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Quiz about Nine Princes of Amber
Quiz about Nine Princes of Amber

Nine Princes of Amber Trivia Quiz


Check your knowledge on the first book of Roger Zelazny's "Amber" series!

A multiple-choice quiz by Nynaeve. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Nynaeve
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
143,320
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
15 / 20
Plays
529
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 20
1. Corwin wakes up after a car accident, realises he is in a hospital bed, and that he is being constantly drugged. He has been there for about two weeks, but he is completely capable of getting up and going away. What kind of injury did Coriwn get in the accident? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Corwin has a total amnesia, and can't remember even his name. What is the name Cowin uses on Shadow Earth? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. After leaving the hospital, Corwin stops to buy some clothes, and ends up with a pair of trousers and a couple of shirts. Later on, he realises something peculiar about the clothes he had both without thinking. The trousers are black, but what is the colour of the shirts? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Having found out that his sister has paid for his hospital cure (and his being kept unconscious), Corwin decides to pay her a visit. As he remembers later in the story, his sister's name is Florimel. But what is the name she uses on the Shadow Earth? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Corwin is sitting in Flora's library, alone, when the phone rings. It is yet another of their siblings, Random, who asks for Corwins protection. What are Random's colors? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. After a wild hellride trough Shadows, Random and Corwin are finally in Arden Forest. They are pursued by Julian, their brother and the guardian of the forest. Julian is almost invincible in his heavy, white armour, with his hellhounds, and riding on his monster-horse. What is the name of Julian's horse? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. After the rescue of Corwin's favorite sister, Deirdre, Corwin admits about his amnesia. What is the only way for him to restore his memories? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Corwin, Deirdre and Random, are still being pursued, and they flee towards Rebma. Rebma is a kingdom under the sea, and a precise mirror-reflection of Amber. In order to come there, a man has to walk under the sea. How is it possible to do that, and not drown? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. In Rebma, Random is considered a criminal, and is threatened by hanging. This is because of his previous affair with Queen Moire's daughter. The woman was desperate, and after bearing Random's son, she took her life. What is the name of Moire's daughter? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Corwin walks the Pattern in Rebma, which is a very dangerous experience. If a person puts a leg on the Pattern, he or she must continue walking it or is lost. What is the name of the most perilous part of the Pattern? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Corwin's worst enemy is his brother Eric. After Corwin's coming to Amber, the two of them have a swordfight. Are one of them the best swordsman in Amber, and if not, who is? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. After his duel with Eric, Corwin is hiding and is trying to leave Amber. Whom does he contact via Trumps? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. To make a small digression, who invented the Trumps? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. After he had been given the passage, Corwin decides to help Bleys in his intentions. Namely, two of them will attack Amber and take the throne from Eric. Why does Bleys want Corwin's help? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. While preparing the attack on Amber, Corwin makes arrangements with two of his brothers, and they say they are willing to help him. Which brothers are they? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. During the first part of the attack, Corwin is betrayed by one of his brothers. Which brother is that? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. After Corwin has joined Bleys' part of the army, they continue the attack. In order to come into Amber, they have to climb a mountain. What is the name of the mountain. Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Bleys and Corwin have lost the battle, and Bleys is falling from the top of the mentioned mountain and Corwin does something to help him. What? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Eric has caught Corwin, blinded him with hot iron, and cast him into dungeons. Only for the Eric's crowning feast is Corwin let out and invited to the party. Eric does this in order to humiliate Corwin, of course. He even wants Corwin to put the crown on his, Eric's, head. What does Corwin do instead? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. What is the name of the character who helps Corwin escape? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Corwin wakes up after a car accident, realises he is in a hospital bed, and that he is being constantly drugged. He has been there for about two weeks, but he is completely capable of getting up and going away. What kind of injury did Coriwn get in the accident?

Answer: He broke his legs

Corwin broke both of his legs in the accident, but thanks to the ability to heal very fast, he can walk without problems after only two weeks. This ability is characteristical for the members of the royal family of Amber as a whole, but for Corwin especially. It took him five years to grow new eyeballs after being blinded.
2. Corwin has a total amnesia, and can't remember even his name. What is the name Cowin uses on Shadow Earth?

Answer: Carl

Corwin fought a duel with his brother Eric and lost. Eric, not having guts to kill him, left him to die in a distant Shadow, that happened to be plague-diseased London of Middle Ages. Ever since Corwin has had amnesia, and lived under the name of Carl Corey.
3. After leaving the hospital, Corwin stops to buy some clothes, and ends up with a pair of trousers and a couple of shirts. Later on, he realises something peculiar about the clothes he had both without thinking. The trousers are black, but what is the colour of the shirts?

Answer: They are grayish

The shirts Corwin has bought are gray, which is a rather significant fact. Although still under amnesia, Corwin has picked clothes to match the colors he always wears in Amber - black and silver. Corwin's symbol is a silver rose.
4. Having found out that his sister has paid for his hospital cure (and his being kept unconscious), Corwin decides to pay her a visit. As he remembers later in the story, his sister's name is Florimel. But what is the name she uses on the Shadow Earth?

Answer: Evelyn Flaumel

It seems that every Amberite that dwells on Shadow Earth tends to use a surname similar to his or her first name in Amber. So, Corwin uses surname 'Corey', Flora is 'Evelyn Flaumel', and Brand is known as a certain B. Rand.
5. Corwin is sitting in Flora's library, alone, when the phone rings. It is yet another of their siblings, Random, who asks for Corwins protection. What are Random's colors?

Answer: orange, red, and brown

In Amber the colors person wears are rather significant symbol, and every member of the royal family of Amber has his or her own colors. Thus, Corwin always dresses in black and silver, and his sister Deirdre does so as well. Random's colors are orange red and brown, and Benedict's are similar, too: orange, yellow and brown (which reminds Corwin of a pumpkin!). Eric prefers, black and red, Caine black and green, and Gerard blue and gray (like the ocean he loves). Julian prefers pure white, with no shades of silver or any other color. Bleys, one of the three redheads, likes red, orange and golden, Brand is green, and Fiona blue and green. Lewella prefers shades of gray and green, and Flora dresses in sea-green.
6. After a wild hellride trough Shadows, Random and Corwin are finally in Arden Forest. They are pursued by Julian, their brother and the guardian of the forest. Julian is almost invincible in his heavy, white armour, with his hellhounds, and riding on his monster-horse. What is the name of Julian's horse?

Answer: Morgenstern

The horse's name is Morgenstern, he is six hands taller than any normal horse, and his hooves look like steel. The whole horse is color of dead gray. Out of his hatred for Corwin, Julian paid a guy dressed in Corwin's old robes to torture the animal. Julian's plan had succeeded, Morgenstern grew to hate Corwin immensely, and tried to kill him on one ocasion.
7. After the rescue of Corwin's favorite sister, Deirdre, Corwin admits about his amnesia. What is the only way for him to restore his memories?

Answer: To walk the Pattern

Corwin's memories are coming back slowly, but he needs them NOW. He walks the pattern in Rebma, and together with his memories, he gets back the power to walk trough the Shadow. Only people of Dworkins blood are capable of this, the others simply die trying.
8. Corwin, Deirdre and Random, are still being pursued, and they flee towards Rebma. Rebma is a kingdom under the sea, and a precise mirror-reflection of Amber. In order to come there, a man has to walk under the sea. How is it possible to do that, and not drown?

Answer: One has to follow the staircase under the sea, and not go astray by any means

In order to come to Rebma, one must follow the underwater staircase precisely. On the staircase one is capable of breathing normally, even of speaking. Yet, if one leaves the staircase, this ability disappears, and the person drowns.
9. In Rebma, Random is considered a criminal, and is threatened by hanging. This is because of his previous affair with Queen Moire's daughter. The woman was desperate, and after bearing Random's son, she took her life. What is the name of Moire's daughter?

Answer: Morganthe

In Rebma, Random is considered guilty for Morganthe's death, as well as for neglecting his son Martin, but there is one way to avoid the punishment. Random can choose between being hanged and marrying a blind girl named Vialle. He chooses the latter, and, improbably enough, Vialle falls in love with him, an experiance that changes Random greatly.
10. Corwin walks the Pattern in Rebma, which is a very dangerous experience. If a person puts a leg on the Pattern, he or she must continue walking it or is lost. What is the name of the most perilous part of the Pattern?

Answer: Final Veil

The Pattern was created by Dworkin at the dawn of time, and only a person of his blood can walk it. The Pattern is known for playing games with people's heads, using their memories and emotions. Walking the pattern, a person must pass trough the First Veil, the Second Veil, the Grand Curve, and the Final Veil.
11. Corwin's worst enemy is his brother Eric. After Corwin's coming to Amber, the two of them have a swordfight. Are one of them the best swordsman in Amber, and if not, who is?

Answer: Benedict

The best swordsman in Amber is Corwin and Eric's elder brother Benedict, who used to teach both of them swordsmanship. Benedict is also the best strategist in Amber.
12. After his duel with Eric, Corwin is hiding and is trying to leave Amber. Whom does he contact via Trumps?

Answer: Bleys

Bleys is one of the three 'redheads', and one of Corwin's favorite brothers. Bleys's ethical code is not exactly strong or developed, but he is unresistably charming. Corwin is aware that he probably shouldn't believe him, but he does anyway.
13. To make a small digression, who invented the Trumps?

Answer: Corwin's grandfather

Trumps are the means of comunication in the royal family of Amber,and were invented by Corwin's grandfather, Dworkin. They look like tarot cards, the only difference is the fact that every trump is actually a picture of one of the Amberites. If one wants to contact someone through a Trump, one has to concentrate on the picture of that person.

After some time the card grows cold, and contact is there. When one is giving passage trough trumps, he or she has to reach their hand out and get hold of the other person trough the card.
14. After he had been given the passage, Corwin decides to help Bleys in his intentions. Namely, two of them will attack Amber and take the throne from Eric. Why does Bleys want Corwin's help?

Answer: Corwin is excellent soldier and strategist

Corwin has always been great soldier, and he has polished his skills even more during his stay in Shadow Earth. Trough the centuries he has done things connected to war: fought in armies (less often) or lead armies (more often). He is... GOOD.
15. While preparing the attack on Amber, Corwin makes arrangements with two of his brothers, and they say they are willing to help him. Which brothers are they?

Answer: Gerard and Caine

Gerard and Caine have not exactly agreed to help him, but to stay aside. Anyway, Corwin is later betrayed by Gerard who still supports Eric.
16. During the first part of the attack, Corwin is betrayed by one of his brothers. Which brother is that?

Answer: Caine

Bleys is leading one part of the army (on foot), and Corwin is leading another part (by sea). Being the best sailor in the family, Caine is guarding the sea passage Corwin had planned to use. After being betrayed and attacked by Caine, Corwin fights as long as he can. After he sees he has lost, Corwin contacts Bleys via his Trump and gets passage.
17. After Corwin has joined Bleys' part of the army, they continue the attack. In order to come into Amber, they have to climb a mountain. What is the name of the mountain.

Answer: Kolvir

Kolvir is the highest mountain in Amber, and in order to climb Kolvir, one has to climb a very long and narrow staircase. This is very good srategic position for defenders of the city, but not for the attackers.
18. Bleys and Corwin have lost the battle, and Bleys is falling from the top of the mentioned mountain and Corwin does something to help him. What?

Answer: He casts him his Trumps

Bleys is falling, and Corwin casts his Trumps for Bleys to catch. This is a wise thing to do: Kolvir is very high and Bleys would have time to contact a sibling and get passage while falling.
19. Eric has caught Corwin, blinded him with hot iron, and cast him into dungeons. Only for the Eric's crowning feast is Corwin let out and invited to the party. Eric does this in order to humiliate Corwin, of course. He even wants Corwin to put the crown on his, Eric's, head. What does Corwin do instead?

Answer: Puts the crown on his own head

Corwin crowns himself first and proclaims himself the king of Amber before anyone can stop him. After that he is cast into dungeons again, wher he stays for some time, weak and blind. The thing he misses most are his cigarettes. Anyway, after five years, he has grown new eyeballs and is ready for action again.
20. What is the name of the character who helps Corwin escape?

Answer: Dworkin

Dworkin is Corwin's grandfather and the greatest magician in the realm - and he is quite mad. He dwells in a dungeon near to Corwin's (well, not actually a dungeon; more like a comfortable apartment he can't leave). Dworkin is the creator of the Trumps, and Corwin tricks him into drawing a big Trump on Corwin's wall.

After Dworkin has left, Corwin stepts trough the Trump on the wall and... he's free!
Source: Author Nynaeve

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