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Quiz about Fantasy Characters in Search of an Author
Quiz about Fantasy Characters in Search of an Author

Fantasy Characters in Search of an Author Quiz


Ten memorable fantasy characters have lost track of the authors responsible for their existence. Can you help them track their authors down?

A multiple-choice quiz by CellarDoor. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
CellarDoor
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
311,675
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. My name is Lucy Pevensie, and I've grown up twice. As a young girl, hiding in the countryside from the terror of the Blitz, I looked inside a wardrobe and found a magical land. My brothers and sister and I helped save this land, and grew to become wise rulers -- until we were suddenly returned to England, children again, not five minutes after we had left. Who shared our story with the world? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. My name is Schmendrick, and I've always wanted to be a magician, but I was never good enough. My cheap tricks were enough to get me a job with Mommy Fortuna's carnival, but there was always something dissatisfying about it. So when I saw the beautiful, innocent unicorn my boss was keeping captive, I had to help her and join her on her quest to save her kin. Who wrote about our adventures and made us famous? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. My name is Morgaine; some call me Morgan le Fay. I am the sister of King Arthur, and his enemy. Many have written about me, my sorcery, and my role in the fall of Camelot, but only one author has told the story through my eyes. Which of these writers wrote sympathetically of my struggle against my brother, casting it as a fight to preserve the ancient beliefs of Avalon against encroaching Christianity? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. When they sing of my deeds they call me Sparrowhawk, but my true name is Ged. I am one of the most powerful wizards my homeland of Gont has ever produced, but my youthful arrogance led me to unleash a great evil on the world. I am a dragonlord and a conqueror of shadows, but I will never again try to call back the dead. Who brought the tales of my deeds to your world? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. My name is Kahlan Amnell, and I am the Mother Confessor. When I touch someone with my magic, he or she becomes wholly devoted to me -- so I am the last resort for innocent people condemned to death, since they cannot lie to me in their confessions. But when evil came out of the east and my fellow Confessors were murdered, I fled and found the one man -- Richard Cypher -- who could save us all. Who wrote of my adventures with Richard? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. I am Death -- or at least, its anthropomorphic representation on one particular world. I ride a pale horse whose name is Binky; I speak in all capital letters; and my granddaughter Susan (it's a long story) sometimes fills in for me when I'm on vacation. Which of these people chronicles my surprisingly endearing self? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I am the seventh son of a seventh son, and that gives me a knack for just about everything. My father is a frontier miller, but I am a maker -- they call me Alvin Maker. I try to use my knacks to help build a better world: I heal the sick, I step in for mercy's sake, and I work for peace. Yet I am opposed in everything by my own younger brother, Calvin. In whose books can you read my tales? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. My name is Hermione Granger. My parents are dentists, but I'm a witch. I don't like to brag, but I'm the best in my year! The wizarding world is more dangerous than I expected, though, and I've spent a lot of valuable study time fighting evil with my two best friends. Which writer shared our exploits with the non-magic world? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. My name is Dorothy Gale, and I come from a gray, gray farm in the state of Kansas. Everything changed for me when I was suddenly swept away to a magical kingdom, a land of wonder and danger and miraculous friends. What writer somehow found the words to describe my indescribable adventures? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. I was born Sméagol, and I had a happy, peaceful life. Then my cousin found my precious and I had to kill him to make him give it to me. I gave up everything to protect my precious, even my name, even my people and my habits of speech. We had to be tricksy -- the nasty hobbitses called us Gollum and stole it from us! Who wrote about the precious, but took the side of the hobbitses? Hint



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1. My name is Lucy Pevensie, and I've grown up twice. As a young girl, hiding in the countryside from the terror of the Blitz, I looked inside a wardrobe and found a magical land. My brothers and sister and I helped save this land, and grew to become wise rulers -- until we were suddenly returned to England, children again, not five minutes after we had left. Who shared our story with the world?

Answer: C. S. Lewis

Lucy Pevensie -- and her older siblings Peter, Susan, and Edmund -- first appeared in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" in 1950. In this wildly popular children's novel, the children discover a portal to the magical kingdom of Narnia while exploring an English country home. Although she is the youngest, it is consistently Lucy whose trust, judgment and bravery guide the children to greatness in the service of the great lion, Aslan.

"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" was the first of seven books set in Narnia and its world. Several followed the further adventures of the Pevensie children; others starred their cousin, his friend, and other humans who somehow found their way across the worlds.
2. My name is Schmendrick, and I've always wanted to be a magician, but I was never good enough. My cheap tricks were enough to get me a job with Mommy Fortuna's carnival, but there was always something dissatisfying about it. So when I saw the beautiful, innocent unicorn my boss was keeping captive, I had to help her and join her on her quest to save her kin. Who wrote about our adventures and made us famous?

Answer: Peter S. Beagle

First published in 1968, "The Last Unicorn" saw instant success. It tells the story of a unicorn, comfortable and happy in her enchanted forest, who learns that she is the last unicorn left in the world. Unwilling to accept this, she goes out into the world to look for her kin, but her quest is briefly halted when she is captured by Mommy Fortuna, a cruel and dishonest show-woman. Luckily, Schmendrick has an epiphany and decides to help the unicorn, accompanying her on all the further stages of her epic journey and fight against the terrifying Red Bull.
3. My name is Morgaine; some call me Morgan le Fay. I am the sister of King Arthur, and his enemy. Many have written about me, my sorcery, and my role in the fall of Camelot, but only one author has told the story through my eyes. Which of these writers wrote sympathetically of my struggle against my brother, casting it as a fight to preserve the ancient beliefs of Avalon against encroaching Christianity?

Answer: Marion Zimmer Bradley

The 1982 novel "The Mists of Avalon" tells the familiar Arthurian legend from the perspective of the women: Arthur's mother Igraine, his sister and lover Morgaine, and his wife Gwenhwyfar are all viewpoint characters, with Arthur, Lancelot and the other knights relegated to supporting roles.

In the book, Morgaine is a priestess of Avalon, following in the footsteps of her aunt Viviane, High Priestess and Lady of the Lake. The rise of Christianity -- and particularly of Christians like Gwenhwyfar, who cannot tolerate the existence of pagan practices and rituals -- threatens Morgaine's religion and way of life, and the blessed island of Avalon recedes deeper and deeper into the mists.
4. When they sing of my deeds they call me Sparrowhawk, but my true name is Ged. I am one of the most powerful wizards my homeland of Gont has ever produced, but my youthful arrogance led me to unleash a great evil on the world. I am a dragonlord and a conqueror of shadows, but I will never again try to call back the dead. Who brought the tales of my deeds to your world?

Answer: Ursula Le Guin

In 1968, the novel "A Wizard of Earthsea" introduced Ged to an eager world. The world of Earthsea is a dense collection of archipelagos and relatively isolated isles, surrounded by unexplored, open ocean. The magic that permeates these lands is grounded in an ancient language: things, places, and even people can be ruled by their "true names" in that tongue.

In Earthsea, Le Guin sketches a vivid and enticing world that gave an impression of size and depth beyond what is explicitly described on the page. She followed her first book with a quartet of novels and several short stories: Ged's deeds are many and great.
5. My name is Kahlan Amnell, and I am the Mother Confessor. When I touch someone with my magic, he or she becomes wholly devoted to me -- so I am the last resort for innocent people condemned to death, since they cannot lie to me in their confessions. But when evil came out of the east and my fellow Confessors were murdered, I fled and found the one man -- Richard Cypher -- who could save us all. Who wrote of my adventures with Richard?

Answer: Terry Goodkind

Terry Goodkind burst onto the fantasy scene in 1994 with the publication of "Wizard's First Rule," which begins with Kahlan's dangerous trip from her homeland to the western kingdom where Richard lives as an ordinary outdoorsman. As they struggle to fight against an evil (in the person of the unsubtly named Darken Rahl) that threatens to take over all three kingdoms of their world, Richard learns of his true heritage of wizardry. Perhaps inevitably, Kahlan and Richard fall in love, and seem set for a happy ending. Unfortunately for them, Goodkind uses the next ten books of the series to throw one obstacle after another in the path of their love.
6. I am Death -- or at least, its anthropomorphic representation on one particular world. I ride a pale horse whose name is Binky; I speak in all capital letters; and my granddaughter Susan (it's a long story) sometimes fills in for me when I'm on vacation. Which of these people chronicles my surprisingly endearing self?

Answer: Terry Pratchett

The Discworld series, which began in 1983 with "The Colour of Magic," takes place on a flat, magical world balanced on the backs of four elephants, who in turn stand on the back of a giant space turtle. Numerous memorable characters populate this world, with each book focusing on a small group of them. Death, with his dry wit and doomed attempts at understanding humanity, makes at least a cameo appearance in nearly every book -- and has developed quite a fan club!
7. I am the seventh son of a seventh son, and that gives me a knack for just about everything. My father is a frontier miller, but I am a maker -- they call me Alvin Maker. I try to use my knacks to help build a better world: I heal the sick, I step in for mercy's sake, and I work for peace. Yet I am opposed in everything by my own younger brother, Calvin. In whose books can you read my tales?

Answer: Orson Scott Card

The tales of Alvin Maker are set in an alternate version of early nineteenth-century North America. The borders are different, and so is the balance of powers, because magic is common in this world and each culture gives it their own flavor. Among English-speaking settlers like Alvin's family, the magic manifests in knacks and hexes, at which Alvin is particularly skilled by virtue of his birth.

The first novel in the series, 1987's "Seventh Son", tells of Alvin's birth and boyhood, and the beginnings of his struggle against a powerful force he calls the Unmaker. Later books relate how he matures and grows into his powers and how his younger brother Calvin -- possessed of similar powers, having also been the seventh living son of a seventh son at his birth -- is tempted to turn his own powers to greed and to evil.
8. My name is Hermione Granger. My parents are dentists, but I'm a witch. I don't like to brag, but I'm the best in my year! The wizarding world is more dangerous than I expected, though, and I've spent a lot of valuable study time fighting evil with my two best friends. Which writer shared our exploits with the non-magic world?

Answer: J.K. Rowling

"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", the first book in the septet of Harry Potter novels, was published in the U.K. in 1997 (its U.S. publication, with the word "Sorcerer's" substituted for "Philosopher's" in the title, followed the next year). The series posits the existence of a world of magic and wizardry concealed within our own; students at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry board the train for Hogwarts from a Muggle (non-magic) train station.

Hermione Granger, bright and hard-working, is a classmate and close friend of the titular hero, Harry Potter; Ron Weasley completes the trio. Together, they take on the world, cutting class to fight the forces of the evil Lord Voldemort -- who killed Harry's parents years ago, and is now looking to finish the job and conquer the world.
9. My name is Dorothy Gale, and I come from a gray, gray farm in the state of Kansas. Everything changed for me when I was suddenly swept away to a magical kingdom, a land of wonder and danger and miraculous friends. What writer somehow found the words to describe my indescribable adventures?

Answer: L. Frank Baum

For many young children, the Land of Oz is the first well-developed fantasy world they encounter. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" describes it as a rich and diverse country, governed from an Emerald City reached via Yellow Brick Road. Young Dorothy, deposited (along with dog and house) in Oz by a tornado, tangles with good witches and bad witches; forms close friendships with a lion, a scarecrow, and a man made entirely of tin; and finally unmasks the mysterious wizard who holds Oz in thrall. Although later Oz books chronicle further adventures in that magical land, the series is best remembered for its lesson that -- no matter how fantastic your travel destination -- in the end, "there's no place like home."
10. I was born Sméagol, and I had a happy, peaceful life. Then my cousin found my precious and I had to kill him to make him give it to me. I gave up everything to protect my precious, even my name, even my people and my habits of speech. We had to be tricksy -- the nasty hobbitses called us Gollum and stole it from us! Who wrote about the precious, but took the side of the hobbitses?

Answer: J.R.R. Tolkien

Readers first encountered Gollum in "The Hobbit," the 1937 book that helped remake fantasy as a genre. Bilbo Baggins encountered Gollum (so nicknamed for his habit of swallowing loudly) in dark underground tunnels, escaping with the aid of Gollum's "precious" -- a ring that made the wearer invisible.

In the epic trilogy "The Lord of the Rings," published in 1954 and 1955, the true nature of the "precious" is revealed as the One Ring, created by a dark lord as part of a plan of conquest. The trilogy reveals Gollum's appalling backstory and his descent into madness and obsession as the One Ring works its will on him; his example underlines the stakes of the trilogy's heroes as they seek to dispose of the Ring and save Middle-Earth.
Source: Author CellarDoor

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