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Lois Bujold - 'Komarr' Trivia Quiz

In 'Komarr' Miles takes up his new job. This quiz will test your knowledge of his first outing in his new post.

A multiple-choice quiz by johnfair. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
johnfair

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
275,903

Updated
May 31 24

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
284

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Where do Komarr's population live? Hint

In space

In sealed domes

Underground

Under the seas

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Question 2 of 15

2. Why is Miles on Komarr? Hint

For a holiday before taking up his post

To investigate the discovery of off-world weaponry

To investigate the destruction of Komarr's soletta array

To see someone about his seizures

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Question 3 of 15

3. Miles is accompanied to Komarr by another Imperial Auditor. Who was he? Hint

Vice Admiral Vorpoutatril

Lord Vorsmythe

Lord Voecanni

Professor Vorthys

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Question 4 of 15

4. What was Etienne Vorsoisson's initial opinion of Miles? Hint

Miles was next to God in importance.

Miles would be a pain in the neck.

Miles wasn't worth having an opinion on.

He was a classic Vor twit.

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Question 5 of 15

5. Do the powers Miles have as an Imperial Auditor make it easy for him to know what to do?

Yes

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Question 6 of 15

6. What sort of jewelry did Miles buy while on his shopping trip? Hint

Starfire clusters

A ruby ring

A perfect diamond necklace

Sets of earrings and pendants

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Question 7 of 15

7. What bad news did Miles get when he and Ekaterin returned from their shopping trip? Hint

His mother was dead.

Search and Rescue had found an unexpected body in the soletta wreckage.

His father had died.

Another war with Cetaganda had broken out.

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Question 8 of 15

8. What illness did Ekaterin's husband suffer from? Hint

Polio

Muscular dystrophy

Vorzohn's dystrophy

Multiple sclerosis

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was Tien's Vorsoisson's job? Hint

He was a high powered entrepreneur involved in the Komarran trade fleets

He was an administrator with the Serifosa Terraforming Organisation

He was a criminal mastermind for the Barrayaran Mafia

He was an anti-Komarran provocateur trying to stir up up trouble

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Question 10 of 15

10. What did Tien and Miles find when they investigated the experimental station? Hint

An empty building

A smouldering ruin

A building full of machinery

A group of Komarran patriots

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Question 11 of 15

11. Why did Ekaterin go out to the experimental station? Hint

Imperial Security took her to identify a body.

Ekaterin had hacked Tien's financial records.

A conspirator called to tell her that her husband was waiting for her there.

She felt a mystical urge to visit.

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Question 12 of 15

12. What were the conspirators trying to do? Hint

Destroy the soletta array to make Komarr too expensive for Barrayar to hold

Blow up the imperial yacht when Gregor arrived to get married

Destroy the Barrayaran wormhole junction

Invite the Cetagandans back into Komarran space

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Question 13 of 15

13. Where was Ekaterin taken prisoner? Hint

On Barrayar

On Komarr itself

On Komarr's transfer station

On an outbound shuttle craft

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who destroyed The Device? Hint

Miles

Ekaterin

Imperial Security

Lord Auditor Vorthys

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Question 15 of 15

15. Miles admits to a number of previous Lady Loves. Just how many did he name? Hint

Three

Six

Five

Four

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where do Komarr's population live?

Answer: In sealed domes

Komarr's atmosphere is too cold and doesn't contain enough oxygen for humans to survive long.

2. Why is Miles on Komarr?

Answer: To investigate the destruction of Komarr's soletta array

The soletta array had been destroyed. But was it accident or sabotage?
Miles going to Komarr for a holiday would be a bit of an unlikely event.

3. Miles is accompanied to Komarr by another Imperial Auditor. Who was he?

Answer: Professor Vorthys

Professor Vorthys is the empire's leading structural failure engineer.

4. What was Etienne Vorsoisson's initial opinion of Miles?

Answer: He was a classic Vor twit.

In this, as in so many things, Tien was so wrong.

5. Do the powers Miles have as an Imperial Auditor make it easy for him to know what to do?

Answer: No

Despite dying for a job (literally!) that had no written regulations Miles was finding it hard to define the limits on his powers.

6. What sort of jewelry did Miles buy while on his shopping trip?

Answer: Sets of earrings and pendants

Miles bought a set of Komarrs and Barrayars as earrings for Laisa and Delia, and a pendant Barrayar for an unnamed lady as well as a Sergyar for his mother.

7. What bad news did Miles get when he and Ekaterin returned from their shopping trip?

Answer: Search and Rescue had found an unexpected body in the soletta wreckage.

The investigators had accounted for everyone who was supposed to be there.

8. What illness did Ekaterin's husband suffer from?

Answer: Vorzohn's dystrophy

Vorzohn's Dystrophy is a grim legacy of Barrayar's Time Isolation.

9. What was Tien's Vorsoisson's job?

Answer: He was an administrator with the Serifosa Terraforming Organisation

He seems to have been an averagely decent administrator, if more ambitious than his abilities allowed for.

10. What did Tien and Miles find when they investigated the experimental station?

Answer: A group of Komarran patriots

Tien wasn't expecting anyone to be at the experimental station.

11. Why did Ekaterin go out to the experimental station?

Answer: A conspirator called to tell her that her husband was waiting for her there.

Ekaterin had had enough of Tien and was just about to leave him when the phone call came.

12. What were the conspirators trying to do?

Answer: Destroy the Barrayaran wormhole junction

The conspirators had come up with a device they thought would take out the wormhole, but the maths weren't quite right...

13. Where was Ekaterin taken prisoner?

Answer: On Komarr's transfer station

Ekaterin and one of the conspirators recognised each other when Ekaterin was meeting her aunt.

14. Who destroyed The Device?

Answer: Ekaterin

Ekaterin lost her temper. Really, really lost her temper!

15. Miles admits to a number of previous Lady Loves. Just how many did he name?

Answer: Five

Elena, Elli, Taura, Rowan and Rian were all objects of Miles' love.

Source: Author johnfair

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