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Poul Anderson's Empire Trivia Quiz

Although written around the same time as Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson's "Empire" stories are no longer as well known - rather unjustly in my opinion. What do you know of these stories, featuring Dominic Flandry?

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

Author
johnfair

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
270,603

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
188

Question 1 of 10

1. Dominic Flandry is the main protagonist of most of Anderson's "Empire" stories. What rank is he in his first story? Hint

Ensign

Midshipman

Lieutenant

Commodore

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Question 2 of 10

2. What service branch does Flandry end up in quite quickly? Hint

Engineering

Command Track

Marine Corp

Intelligence

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Question 3 of 10

3. Dominick's allegiance to the empire (if not necessarily to the emperor of the day) has always carried him through, but one woman could have changed that. Who was she? Hint

Catherine Tate

Kathryn McCormac

Alison Maybe

Carolyn Toole

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Question 4 of 10

4. The enemies faced down by Dominic have been legion but one race in particular have caused recurrent problems for Dominic and his empire. Who are they? Hint

The Merseians

The Cynthians

The Wodenites

Gorzumi

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Question 5 of 10

5. An alien by the name of Aycharaych is a recurring character in the Flandry stories. He has a special gift. What is it? Hint

The ability to make others do what he wants

Clairvoyance

Xeno-telepathy

Teleportation

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which is Aycharaych's home planet? Hint

Mars

Barrayar

Beowulf

Chereion

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of ensign Flandry's first duty station? Hint

Starry Night

Angbard

Earth

Starkad

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many others of Aycharaych's people are left? Hint

None

A world filled with the psychic terrors

Less than a hundred

The galaxy is over run with them

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of Dominic's daughter (from 'The Game of Empire'? Hint

Dorothy

Diamond

Doris

Diana

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is Dominic's daughter's home world? Hint

Daedalus

Imhotep

Neptune

Centaurus

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Dominic Flandry is the main protagonist of most of Anderson's "Empire" stories. What rank is he in his first story?

Answer: Ensign

He does become a commodore in the stories but even Dominic has to start somewhere.

2. What service branch does Flandry end up in quite quickly?

Answer: Intelligence

His natural sneakiness makes Intelligence a natural home
If he'd been a Engineer, the stories would have been so different!The Marines wouldn't have missed him though.
Command track isn't a service branch as such. Dominick is as bad at giving commands as he in carrying them out...

3. Dominick's allegiance to the empire (if not necessarily to the emperor of the day) has always carried him through, but one woman could have changed that. Who was she?

Answer: Kathryn McCormac

Unfortunately Kathryn was already married to the leader of the rebels and very much in love with him.
Catherine Tate is the new companion in "Doctor Who".
Alison and Carolyn are made up.

4. The enemies faced down by Dominic have been legion but one race in particular have caused recurrent problems for Dominic and his empire. Who are they?

Answer: The Merseians

Merseian civilisation had been saved by a Terran based trade team. Somehow they aren't properly appreciative.
Despite their huge size Wodenites are a pacific species.
Cynthians are a cat-like arboreal race and get along with Terrans quite well as far as we can see.
Gorzumi raided the solar system before the empire. They are no longer a problem...

5. An alien by the name of Aycharaych is a recurring character in the Flandry stories. He has a special gift. What is it?

Answer: Xeno-telepathy

Telepathy, if not precisely common, isn't unheard of either but xeno-telepathy allows Aycharaych to read the minds of other species. This is unique.

6. Which is Aycharaych's home planet?

Answer: Chereion

Mars is our near neighbour while Beowulf and Barrayar are from Weber's 'Honorverse' and Bujold's 'Vorkosiganverse'.

7. What was the name of ensign Flandry's first duty station?

Answer: Starkad

Starkad's surface atmosphere isn't very healthy for humans

8. How many others of Aycharaych's people are left?

Answer: None

Poor Aycharaych, last of his kind except for the ghosts in the machines.

9. What is the name of Dominic's daughter (from 'The Game of Empire'}?

Answer: Diana

Diana is also the name of the ancient Greeks' goddess of the hunt.

10. What is Dominic's daughter's home world?

Answer: Imhotep

Neptune is unlikely to ever be any-one's home world.

Source: Author johnfair

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