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Quiz about Crichton Closing Lines
Quiz about Crichton Closing Lines

Crichton Closing Lines Trivia Quiz


The closing or last few lines from ten of the novels of Michael Crichton are given in this quiz. Can you identify the novel from these lines? Caution: Spoilers ahead!

A multiple-choice quiz by deepakmr. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
deepakmr
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
301,329
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
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Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. "'You're telling me we're not going anywhere?' 'None of us is going anywhere, Dr. Grant,' Guitierrez said, smiling. And then he turned, and walked back towards the entrance of the hotel."
Of which of the following novels is this the last line?
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Question 2 of 10
2. Which novel has the following closing line?
"They went back outside. They walked down the hill to the car. By now the rain had entirely stopped, but the clouds remained dark and heavy, hanging low over the distant hills."
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Question 3 of 10
3. "I walked into my daughter's room...I thought of the way she trusted me to make her world for her now. And I thought of the world that she would grow into. And as I started to make her bed, I felt uneasy in my heart."
Which Crichton novel ends with these lines?
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Question 4 of 10
4. "She couldn't see his face behind the gray helmet he wore; the glass was fogged. 'You better leave this area,' the man said. Anders put his arm around her shoulders. She began to cry."
Which novel has these closing lines?
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Question 5 of 10
5. "Meredith Johnson was named Vice President for Operations and Planning at IBM's Paris office. She subsequently married the United States Ambassador to France, Edward Harmon, following his divorce. She has since retired from business."
Which of Michael Crichton's novels has these closing lines?
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Question 6 of 10
6. Which Crichton novel ends with the following lines?
"I gripped his shoulder, and he mine, and then I set out upon the black ship, which carried me to the land of the Dans. As this ship with her stout crew slipped away from the shores of Venden, I had view of the gleaming rooftops of the great hall of Hurot, and, turning away, of the gray and vast ocean before us. Now it happened"
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Question 7 of 10
7. "But then it kept going, kept evolving. And they let it. They didn't understand what they were doing. I'm afraid that will be on the tombstone of the human race. I hope it's not. We might get lucky."
Do you know which Crichton novel has these closing lines?
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Question 8 of 10
8. "The scientists are going over the problem now, and we'll have to wait for their findings. The decision is really out of our hands.
Q: Jack, would you repeat that?
A: The decision is out of our hands."
Which of the following novels has these ending lines?
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Question 9 of 10
9. "I tried to forget about the ambulance, because there were millions of ambulances, and millions of people, every day, at every hospital. Eventually, I did forget. Then I was all right. As unpleasant as cancer may be described as food, as in the case of oat-cell carcinoma of the lung."
Which novel by Crichton has these closing lines?
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Question 10 of 10
10. "And one autumn day, while Dave was walking with Henry at the county fair, holding Henry's hand, a farmer in overalls came up and said, 'I'd like to get me one of them to work on my farm.' That gave Henry a chill."
Which novel by Michael Crichton has these closing lines?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "'You're telling me we're not going anywhere?' 'None of us is going anywhere, Dr. Grant,' Guitierrez said, smiling. And then he turned, and walked back towards the entrance of the hotel." Of which of the following novels is this the last line?

Answer: Jurassic Park

Crichton's most famous novel "Jurassic Park" ends with Dr. Grant and the rest of the team stranded in Costa Rica. The officials refuse to let them go, fearing that they would spread the news of the dinosaurs. The movie version ended differently with Dr. Grant, Ian Malcolm, John Hammond and the others escaping from the island. In the novel however, Malcolm and Hammond are killed.
2. Which novel has the following closing line? "They went back outside. They walked down the hill to the car. By now the rain had entirely stopped, but the clouds remained dark and heavy, hanging low over the distant hills."

Answer: Timeline

"Timeline" is a story of time travel. The main plot of the novel is about a group of scientists who go into the past, to ancient France to rescue their professor. The novel ends with one of them deciding to stay back in the past. The rest of the group return to the future and go to the site of their visit, where they learn of the death of their colleague in the past!
3. "I walked into my daughter's room...I thought of the way she trusted me to make her world for her now. And I thought of the world that she would grow into. And as I started to make her bed, I felt uneasy in my heart." Which Crichton novel ends with these lines?

Answer: Rising Sun

"Rising Sun" is a story of murder and the involvement of a Japanese corporation. A police detective Peter Smith tries to unravel the case and soon realizes the meaning of the Japanese slogan "Business is war". The novel ends with the case being solved and as Smith goes back home, he worries about the future.
4. "She couldn't see his face behind the gray helmet he wore; the glass was fogged. 'You better leave this area,' the man said. Anders put his arm around her shoulders. She began to cry." Which novel has these closing lines?

Answer: The Terminal Man

"The Terminal Man" is one of the early books written by Crichton. It is a medical thriller and is the story of a man with electrodes placed in his brain, to help control his seizures. Things go wrong and the terminal man Harry Benson becomes a killer. He hunts the heroine Dr. Ross - the only person who wants to save him. The novel ends with Dr. Ross killing Benson.
5. "Meredith Johnson was named Vice President for Operations and Planning at IBM's Paris office. She subsequently married the United States Ambassador to France, Edward Harmon, following his divorce. She has since retired from business." Which of Michael Crichton's novels has these closing lines?

Answer: Disclosure

"Disclosure" is a novel whose theme is sexual harassment. The target is a man, who is harassed by his boss, a woman named Meredith Johnson. The story ends with Meredith leaving the company and the hero reunited with his family. The novel ends with a note on what happened to all the principal players.

The epilogue is written in such a way to make people feel that it was a real story and not a work of fiction.
6. Which Crichton novel ends with the following lines? "I gripped his shoulder, and he mine, and then I set out upon the black ship, which carried me to the land of the Dans. As this ship with her stout crew slipped away from the shores of Venden, I had view of the gleaming rooftops of the great hall of Hurot, and, turning away, of the gray and vast ocean before us. Now it happened"

Answer: Eaters of the Dead

"Eaters of the Dead" is the story of Ibn-Fadlan, an explorer who meets the Vikings. It is an adaptation of the Beowulf legend and is a classic example of the 'false document' literary technique used by Crichton. The novel ends on an abrupt note and Crichton tries to give an impression that the novel was a real manuscript, the last pages of which were missing or not available.
7. "But then it kept going, kept evolving. And they let it. They didn't understand what they were doing. I'm afraid that will be on the tombstone of the human race. I hope it's not. We might get lucky." Do you know which Crichton novel has these closing lines?

Answer: Prey

"Prey" features the story of Jack Forman who develops a software program. The program is used on nano-robots creating a killer swarm. The novel ends with the death of Jack's wife, who was infected by the nanobots and Jack desperately trying to save his children. Like most of Crichton's novels, "Prey" brings out the dangers of misuse of technology.
8. "The scientists are going over the problem now, and we'll have to wait for their findings. The decision is really out of our hands. Q: Jack, would you repeat that? A: The decision is out of our hands." Which of the following novels has these ending lines?

Answer: The Andromeda Strain

"The Andromeda Strain" is a science fiction thriller. The novel is about an object from space that lands on earth. An organism from space threatens mankind. A group of scientists try to find a cure. The novel ends with the team realizing that the organism had mutated into a harmless form and posed no danger. The novel ends with a press-conference trying to cover up the issue.
9. "I tried to forget about the ambulance, because there were millions of ambulances, and millions of people, every day, at every hospital. Eventually, I did forget. Then I was all right. As unpleasant as cancer may be described as food, as in the case of oat-cell carcinoma of the lung." Which novel by Crichton has these closing lines?

Answer: A Case of Need

"A Case of Need" is a medical thriller by Crichton, written under the pseudonym Jeffrey Hudson. The novel features Dr. John Berry who tries to save his friend Dr. Lee from jail for carrying out an illegal abortion that resulted in the death of the patient. The novel ends on a melancholic note with Dr. Berry leaving the hospital after the mystery is solved.
10. "And one autumn day, while Dave was walking with Henry at the county fair, holding Henry's hand, a farmer in overalls came up and said, 'I'd like to get me one of them to work on my farm.' That gave Henry a chill." Which novel by Michael Crichton has these closing lines?

Answer: Next

"Next" is the last published novel of Michael Crichton before his death. The novel's main theme is genetics. A talking monkey is evolved from the genes of Henry Kendall and after many twists and turns, Henry decides to adopt the talking chimp Dave.
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