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2001 A Space Odyssey Apes Trivia Quiz

This based on the novel by Arthur C. Clarke, not the movie. If you haven't read the novel you may find it hard. This quiz focuses on the apes at the beginning of the novel. It doesn't have any questions about HAL or the Jupiter mission. Enjoy

A multiple-choice quiz by GeniusBoy. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
GeniusBoy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
17,923

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
662

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. The first line of the book says the drought had lasted for how many years? Hint

5 million

10,000

10 million

1,000

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who is the leader of the tribe of apes that the first several chapters focus on? Hint

One-Ear

The Great Hunter

The Old One

Moon-Watcher

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which ape, at the start of the book, had died during the night? Hint

Cloud-Chaser

One-Ear

Water-Finder

the Old One

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Question 4 of 15

4. What treat did Moon-Watcher find in the beginning of the book? Hint

he didn't find anything

rabbit

honey

berries

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who are the rivals of the tribe Moon-Watcher belongs to? Hint

the Others

the Next Ones

the gorillas

the River Crossers

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who is their leader? Hint

One-Ear

Scar

One-Eye

No-Teeth

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Question 7 of 15

7. What does Moon-Watcher find when he wakes up one morning? Hint

the leopard

that his tribe has been attacked

the New Rock

an alien being

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the color of the rectangular slab that Moon-Watcher has found? Hint

mother of pearl

grey

transparent

white

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Question 9 of 15

9. In chapter 1 how old does it say Moon-Watcher is? Hint

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Question 10 of 15

10. What task did the New Rock give Moon-Watcher to do? Hint

open a bottle

kill a rabbit

touch his fingertips together with eyes closed

hit a target with a stone

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Question 11 of 15

11. What did Moon-Watcher use to kill a warthog? Hint

a bone

a large boulder

a sharp branch

a stone

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Question 12 of 15

12. One year after the time the book started, a wounded antelope was found by Moon-Watcher's tribe. It was getting dark and too dangerous to stay and eat it. What did they do? Hint

dragged it to their cave

stayed and ate it anyway

left it to the jackals

came back the next day

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Question 13 of 15

13. Later that night what dangerous animal, attracted by a trail of blood leading to their cave, sneaked into their cave and was killed by the apes, who used tools to kill it? Hint

a lion

a hyena

a cheetah

a leopard

14. The next day, Moon-Watcher and a dozen males from his tribe crossed the stream with bone clubs and knives to the other tribe's side. Who did they kill first when they went across the stream? Hint

One-Ear

Marcher

Little-One

No-Eyes

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Question 15 of 15

15. According to the end of chapter 6 how many years away was speech? Hint

50,000

2 million

1 million

100,000

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first line of the book says the drought had lasted for how many years?

Answer: 10 million

2. Who is the leader of the tribe of apes that the first several chapters focus on?

Answer: Moon-Watcher

His names comes from his fascination with the moon. As an infant he used to reach out his arms to try to touch it.

3. Which ape, at the start of the book, had died during the night?

Answer: the Old One

4. What treat did Moon-Watcher find in the beginning of the book?

Answer: honey

On the way back from leaving the Old One's body where the hyenas would find it he found a bee hive in the stump of a dead tree.

5. Who are the rivals of the tribe Moon-Watcher belongs to?

Answer: the Others

They are across the stream fom his tribe.

6. Who is their leader?

Answer: One-Ear

7. What does Moon-Watcher find when he wakes up one morning?

Answer: the New Rock

8. What is the color of the rectangular slab that Moon-Watcher has found?

Answer: transparent

9. In chapter 1 how old does it say Moon-Watcher is?

Answer: 25

'At the great age of twenty-five he was still in full possession of all his faculties.'

10. What task did the New Rock give Moon-Watcher to do?

Answer: hit a target with a stone

The New Rock gave each ape a task to accomplish. If they did they received a feeling of extreme pleasure, if not they received a feeling of pain.

11. What did Moon-Watcher use to kill a warthog?

Answer: a stone

It was a small but heavy six inch stone. It was the first time a tool was used to kill.

12. One year after the time the book started, a wounded antelope was found by Moon-Watcher's tribe. It was getting dark and too dangerous to stay and eat it. What did they do?

Answer: dragged it to their cave

The idea to bring it back to their cave to eat was a stroke of genius on Moon-Watcher's part. This use of logic to solve problems was leading to the ascent of man.

13. Later that night what dangerous animal, attracted by a trail of blood leading to their cave, sneaked into their cave and was killed by the apes, who used tools to kill it?

Answer: a leopard

The leopard was a constant menace through the apes' lives. The trail of blood was from the antelope they had brought back. Once the leopard was killed the apes became the dominant animals where they lived. They no longer had anything to fear.

14. The next day, Moon-Watcher and a dozen males from his tribe crossed the stream with bone clubs and knives to the other tribe's side. Who did they kill first when they went across the stream?

Answer: One-Ear

15. According to the end of chapter 6 how many years away was speech?

Answer: 1 million

'Speech was still a million years away, but the first steps toward it had been taken.' This is referring to the jaw becoming more delicate because of the snout receding due to the fangs of the ape vanishing. The fangs were no longer needed because the apes began to use tools to cut food.

Source: Author GeniusBoy

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