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Children of Dune Trivia Quiz

Third book in the "Dune" series first published in 1976. Paul's twins are looked after by people that were loyal to him, while his sister had taken over the Regency. It recounts the intrigues and conspiracies in an attempt to control the spice mélange.

A multiple-choice quiz by gme24. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
gme24

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
416,692

Updated
Jul 21 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Author's Note: All the questions are fifty-fifty.

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the first character, the guardian of Paul Muad'Dib's twins, that appears in the book?

Stilgar

Leto

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the twins' paternal grandmother?

Chani

Jessica

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the occupation of Liet-Kynes, the maternal grandfather of the twins?

Planetologist

Security guard

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of the aunt of the twins?

Alia

Helen

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Preacher suffered from what affliction?

Deafness

Blindness

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the Regent's husband?

Indiana Jones

Duncan Idaho

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of the Regent Governor of Caladan?

Gurney of Norfolk

Gurney Halleck

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Question 8 of 10

8. What kind of animals were sent to kill the twins?

Laza Tigers

Desert Bears

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of the heir to the House Corrino?

Tyekanik

Farad'n

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the name of the controller of the animals that were sent to kill the twins?

Naib

Palimbasha

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the first character, the guardian of Paul Muad'Dib's twins, that appears in the book?

Answer: Stilgar

Stilgar was the Naib of the Sietch Tabr, where the twins were living.
He was a close friend and advisor to Paul and was Governor of Arrakis.

Leto was one of the twins and brother to Ghanima. At the time that the story begins the twins were nine years old.

2. What was the name of the twins' paternal grandmother?

Answer: Jessica

Jessica was a Bene Gesserit witch and a Reverend Mother. She was the mother of Paul Atreides.

Chani was the mother of the twins.

3. What was the occupation of Liet-Kynes, the maternal grandfather of the twins?

Answer: Planetologist

Liet-Kynes was the father of Chani. He was the first that dreamt about transforming the desert planet, Dune, into a green planet.

4. What was the name of the aunt of the twins?

Answer: Alia

Alia was Paul's sister. Paul was born before Jessica's addiction to the spice mélange, whereas Alia was born after her mother's addiction.

Helen Mohiam was Jessica's mother.

Alia was acting as a regent for Paul's children but she was very reluctant to give the power back to the twins.

5. The Preacher suffered from what affliction?

Answer: Blindness

The Preacher was blind and he was assisted during his journeys by a young man named Assan Tariq. The Preacher sometimes wore a black gauze mask to cover his eyes. He was fiercely opposed to the way the Church of Alia was functioning and was a constant critic of the priesthood.

6. What was the name of the Regent's husband?

Answer: Duncan Idaho

Duncan Idaho was the one-time swordmaster of the House of Atreides and was instructor to Paul. He was a "ghola" because he was replicated from a dead man. Duncan had died saving Paul Atreides. His ghola name was Hayt. He was a mentat, a human computer. He was a personal house guard to the Lady Jessica.

7. What was the name of the Regent Governor of Caladan?

Answer: Gurney Halleck

Gurney was Lady Jessica's trusted man who accompanied her to her visit to Arrakis.
He was mentor, friend and advisor to Paul. Gurney used to call Paul "My Duke". He was a minstrel and expert player of the the stringed instrument, the baliset. He made a gift of a baliset to young Leto.

8. What kind of animals were sent to kill the twins?

Answer: Laza Tigers

Laza tigers were a special breed of the earth tiger and were brought to the planet Salusa Secundus. The tigers were manipulated remotely by an operator, thanks to implanted control devices that were placed at birth. They had sharp claws and huge fangs.

9. What was the name of the heir to the House Corrino?

Answer: Farad'n

Farad'n was the son of Wensicia Corrino and was raised on Salusa Secundus. He was an avid reader and studied law. He was not aware that his mother was behind the attempt on the life of the twins.

Tyekanik was the principal instructor of Farad'n in the Sardaukar ways.

10. What was the name of the controller of the animals that were sent to kill the twins?

Answer: Palimbasha

Palimbasha was the grandson of Naib. He wore the controls on a belt that was hidden under his robes. Palimbasha was a teacher of mathematics who tried to explain Muad'Dib through them, until he was severely admonished by the priests.
He was killed by Ghanima who used a blow tube with a poisoned needle.

Source: Author gme24

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