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Quiz about Elminster The Making of the Mage

Elminster: The Making of the Mage Quiz

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

Author
Lightningstar

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
309,037

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
160

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In what region of Toril was Elminster born? Hint

Shadowdale

Waterdeep

Daggerdale

Athalantar

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of Elminster's uncles was sitting on the Stag Throne during the course of the book? Hint

Felodar

Elthaun

Belaur

Othalas

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did Elminster hate so much that he wanted nothing to do with it? Hint

sword fighting

womanizing

thievery

magic

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who did not help Elminster leading up to his fight against the magelords? Hint

Baerithryn (Braer)

Helm

Undarl

Farl

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did Mystra do to Elminster after his encounter with her in her temple in Hastarl? Hint

turned him invisible

nothing

made him a Chosen

turned him into a woman

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which female did Elminster learn actual wizardly spells from and eventually fall in love with? Hint

Myrjala

Budaera

Ashanda

Shandathe

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did Elminster gain from the tomb of Ander? Hint

an ancient Netherese spellbook

a spell changing the caster's gender

a powerful staff

nothing

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which magelord was referred to as the Old One? Hint

Ithboltar

Ildryn

Undarl

Chantlarn

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who did Elminster eventually turn over rulership of Athalantar to, after deposing his uncle Belaur? Hint

Helm

Mithtyn

Farl

Anauviir

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Question 10 of 10

10. What did Mystra ask of Elmisnter after he became a Chosen? Hint

give up magic

wander and see the world

become the Magister

go to Cormanthor

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what region of Toril was Elminster born?

Answer: Athalantar

Athalantar no longer exists in present day Toril. At the present time (DaleReckoning) Elminster lives in Shadowdale.

2. Which of Elminster's uncles was sitting on the Stag Throne during the course of the book?

Answer: Belaur

Belaur was the oldest of the children of the Stag King (Uthgrael). This is not to suggest that Belaur was the real power in the realm, as he tended to be mostly just a puppet king for the magelords to control everything in the area.

3. What did Elminster hate so much that he wanted nothing to do with it?

Answer: magic

His hatred stemmed from the fact that his entire village was destroyed by a magelord. It upset him deeply that people with such power used it with no thought of the damage they did to other people.

4. Who did not help Elminster leading up to his fight against the magelords?

Answer: Undarl

Undarl Dragonrider was the magelord who destroyed Elminster's village at the beginning of the book.

5. What did Mystra do to Elminster after his encounter with her in her temple in Hastarl?

Answer: turned him into a woman

The reason for turning Elminster into a woman was two-fold. For one, it would keep him off the radar of the magelords, since they would be looking for a man, rather than a woman. Secondly, being a woman would allow Elminster, during this time referred to as Elmara, to "feel" magic much more than if he had remained a man.

6. Which female did Elminster learn actual wizardly spells from and eventually fall in love with?

Answer: Myrjala

Myrjala had been seen before meeting up with "Elmara". She was also referred to as "Dark Eyes".

7. What did Elminster gain from the tomb of Ander?

Answer: a spell changing the caster's gender

Ander was capable of seeing the truth about "Elmara" really being a man. When "she" showed that "she" understood that there was more to magic than simply hurling spells at everything in sight, Ander gave the spell to El to allow for him to return to his original gender.

8. Which magelord was referred to as the Old One?

Answer: Ithboltar

Ithboltar at one time or another trained pretty much all of the magelords in Athalantar.

9. Who did Elminster eventually turn over rulership of Athalantar to, after deposing his uncle Belaur?

Answer: Helm

Helm seemed the most logical choice, having served as a Knight of the Stag when Uthgrael was still king.

10. What did Mystra ask of Elmisnter after he became a Chosen?

Answer: go to Cormanthor

She wanted him to learn more about magic there, apprenticing to whomever he could during his stay in the elven realm.

Source: Author Lightningstar

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