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Dark Tower (I - IV) Vocabulary Quiz

This quiz contains some vocabulary, mannerisms, and High Speech used in Stephen King's first four Dark Tower books. Recommended only for those who have read through at least "Wizard and Glass". Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by MattH84. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
MattH84

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
136,429

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
4453

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: MikeMaster99 (8/10), Guest 107 (9/10), Guest 40 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What does "khef" mean? Hint

Life

Desert

Freedom

Wisdom

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Question 2 of 10

2. Here's a very important one, used a lot throughout all four books. What is the approximate meaning of "ka"? Hint

God

Fate

Honor

Strength

3. This one is not High Speech, but rather a mannerism used as a gesture of politeness or respect. If being done before a male, it's done by tapping the left side of your collarbone three times with the fingers of your right hand. How is it done before a female or a group of people? Hint

Kneeling twice

Tapping the base of your throat three times

Bowing three times

Tapping the side of your nose twice

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Question 4 of 10

4. Unlike most words in the High Speech, this word has a direct, single meaning: "death." Hint

Mort

Sigul

Char

Muerte

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the approximate meaning of "ka-tet"? Hint

Survival

Strength

One from many

One for all

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following ways might a character from Mid-World say "thank you"? Hint

Thank you

Thankee-san

Thankee-sai

Merci

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Question 7 of 10

7. You've seen the word "sigul" in one of this quiz's answers so far. What does "sigul" mean? Hint

Seagull

Badge or insignia

Fate

Desert or dry place

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Question 8 of 10

8. What are you said to have forgotten if you've done something shameful or foolish? Hint

The face of your father

The face of your mother

The face of God

Your manners

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is a popkin? Hint

A napkin

A sandwich

A corkscrew

A beverage

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Question 10 of 10

10. Last one! Which of the following words is a synonym for "smart"? Hint

Cull

Graf

Manto

Trig

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does "khef" mean?

Answer: Life

Introduced in "The Gunslinger", (book 1) "khef" means several things, "life" being among them. Roland is referred to as having progressed through levels of the khef, therefore meaning that he moved through stages of his life. Freedom, desert, and wisdom have nothing to do with khef, however.

2. Here's a very important one, used a lot throughout all four books. What is the approximate meaning of "ka"?

Answer: Fate

Ka, approximately meaning "fate," is one of the most common words in High Speech used in the "Dark Tower" series. Eddie Dean also calls it "everyone's favorite whipping boy," because it's used to explain away so many things; people's actions, deaths, and virtually anything which has no reasonable explanation.

Answer: Tapping the base of your throat three times

Three taps to the base of the throat is the way that Jake did this gesture before Blaine the Mono, who was male (if trains have a gender). Blaine pointed out this mistake, and Roland taught Jake how to do it correctly. That was from Book III, "The Wastelands", by the way.

4. Unlike most words in the High Speech, this word has a direct, single meaning: "death."

Answer: Char

Roland mentions this word in "The Wastelands" after seeing Jake's "Charlie the Choo-Choo" book. Get it? Anyway, "sigul" means something else entirely, and "muerte" and "mort" are the Spanish and French words, respectively, for "death."

5. What is the approximate meaning of "ka-tet"?

Answer: One from many

This word was (I think) introduced in "The Drawing of the Three", and while it means "one from many," a better way to think of it is a group brought together by a common fate.

6. Which of the following ways might a character from Mid-World say "thank you"?

Answer: Thankee-sai

As you'll remember, Roland often said "thankee-sai."

7. You've seen the word "sigul" in one of this quiz's answers so far. What does "sigul" mean?

Answer: Badge or insignia

Sigul is not used too often throughout the series, certainly not as often as "ka" or "ka-tet," but it does come in handy to know for quizzes like this one. Oh yes, and future "Dark Tower" books. :o)

8. What are you said to have forgotten if you've done something shameful or foolish?

Answer: The face of your father

A saying popular with Roland and his ka-tet.

9. What is a popkin?

Answer: A sandwich

This word for "sandwich" was introduced in "The Drawing of the Three", where Roland (through Eddie Dean's body) tasted a hot dog and Pepsi for the first time. It sounds like it would be a cross between a napkin and a corkscrew, don't you think?

10. Last one! Which of the following words is a synonym for "smart"?

Answer: Trig

Trig (while sounding like a math class) is the only adjective there, besides "manto," which is a slang term for "homosexual." A "cull" is a kid or young guy, and "graf" is apple beer. So, now you know. I hope you enjoyed this quiz, thanks for playing it!

Source: Author MattH84

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