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"Mountain of Black Glass" Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on the third book in the sci-fi/fantasy Otherland series by Tad Williams. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Jacifan. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Jacifan

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
138,341

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
17 / 25

Plays
299

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 25

1. Where was T4b from? Hint

California

New Mexico

Arizona

Colorado

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Question 2 of 25

2. How did Orlando escape death in the Egypt world? Hint

he went offline and got help

he managed to escape to another simulation

a woman found him and nursed him back to health

he found an abandoned city with food, water, and shelter

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Question 3 of 25

3. What was the first thing that Christabel's parents found out about Mister Sellars? Hint

that he was living in a tunnel underneath the city

that he had been communicating with Christabel through the Sunglasses

that he was able to get on the net without any connections

that he was using Cho-Cho to help him

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Question 4 of 25

4. What did Cho-Cho tell Paul Jonas when he appeared to him? Hint

that he was going too fast

that he had a chance to get out

that he was going the wrong direction

that he had to get moving

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Question 5 of 25

5. What god is Jongleur in the Egyptian sim? Hint

Miwat

Anubis

Osiris

Tefy

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Question 6 of 25

6. The group found a bunch of priests in which simulation? Hint

the Kitchen

the bug world

the house world

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Question 7 of 25

7. What is the name of the group that opposes the Grail Brotherhood?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 8 of 25

8. Martine was seperated from the rest of the group in the house simulation. What happened to her? Hint

Dread kidnapped her

she decided to stay in that simulation

she accidentally went through a different gateway

she wandered away and got lost

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Question 9 of 25

9. Who was Paul's traveling companion throughout most of Greece? Hint

Emily

Azador

Renie

Nandi

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Question 10 of 25

10. What item did Dread want Martine to teach him how to use? Hint

tiny china butterfly

loaf of bread

cigarette lighter

pair of scissors

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Question 11 of 25

11. Who came in and stormed through the temple in Egypt, almost killing Orlando? Hint

Bonnie Mae

Jongleur

Tefy and Miwat

Dread

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Question 12 of 25

12. What did the Attic Spiders plan to do to Renie and her friends? Hint

sell them in a slave market

keep them for their own pleasure

sacrifice them

steal everything they had

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Question 13 of 25

13. What name did Paul give himself in the Greece simulation? Hint

Ionas

Iotar

Ional

Iosir

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Question 14 of 25

14. What Greek hero did Orlando take the form of? Hint

Achilles

Theseus

Hercules

Menos

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Question 15 of 25

15. What does !Xabbu call Renie sometimes? Hint

the Brave Baboon

the Savage Hyena

the Noble Mouse

the Beloved Porcupine

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Question 16 of 25

16. Finish the name of this band mentioned in a netfeed: "My Family and Other Horrible Horrible ________."

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 17 of 25

17. Which of these was not one of the names or titles of the woman Paul looked for? Hint

the Angel

Vaala

Rapunzel

the Bird Woman

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Question 18 of 25

18. What kind of sim did Martine give Renie in Greece? Hint

a peasant sim

a princess sim

a male sim

an animal sim

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Question 19 of 25

19. Paul came to Orlando, telling him that a golden object had told him to come to Achilles. What was the object? Hint

a feather

a bird

a boat

a harp

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Question 20 of 25

20. Where did Sam live? Hint

Virginia

West Virginia

South Carolina

North Carolina

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Question 21 of 25

21. What happened to Major Sorenson while he was trying to smuggle Sellars out? Hint

he was shot and killed

he broke his leg

he was arrested

he was called in by his boss

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Question 22 of 25

22. What was Dread listening to as he explored the Other for the first time? Hint

Tchaikovsky

Beethoven

Mozart

Mahler

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Question 23 of 25

23. Since Orlando was too weak to fight, what did Sam do? Hint

nurse him until he was strong

lie and said he was dead

try to bring peace to the two groups

go out and fight in his place

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Question 24 of 25

24. Who did T4b form an odd attachment to?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 25 of 25

25. How does this book end? Hint

with Dread taking over Otherland

with Renie and !Xabbu finding Stephen

with Jongleur killing Sam

with Sellars' death

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was T4b from?

Answer: Arizona

He lives on an Indian reservation.

2. How did Orlando escape death in the Egypt world?

Answer: a woman found him and nursed him back to health

Bonnie Mae found Orlando and Sam and brought them to her home in the Egypt sim world.

3. What was the first thing that Christabel's parents found out about Mister Sellars?

Answer: that he had been communicating with Christabel through the Sunglasses

Christabel was talking with her mother when Mr. Sellars starting talking to her through the Storybook Sunglasses. Christabel's mother was really worried, and had a long "discussion" with her father about what they were going to do.

4. What did Cho-Cho tell Paul Jonas when he appeared to him?

Answer: that he had to get moving

He could only appear in the system for a moment, but he said that the main thing was that Paul was just poking around and needed to get going now.

5. What god is Jongleur in the Egyptian sim?

Answer: Osiris

He is Osiris, the king of the gods - appropriate, as he is the one who runs Otherland.

6. The group found a bunch of priests in which simulation?

Answer: the house world

The priests told the group the legends about there being another world beyond the house.

7. What is the name of the group that opposes the Grail Brotherhood?

Answer: the circle

There are two groups in power, The Grail Brotherhood and The Circle. Nandi and Bonnie Mae are part of The Circle, Jongleur is part of The Brotherhood.

8. Martine was seperated from the rest of the group in the house simulation. What happened to her?

Answer: Dread kidnapped her

He hoped to find out where the others were and what they knew about the Brotherhood.

9. Who was Paul's traveling companion throughout most of Greece?

Answer: Azador

Azador had met Renie and !Xabbu in book two. They got a lighter from him that allowed them to travel more freely through the sims.

10. What item did Dread want Martine to teach him how to use?

Answer: cigarette lighter

The cigarette lighter provides gateways to other sim worlds.

11. Who came in and stormed through the temple in Egypt, almost killing Orlando?

Answer: Tefy and Miwat

These characters pop up many times throughout the series. One of them is tall and thin, the other short and fat.

12. What did the Attic Spiders plan to do to Renie and her friends?

Answer: sacrifice them

Their goddess showed up, however, and demanded that the prisoners be set free.

13. What name did Paul give himself in the Greece simulation?

Answer: Ionas

Ionas is the Greek interpretation of his last name, Jonas.

14. What Greek hero did Orlando take the form of?

Answer: Achilles

Achilles was a strong warrior, but Orlando didn't even have the strength to move from his bed.

15. What does !Xabbu call Renie sometimes?

Answer: the Beloved Porcupine

He told many folk tales that came from his country, and some of them were about a porcupine that reminded him of her, so he began calling her that.

16. Finish the name of this band mentioned in a netfeed: "My Family and Other Horrible Horrible ________."

Answer: animals

Throughout the series, at the beginning of each chapter is a news item that portrays pieces of the world as it is in the future.

17. Which of these was not one of the names or titles of the woman Paul looked for?

Answer: Rapunzel

Vaala was her name in one of the sims, she was an angel in another sim, and a woman with feathers like a bird in yet another sim.

18. What kind of sim did Martine give Renie in Greece?

Answer: a male sim

Martine did this because she knew Renie would want to be in the heat of the battle seeing everything.

19. Paul came to Orlando, telling him that a golden object had told him to come to Achilles. What was the object?

Answer: a harp

He saw a golden harp that told him that Achilles would be able to help him.

20. Where did Sam live?

Answer: West Virginia

Her real first name was Samantha. Orlando didn't even know for a long time that she was a girl.

21. What happened to Major Sorenson while he was trying to smuggle Sellars out?

Answer: he was called in by his boss

On his way out of town, he was told by one of his co-workers that the boss wanted to see him immediately, so he had no choice but to go and see him.

22. What was Dread listening to as he explored the Other for the first time?

Answer: Beethoven

Dread always had to have classical music playing in his head, whatever he was doing. It soothed him.

23. Since Orlando was too weak to fight, what did Sam do?

Answer: go out and fight in his place

She put on his armor and went out to fight in his place, knowing that she would probably get killed.

24. Who did T4b form an odd attachment to?

Answer: emily

Emily was a girl Renie and !Xabbu found in the Oz simulation who claimed that she was pregnant.

25. How does this book end?

Answer: with Dread taking over Otherland

Dread managed to finagle his way into the Otherland system and make himself master of it. It would be quite a grim ending if there wasn't another book after this.

Source: Author Jacifan

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