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

14. With what drink does Tyger present Rowan when the latter wakes in San Antonio?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Juice.
(d) Milk.

15. What likelihood does the Thunderhead calculate for the extinction of carbon-based life in its absence?
(a) 98.6%.
(b) 78.3%.
(c) 96.8%.
(d) 98.6%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of a human body, per the novel, is in the head?

2. Of what stone is the EuroScandia Seat of Consideration made?

3. What adage regarding interference does Curie offer after Anastasia confronts Tonists in Fulcrum City?

4. What color of gem does Scythe Nehru display?

5. How long does the technician estimate it will take for Endura to sink?

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