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The City of the Beasts Trivia Quiz

A quiz on Allende's first young adult novel. It is based on the Spanish version ("La Ciudad de las Bestias") but all in English. There shouldn't be any major discrepancies, but let me know if there are, as I don't have a copy in English. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by fab4lover. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
fab4lover

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
211,607

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
367

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Question 1 of 10

1. Alex Cold is a flautist. What relative does he emulate? Hint

his great-uncle

his uncle

his grandfather

his grandmother

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Question 2 of 10

2. Nadia Santos can certainly speak many languages! Which of these is a language her father does not list as one she knows? Hint

English

Italian

Spanish

Portuguese

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Question 3 of 10

3. Alex and Nadia overhear a conversation between the trip's sponsor, Mauro Car�as, and whom? Hint

Karakawe

Matuwe

Joel Gonz�lez

Captain Ariosto

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Question 4 of 10

4. Mid-novel, we find out that Nadia has a phobia. What fear must she overcome? Hint

fear of enclosed spaces

fear of dogs

fear of water

fear of heights

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Question 5 of 10

5. In order to go to the home of the gods with Walimai, Alex must become a man in the eyes of the tribe. What must he do? Hint

find the fountain of youth

expose his arm to fire ants

hunt dinner for the tribe

spend a night in the forest alone

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Question 6 of 10

6. At one point, Alex is trying and trying to catch a fish with no success, while Walimai does it easily. What is Nadia's explanation? Hint

Walimai asks the fish's permission to kill it

Walimai asks the gods to give him the fish

Walimai has had years of practice

Walimai hunts with a sacred spear

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Question 7 of 10

7. They come upon El Dorado, the famed City of Gold! What is it really made of? Hint

iron pyrite

copper

gold

brass

8. One thing Walimai teaches Alex and Nadia is the law of reciprocation: for everything you take, you give something in return. In their own private quests, what do Alex and Nadia have to leave behind, respectively? Hint

flute and talisman

compass and water

jewels and eggs

lantern and rope

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is really the Rahakanariwa that the tribe is afraid of? Hint

the measles

the Beasts

the large albino bat Alex encounters

Captain Ariosto

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the end, they form a foundation to protect the tribe. Who is named president? Hint

Alex

Kate Cold

Ludovic Leblanc

C�sar Santos

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Alex Cold is a flautist. What relative does he emulate?

Answer: his grandfather

His grandfather, Joseph Cold, was an acclaimed flautist. Kate even gives Joseph's flute to Alex after his own was stolen.

2. Nadia Santos can certainly speak many languages! Which of these is a language her father does not list as one she knows?

Answer: Italian

She speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, and many languages of the natives (which come in handy)!

3. Alex and Nadia overhear a conversation between the trip's sponsor, Mauro Car�as, and whom?

Answer: Captain Ariosto

Car�as and Ariosto talk about a "plan" that worries the children. Only later do we find that they're not the only ones involved in the devious plan!

4. Mid-novel, we find out that Nadia has a phobia. What fear must she overcome?

Answer: fear of heights

Nadia is acrophobic. (Like me!) And yet she must climb up to the tribe's home and also climb up to retrieve her precious eggs. She (unlike me!) has help from her totem animal, the Eagle, while Alex is helped by the Jaguar.

5. In order to go to the home of the gods with Walimai, Alex must become a man in the eyes of the tribe. What must he do?

Answer: expose his arm to fire ants

Alex's task is to expose his arm to fire ants until he can stand the pain. He must train himself to feel the suffering and not resist it, at which point he is able to withstand said suffering.

6. At one point, Alex is trying and trying to catch a fish with no success, while Walimai does it easily. What is Nadia's explanation?

Answer: Walimai asks the fish's permission to kill it

Walimai explains to the fish that he is killing it out of necessity, and he thanks it for giving its life so that they may eat and live.

7. They come upon El Dorado, the famed City of Gold! What is it really made of?

Answer: iron pyrite

The City of Gold is really an accumulation of Iron Pyrite! But it is still beautiful.

Answer: flute and talisman

They have to leave behind some of their most valued possessions to get what they want more: Alex his elixir from the Fountain of Youth, and Nadia her diamond eggs. Alex also gives his compass to Tahama as a gift, and he almost takes home what he thinks are valuable gems.

9. What is really the Rahakanariwa that the tribe is afraid of?

Answer: the measles

Now we know the plan! Car�as was killing all the natives with what he told them was a vaccine, but was really a measles virus. Dr. Torres was with him all along! The Beasts, on the other hand, are the gods and protectors of the tribe ("la gente de la neblina" in Spanish -- the people of the fog).

10. At the end, they form a foundation to protect the tribe. Who is named president?

Answer: Ludovic Leblanc

Ludovic Leblanc provides comic relief throughout much of the book -- a wimp who fancies himself invincible and constantly refers to himself in the third person! But he shows his wisdom during a crisis and the group throws him a bone.

Source: Author fab4lover

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