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How much do you know about Heralds of Valdemar? | Quiz

About Mercedes Lackey's series 'The Heralds of Valdemar'.

A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Morrigan

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
36,824

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
1000

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who burned Talia's hand with the red-hot poker? Hint

Justus

Dirk

Andrean

Skiff

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Question 2 of 20

2. What color are Healers' robes? Hint

Green

White

Blue

Red

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is the name of the place in the Northern Sector that no one attempting to injure the Queen or the Heralds can enter called?

Answer: (A child could safely enter it. Three words)

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who is Skif's Companion?

Answer: (A Companion...)

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who taught Talia how to play My Lady?

Answer: (He was a Herald.)

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Question 6 of 20

6. What color hair does Kris have? Hint

Yellow

Brown

Black

Red

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who is Talia's sister?

Answer: (Her own sister turned against her.)

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Question 8 of 20

8. Who was the nursemaid that turned Elspeth into the Brat? Hint

Melidy

Kenta

Sarnia

Hulda

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who is Elspeth's Companion?

Answer: (She tells you in the beginning of book 2.)

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Question 10 of 20

10. What do Dirk and Kris call Talia? Hint

my Herald

my sunshine

little bird

my bird

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who was the Queen's Own right before Talia?

Answer: (He's Teren and Keren's grandfather.)

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Question 12 of 20

12. The cook told someone to stuff a chicken after he had cut it open. The person looked inside it (the guts were still in it) and said that it was already stuffed. Who did that? Hint

Kris

Dirk

Teren

Mero

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Question 13 of 20

13. How old was Talia when Rolan chose her?

Answer: (It's a number.)

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Question 14 of 20

14. Who is older, Kris or Dirk?

Answer: (Pick one.)

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Question 15 of 20

15. What is the enormous inland sea?

Answer: (It briefly mentions it in the third book. Two words.)

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Question 16 of 20

16. How many people have had a life-bond with Keren? Hint

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Question 17 of 20

17. Can Talia mindspeak with Rolan?

Answer: (Yes or No)

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Question 18 of 20

18. What is Kris' Gift? Hint

Fetching

Farsight

Empathy

Firestarting

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Question 19 of 20

19. What does Talia's family do when they find out she's been chosen? Hint

They welcome her with open arms.

They tell her that she is needed at home.

They hire someone to kill her.

They tell Elcarth that Sensholding has no daughter Talia.

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Question 20 of 20

20. What is a chirra? Hint

A dog-like animal.

A horse-like animal.

A cow-like animal.

Another name for a Companion.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who burned Talia's hand with the red-hot poker?

Answer: Justus

He did it when she was nine because she let go of kittens when he wanted her to drown them.

2. What color are Healers' robes?

Answer: Green

Red is the color of the Bards, such as Bard Stefan. White is the color of the Heralds, such as Herald Talia, and Blue is the color of the Unaffiliates, such as the engineers and bridgebuilders.

3. What is the name of the place in the Northern Sector that no one attempting to injure the Queen or the Heralds can enter called?

Answer: Forest of Sorrows

She gets partnered with Kris and that is where the sector is that they have to patrol.

4. Who is Skif's Companion?

Answer: Cymry

In book 2, Rolan gets her pregnant.

5. Who taught Talia how to play My Lady?

Answer: Jadus

He taught her during Midwinter Break.

6. What color hair does Kris have?

Answer: Black

He has black hair and blue eyes, and at first Talia didn't trust him because he was so good looking.

7. Who is Talia's sister?

Answer: Vrisa

She and Andrean where the only people at the Hold that were on her side.

8. Who was the nursemaid that turned Elspeth into the Brat?

Answer: Hulda

She inflated Elspeth's ego and made her afraid of Companions.

9. Who is Elspeth's Companion?

Answer: Gwena

Gwena chose Elspeth late at night, and made Elspeth the heir to the throne.

10. What do Dirk and Kris call Talia?

Answer: little bird

They call her that because she reminded Dirk of a woodlark.

11. Who was the Queen's Own right before Talia?

Answer: Talamir

Rolan was also his Companion.

12. The cook told someone to stuff a chicken after he had cut it open. The person looked inside it (the guts were still in it) and said that it was already stuffed. Who did that?

Answer: Kris

Kris still hadn't lived that down!

13. How old was Talia when Rolan chose her?

Answer: 13

It's the average age to be chosen.

14. Who is older, Kris or Dirk?

Answer: Kris

Kris is older by two years. They were year-mates, and Kris was 13 and Dirk was 11.

15. What is the enormous inland sea?

Answer: Lake Evendim

16. How many people have had a life-bond with Keren?

Answer: 2

First Ylsa, then she was killed, and then Sherrill who had wanted a life-bond with Keren when Ylsa was still alive, but waited.

17. Can Talia mindspeak with Rolan?

Answer: no

Kris tells her that she's lucky that she can't because of all the backtalk.

18. What is Kris' Gift?

Answer: Farsight

He helped retrieve a ring with Dirk's help by using his Gift.

19. What does Talia's family do when they find out she's been chosen?

Answer: They tell Elcarth that Sensholding has no daughter Talia.

She hoped that they would welcome her, but they don't. She also holds in her tears about that.

20. What is a chirra?

Answer: A horse-like animal.

Chirra's are described as tall at the shoulder as a horse, but with a much longer neck. They had dog-like paws instead of hooves, and their feet where much bigger than what Talia had thought. They had three layers of fur, and were good pack animals.

Source: Author Morrigan

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