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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Psyche suggests her god might be able to make Orual see and understand her situation, how does Orual respond?
(a) She begs Psyche to admit she cannot see it either.
(b) She says she hates it and does not want to understand it.
(c) She challenges the god to make her see.
(d) She agrees.

2. What does Orual mean by the "reek of holiness" that has overtaken the palace?
(a) She means that the false and superstitious rituals of the sacrifice had begun.
(b) She means that Ungit's stone had been placed in her house.
(c) She means that she now believes in the truth of Ungit.
(d) She means that the sacrifice had already taken place.

3. Orual accuses Psyche of becoming cruel like the gods because. . .
(a) Psyche claims she never loved Orual.
(b) Psyche will not bring Orual to her true
(c) Psyche claims Orual should go
(d) Psyche longs to go to the mountain, her

4. Why is the Fox not downcast about being a slave?
(a) There were no great men in his own country.
(b) His inquisitive mind keeps him cheerful.
(c) He was happier among the barbarians.
(d) His childish nature keeps him from understanding his situation.

5. Where do Orual, Psyche, and the Fox spend most of their time?
(a) On the hill-top looking down on Glome
(b) In Greece
(c) In the Temple of Ungit
(d) On the Grey Mountain

Short Answer Questions

1. How might Redival have influenced the Priest's desire to sacrifice Psyche?

2. At the start of the chapter, Orual determines to. . .

3. Before the birth of King Trom's third child, the atmosphere of the castle is. . .

4. Why does Orual feel "as if a soft, cold hand had been laid" on her left side when the Fox calls Psyche "prettier than Aphrodite herself"?

5. The citizens of Glome believe in which gods?

(see the answer key)

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