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"Dark Materials" Daemons Trivia Quiz

One of the most interesting aspects of Phillip Pullman's "Dark Materials" books were the daemons. Let's see how closely you were reading. Careful! There are SPOILERS in this quiz.

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

Author
kmria

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
189,631

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1758

Last 3 plays: george48 (8/10), Guest 99 (8/10), gogetem (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. We get to know Lyra's daemon Pan quite well. What is his full name? Hint

Peter Pan

Pangora

Pantages

Pantalaimon

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Question 2 of 10

2. Lyra's father, Lord Asriel, has a daemon in which form? Hint

Eagle

Arctic Hare

Fox

Snow Leopard

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Question 3 of 10

3. Sticking with Lyra's family, her mother, the beautiful but deadly Mrs. Coulter, has a daemon in what form? Hint

Red Falcon

Panda

Black Bear

Golden Monkey

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Texan Lee Scoresby's daemon? Hint

Rattlesnake

Horse

Armadillo

Hare

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Question 5 of 10

5. Farder Coram, the revered Gyptian, has a daemon in what form? Hint

Raven

Toucan

Cat

Mongrel Dog

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Question 6 of 10

6. Like all witches, Serafina Pekkala has a daemon in the form of a bird. What type of bird? Hint

Raven

Wren

Owl

Goose

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Question 7 of 10

7. At one point, the ever resourceful Lyra pretends that she is the daemon of which other character? Hint

Lee Scoresby

Iofur Raknison

John Faa

Iorek Byrnison

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Question 8 of 10

8. Dr. Mary Malone eventually learns that she has a daemon, and that it is in which form? Hint

Spotted Owl

Mountain Lion

Chough

Lynx

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Question 9 of 10

9. The sinister Lord Boreal (also known as Sir Charles ) had a daemon in which biblical form? Hint

Lamb

Tasmanian Devil

Dove

Snake

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the name of Will's daemon? Hint

Moxie

Kirjava

Rex

Guinevere

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. We get to know Lyra's daemon Pan quite well. What is his full name?

Answer: Pantalaimon

We never learn how he got his name.

2. Lyra's father, Lord Asriel, has a daemon in which form?

Answer: Snow Leopard

Her name is Stelmaria. Typically, a person's daemon will be the opposite sex, though the author notes that there were rare instances where a person and their daemon were of the same sex.

3. Sticking with Lyra's family, her mother, the beautiful but deadly Mrs. Coulter, has a daemon in what form?

Answer: Golden Monkey

That was one mean little monkey.

4. What is Texan Lee Scoresby's daemon?

Answer: Hare

Her name was Hester. She was "about as plain and scrawny as a hare could be", but she had my favorite line in the book: "Shame to die with one bullet left, though."

5. Farder Coram, the revered Gyptian, has a daemon in what form?

Answer: Cat

It was a "beautiful autumn-colored" cat. There are some interesting parallels between Farder Coram and Will. Both end up separated from the women they love, both have cat daemons, and Will even notes to himself that he'll use Farder Coram as a model of how to carry himself when he reaches the old man's age.

6. Like all witches, Serafina Pekkala has a daemon in the form of a bird. What type of bird?

Answer: Goose

A "great gray goose" that was instrumental in freeing the daemons from Bolvangar.

7. At one point, the ever resourceful Lyra pretends that she is the daemon of which other character?

Answer: Iorek Byrnison

She does it so Iorek will have the opportunity to battle the usurper, Iofur. Iorek Byrnison is one of the great Polar Bear characters in contemporary literature.

8. Dr. Mary Malone eventually learns that she has a daemon, and that it is in which form?

Answer: Chough

A Chough (pronounced "chuff") is a member of the crow family with a red beak. I'd never heard of it either.

9. The sinister Lord Boreal (also known as Sir Charles ) had a daemon in which biblical form?

Answer: Snake

Not knowing that he had a daemon, Lyra told him his would likely be a dung beatle, to which the unflappable Boreal replied, "If the Pharaohs of Egypt were content to be represented by a scarab, then so am I".

10. What is the name of Will's daemon?

Answer: Kirjava

She gets her name from Serafina. Cats figure prominently in this story for Will. Other than his mother, the only creature from his world that he cares for is his cat, Moxie. A cat also leads him through his first window. The same cat later distracts Mrs. Coulter's Golden Monkey when it is closing in on Will and Lyra.

Source: Author kmria

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