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Deception Point Trivia Quiz

"Deception Point" is written by Dan Brown, the genius who authored "Da Vinci Code". Since there were quizzes on all of Mr. Brown's other works, I decided to write one on this thriller. Warning: This quiz contains spoiler information.

A multiple-choice quiz by WestCoastHokie. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
WestCoastHokie

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,169

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1654

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What agency does Rachel Sexton work for? Hint

CIA

NSA

NRO

FBI

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is Rachel's occupation? Hint

field operative

special agent

accountant

gister

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Question 3 of 10

3. When Rachel gets to work, she is dispatched to see the President by helicopter. Where does the helicopter take her to meet the President? Hint

Andrews Air Force Base

The White House

Wallops Island

Camp David

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of the ice shelf where the meteorite was found? Hint

Milne

Brophy

Hillary

Kilne

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Question 5 of 10

5. What network does Michael Tolland work for? Hint

CBS

ABC

Discovery

NBC

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Question 6 of 10

6. Is Gabrielle Ashe having an on-going affair with Senator Sexton (Rachel's father)?

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is Senator Sexton's computer password? Hint

SSS

POTUSSS

RACHELSDAD

GOPPRES

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of Michael Tolland's research vessel? Hint

Monitor

Mariner

Goya

Nautilus

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where did Marjorie Tench arrange a meeting with Rachel's boss, William Pickering? Hint

The FDR Memorial

The Vietnam War Memorial

The Washington Monument

The Jefferson Memorial

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is behind the meteorite conspiracy? Hint

Zach Herney

Rachel Sexton

Sedgewick Sexton

William Pickering

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What agency does Rachel Sexton work for?

Answer: NRO

The National Reconnaissance Office is responsible for gathering information for other government agencies using technologies such as spy satellites, underwater hydrophones, communication eavesdropping devices, and many other that I am sure we don't know about. Who knows, they may be monitoring you taking this quiz.

2. What is Rachel's occupation?

Answer: gister

A gister takes complicated data and breaks it down so that it can be understood easily. She makes it so that the politicans can get the "gist" of the information.

3. When Rachel gets to work, she is dispatched to see the President by helicopter. Where does the helicopter take her to meet the President?

Answer: Wallops Island

Wallops Island is located in Virginia on the Delmarva Penninsula in the Cheasapeake Bay. It was one of NASA's original rocket launch sites.

4. What was the name of the ice shelf where the meteorite was found?

Answer: Milne

NASA discovers that there is a meteorite that is beneath an Arctic glacier.

5. What network does Michael Tolland work for?

Answer: NBC

Tolland is a modern day Jacques Cousteau who hosts a show called "Amazing Seas." He is described as "a cross between Cousteau and Carl Sagan."

6. Is Gabrielle Ashe having an on-going affair with Senator Sexton (Rachel's father)?

Answer: No

They had a one night stand that the White House staff managed to get incriminating photographs of. Rachel's father is running for President in a hotly contested race.

7. What is Senator Sexton's computer password?

Answer: POTUSSS

This password stands for 'President of the United States: Sedgewick Sexton. Gabrielle was able to guess the presidential candidate's password because of the senator's over-sized ego.

8. What is the name of Michael Tolland's research vessel?

Answer: Goya

Tolland's ship is lost by the end of the book.

9. Where did Marjorie Tench arrange a meeting with Rachel's boss, William Pickering?

Answer: The FDR Memorial

We are led to believe that Tench is the mastermind behind the meteorite conspiracy. We are futher led to believe that Tench arranges Pickering's murder at the meeting. However, in the end we learn that it is the other way around.

10. Who is behind the meteorite conspiracy?

Answer: William Pickering

The NRO director is trying to influence the outcome of the presidential election through an elaborate plot to make NASA have a major success. His plan backfires, and we are led to believe that in spite of the near disaster caused by the scheme, the incumbent Zack Herney will be re-elected.

Source: Author WestCoastHokie

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