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Susanna Clarke Trivia Quiz

A collection of questions about Susanna Clarke's fantasy novel "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell". Warning: SPOILERS!

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

Author
ninedin

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
254,761

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
177

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the Raven King? Hint

The king of Southern England

A fairy child brought up by Christians

A human child brought up in the Fairy

A direct ancestor of Jonathan Strange

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which one of the great Romantic poets does Jonathan Strange befriend? Hint

John Keats

George Gordon Byron

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Robert Burns

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which part of Britain does Mr. Norrell live? Hint

Wales

Yorkshire

Lake District

Cotswolds

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the favour that Mr. Norrell does to Prime Minister Pole? Hint

He gives him a magical army strong enough to defeat Napoleon

He resurrects his fiancee, Miss Wintertowne

He cures the King of England from his madness

He calls upon the Fairies to come and help Britain in the war

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Question 5 of 10

5. "The Nameless Slave" is an alias of which of the characters? Hint

Childermass

John Murray

Jonathan Strange

Stephen Black

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Question 6 of 10

6. What happens to Arabella Strange? Hint

She gets murdered

She gets imprisoned in the Fairy

She turns into a man

Her only child dies

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is Strange's superior commander during the war in Spain? Hint

King George III himself

Admiral Horatio Nelson

Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington

Sir William Pitt the Younger

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which one of the following is NOT a magician? Hint

Thomas Godbless

Christopher Drawlight

Jonathan Strange

Ralph Stokesey

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Question 9 of 10

9. When does Mr. Norrell meet the Gentleman with the Thistle-Down hair for the first time? Hint

While trying to resurrect the future Lady Pole

When he summons a fairy after the first visit of John Segundus

When he first learns magic

When he makes his demontration of English magic to the York Society

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is John Childermass? Hint

A trusted servant of Mr. Norrell

A trusted servant of Lady Pole

A trusted servant of the Prime Minister

A trusted servant of Arabella Strange

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the Raven King?

Answer: A human child brought up in the Fairy

John Uiskglass a.k.a. the Raven King, before he became the king of Northern England, was, as a child, taken by the Fairies and brought up in their land. Nothing whatsoever is known about any familial relations between him and Strange.

2. Which one of the great Romantic poets does Jonathan Strange befriend?

Answer: George Gordon Byron

Even though at the first sight Strange seems to rather dislike Byron, later, in Italy, they become very close friends.

3. In which part of Britain does Mr. Norrell live?

Answer: Yorkshire

Hurtfew Abbey, Mr. Norrell's home, is a few miles away from the city of York - and York was once the capital city of the Raven King.

4. What is the favour that Mr. Norrell does to Prime Minister Pole?

Answer: He resurrects his fiancee, Miss Wintertowne

Miss Wintertowne, soon to become Lady Pole, suffered from prolonged disease and it was the intervention of Mr. Norrell that made the Gentleman with the Thistle-Down Hair bring her back to life. Norrell never cured King George III: it is Jonathan Strange that had met the deranged monarch.

5. "The Nameless Slave" is an alias of which of the characters?

Answer: Stephen Black

"The Nameless Slave" was once a name of John Uiskglass, the Raven King. Later, it is given to Stephen Black, a servant in the house of Sir Walter Pole. Due to this name, he gets, for a moment, a taste of real magical power.

6. What happens to Arabella Strange?

Answer: She gets imprisoned in the Fairy

Everybody, including Jonathan, believes that Arabella Strange is dead. Some even accuse the unfortunate husband of her murder. And yet, it is not her body that is buried in the grave and she is very much alive - even if imprisoned out of her world, in the place that she hates...

7. Who is Strange's superior commander during the war in Spain?

Answer: Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington

It was the Duke of Wellington who commanded the army in Spain and Susanna Clarke follows history here quite close (well, maybe apart from these bits on English magic...:P)

8. Which one of the following is NOT a magician?

Answer: Christopher Drawlight

Godbless and Stokesey were the Aureate, the Golden Age magicians. Strange is obviously a sorcerer, one of those responsible for the revival of English magic. Christopher Drawlight, however, is a snobbish fop and a parasite with no trace of magical talents. "Even his dearest friends would have admitted that he possessed not a single good quality", as the narrator of the novel states.

9. When does Mr. Norrell meet the Gentleman with the Thistle-Down hair for the first time?

Answer: While trying to resurrect the future Lady Pole

Mr. Norrell has never had a fairy servant before the Miss Wintertowne incident. He also did not summon any spirits during or after the visit of Segundus. It is finally the dangerous task of saving Miss Wintertowne's life that makes him first contact the Gentleman.

10. Who is John Childermass?

Answer: A trusted servant of Mr. Norrell

Childermass' intelligence and unwavering loyalty make him a person without whom Norrell would not be able to deal with reality - or with magic, for that matter.

Source: Author ninedin

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