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The Beaudelaires have been sent to boarding school, where they will make new friends and (of course) encounter Count Olaf in a new disguise. This book includes the first reference to the V.F.D.
8 quizzes and 100 trivia questions.
1.
  A School to Remember: "The Austere Academy"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How austere is "The Austere Academy"? What measures have been taken to ensure the Baudelaires' suffering this time?
Average, 10 Qns, timydamonkey, Jan 28 24
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
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timydamonkey
Jan 28 24
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2.
  The Austere Academy Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is one of my favorite books in the series!
Easier, 20 Qns, egoett, Nov 10 10
Easier
egoett
2014 plays
3.
  15 The Austere Academy Questions    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Mr Poe can't find a guardian so he looks for a boarding school. They see the schools 'austere' motto and wonder what trouble awaits them.
Average, 15 Qns, funkyduncan, Jul 18 04
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funkyduncan
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4.
  Lemony's Definitions 5    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is my fifth quiz on the funny way Lemony Snicket defines words. The questions are straight from 'Book the Fifth: The Austere Academy'. Have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, perfectangel13, Dec 29 07
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perfectangel13
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5.
  Book the Fifth    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This should be a fairly easy quiz on "The Austere Academy". Hope you do well!
Average, 15 Qns, mzperfect, Aug 02 09
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mzperfect
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6.
  'The Austere Academy'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is all about the fifth book in 'The Series of Unfortunate Events' by Lemony Snicket.
Average, 10 Qns, KML, Feb 21 04
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KML
2698 plays
7.
  The Austere Academy    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is a quiz on the fifth "Series of Unfortunate Events" book, "The Austere Academy." Hope you like!
Easier, 10 Qns, smartgirl29874, Oct 23 09
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smartgirl29874
1073 plays
8.
  Book the Fifth : Austere Academy    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is my third quiz! It's on Lemony Snicket's "The Austere Academy". Good Luck! Enjoy and send me feedback please!
Average, 10 Qns, harryfan1, Oct 20 17
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harryfan1
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trivia question Quick Question
What sound does the fungus on the ceiling of the orphan shack make when it hits the ground?

From Quiz "The Austere Academy Quiz"





The Austere Academy Trivia Questions
1. In this book, the Baudelaires are sent to a boarding school. What does the term "boarding school" mean?

From Quiz A School to Remember: "The Austere Academy"

Answer: A school where children live and sleep in term time

Boarding schools can be very expensive although some may offer partial or full scholarships (so that parents may not have to pay the full price if some requirements are met). Boarding schools have a "duty of care" and act "in loco parentis", terms which here mean that they have to look after their pupils very well, as if the teachers are their parents.

2. "Adversity is a word which here means '_______,' and there are very few people in this world who have had the sort of troubling adversity that follows these three children wherever they go."

From Quiz Lemony's Definitions 5

Answer: trouble

The Baudelaires have been pursued by the evil villain Count Olaf ever since their parents died and left them an enormous fortune. Count Olaf has tried to get his hands on the fortune by trying to marry Violet Baudelaire, by killing their Uncle Monty, by killing Josephine, and by hypnotizing Klaus. Adversity--in other words, Count Olaf--does follow the Baudelaires everywhere they go.

3. On the cover where it asks you to put your name, what does it say?

From Quiz Book the Fifth : Austere Academy

Answer: Ex-Libris

It says above where you'd put your name, "Ex-Libris", which is Latin for "From the Books". It also has a picture of Violet, Sunny, Klaus, and Coach Genghis/Count Olaf there too.

4. What does "Memento Mori" mean?

From Quiz The Austere Academy

Answer: Remember you will die

Memento Mori is in Latin and is the school motto.

5. What is the motto of Prufrock Preparatory school?

From Quiz The Austere Academy

Answer: Memento Mori

Memento Mori means 'Remember you will die.' Maximus in minimus means 'great in little things.' Morituri te salutant means 'those who are about to die salute you.' Tempus Fugit means 'time flies.' The answer is 'Memento Mori'.

6. What is the name of the dreadful little girl who was so rude to the Baudelaires?

From Quiz Book the Fifth

Answer: Carmelita Spats

The first thing Carmelita Spats did when she met the Baudelaires was shove them aside and call them a mean name.

7. What was strange about the bricks by the school when the Baudelaires were going into school?

From Quiz The Austere Academy Quiz

Answer: Moss was oozing out of them

The bricks were so old moss was "oozing" out of them. The school children often slipped on them.

8. What do the Baudelaires do to prevent the snapping crabs from snapping?

From Quiz 'The Austere Academy'

Answer: Make shoes with metal on the bottom

Violet thinks of it when Duncan tells her the crabs don't like loud noises.

9. "As the children walked across the shack to sit glumly on one of the bales of hay, they were disappointed to learn that the crabs were territorial, a word which here means '_______.'"

From Quiz Lemony's Definitions 5

Answer: unhappy to see small children in their living quarters

The Baudelaires are being forced to live in a shack--a cramped, tin shack with bales of hay for beds, small crabs for pets, and wet fungus for ceiling decorations. In spite of all this, the Baudelaires manage to look on the bright side of things. Territorial, in other instances, can mean 'having to do with territory' or 'very closely attached to one's territory'.

10. Who are the publishers?

From Quiz Book the Fifth : Austere Academy

Answer: Harpercollins Publishers

It says on the title page, "Harper Collins Publishers" under "Ilustrated by". Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist are the author and illustrator, Dell makes computers, and Harcourt publishes textbooks for school.

11. What is the name of the person who runs the school?

From Quiz The Austere Academy

Answer: Vice-Principal Nero

Nero was a cruel emperor who left no heir. Alexander the Great was a conqueror. Hammurabi was a researcher. Caligula was a murderer.

12. What word does this horrible person call the Baudelaires throughout this book?

From Quiz Book the Fifth

Answer: cakesniffers

Carmelita first calls the Baudelaires cakesniffers when she pushes them aside on their first day of school. She also calls them this almost every time she sees them at lunch.

13. What is the school's motto?

From Quiz The Austere Academy Quiz

Answer: "Remember you will die"

The motto is "Memento Mori" which is a Latin phrase that means "Remember you will die". That is a rather unusual motto for a school, but not for this book!

14. What religious thing does Count Olaf wear as part of his disguise?

From Quiz 'The Austere Academy'

Answer: turban

It hides his one eyebrow.

15. Sunny is not actually old enough to attend a school. What does Sunny have to do instead?

From Quiz A School to Remember: "The Austere Academy"

Answer: Acts as Vice Principal Nero's secretary

One of the money-saving austerity methods that the school employs is using a baby as the secretary! It turns out that biting is a good transferable skill for doing secretary work, but Vice Principal gives her tough jobs and does not seem to care that she is just a baby.

16. "Ridiculous rules or not, the orphans did not want to be punished, so the three of them walked gingerly--the word 'gingerly' here means '_______'--across the shack and out onto the brown lawn."

From Quiz Lemony's Definitions 5

Answer: avoiding territorial crabs

The rules of Prufrock Prep are very bizarre, but the Baudelaires decide to not argue with an impossible man, namely Vice Principal Nero. Some synonyms for gingerly are cautiously, delicately, prudently, and carefully.

17. What sound does the fungus make?

From Quiz The Austere Academy

Answer: plop!

The plopping fungus can be killed with salt. It is called light-tan fungus.

18. What is the school motto of Prufrock Preparatory School?

From Quiz Book the Fifth

Answer: Memento Mori & Remember you will die

In Latin, 'memento mori' means remember you will die.

19. What classroom is Sunny in?

From Quiz The Austere Academy Quiz

Answer: None, she works with Principal Nero

Sunny is a baby so they made her work with Principal Nero so she could do something.

20. What is the Vice Principal's name, and what instrument does he play?

From Quiz 'The Austere Academy'

Answer: Vice Principal Nero, the violin

He has very long violin recitals. The book never actually says who the principal is.

21. The devious disguise-master, Count Olaf, is at it again in this book! What character is really Count Olaf in disguise this time?

From Quiz A School to Remember: "The Austere Academy"

Answer: Coach Genghis

Count Olaf's most distinguishing features, a phrase that here means "features that always lead to him being recognised" are covered this time by both a turban on his head and running shoes covering up his recognisable tattoo on his ankle. His plan in this book seems to involve trying to get the Baudelaires kicked out of the school so that he can look after them again and steal their fortune.

22. What did Carmelita Spats call the orphans?

From Quiz Book the Fifth : Austere Academy

Answer: cakesniffers

The orphans walk toward the school and Carmelita walks past them and calls them cakesniffers. What does it mean?

23. How many pigtails did Vice Principal Nero have?

From Quiz The Austere Academy

Answer: 4

He also has a red nose.

24. What is the real identity of Coach Genghis?

From Quiz The Austere Academy

Answer: Count Olaf & Olaf

Yes Count Olaf has found the Baudelaires again now appearing as a gym teacher. His disguise consists of a gym suit, a whistle, a turban and expensive-looking running shoes.

25. What was the name of Violet's teacher at Prufrock Preparatory School?

From Quiz Book the Fifth

Answer: Mr. Remora

At Prufrock Preparatory School, Violet Baudelaire was taught by Mr.Remora, who told her exceedingly boring stories, and Klaus was taught by Mrs. Bass, who had an odd obsession with the metric system.

26. What is the annoying thing Principal Nero does to people?

From Quiz The Austere Academy Quiz

Answer: He mocks them

Principal Nero even mocked the Baudelaires the very first time he met them! He's so proud of himself. He plays the violin and thinks he's a genius.

27. Who are the two powder faced women disguised as?

From Quiz 'The Austere Academy'

Answer: Lunch ladies

They help Olaf steal the Quagmires.

28. "But Klaus was spending the morning on autopilot, a word which here means '_______.'"

From Quiz Lemony's Definitions 5

Answer: measuring pencils without really thinking about them

Klaus's mind is on autopilot because he is trying to figure out what Count Olaf is up to this time. Violet and Sunny are in similar modes of thinking in English class and Vice Principal Nero's office, respectively.

29. In the picture at the beginning of chapter 12, what does the book on the desk say?

From Quiz Book the Fifth : Austere Academy

Answer: EXAM

If you look at the first page of chapter 12, you'll see a desk with a lamp hanging over it. The book on the desk says, "EXAM" referring to the exam the children take in that chapter.

30. What was the name of the Boarding school?

From Quiz The Austere Academy

Answer: Prufrock Preparatory School

The Baudelaires do not enjoy their time here.

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