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"Sabriel" Trilogy by Garth Nix Quiz

Try these questions from "Sabriel", "Lirael", and "Abhorsen" by Garth Nix.

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

Author
tessspoon

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
118,878

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
1211

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Question 1 of 15

1. What is the name of the boarding school Sabriel attended? Hint

Wyverley College

Belisaere College

Bain College

Corvere College

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is the name of the land where modern technology does not work? Hint

Bain

Ancelstierre

The Old Kingdom

Southern Continent

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Question 3 of 15

3. How many gates are there in Death? Hint

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Question 4 of 15

4. Whose job is it to keep the dead down?

Answer: (One word, the title)

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the name of the Greater Dead that Sabriel must fight in "Sabriel"? Hint

Mogget

Kerrigor

Disreputable Dog

Chlorr of the Mask

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Question 6 of 15

6. For how long was Touchstone imprisoned? Hint

50 years

200 years

500 years

1000 years

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Question 7 of 15

7. What do the Clayr see? Hint

The past

The present

Nothing

The future

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the first Free Magic creature called that Lirael accidentally lets out? Hint

A Hish

A Dead Hand

A Stilken

A Ferenk

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the name of the bell also called the Sorrowful? Hint

Astarael

Kibeth

Saraneth

Ranna

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Question 10 of 15

10. Sam is first thought to be the Abhorsen-in-Waiting. At the end of "Lirael" we find out who it really is. Who is it? Hint

Lirael

Touchstone

Ellimere

Nicholas

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is the name of the sword that Lirael uses to defeat the Stilken?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Sam is a Hint

Free Magic creature

Abhorsen

Wallmaker

Clayr

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Question 13 of 15

13. Can regular Charter Mages be used to break one of the Great Charter Stones?

Yes

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is the name of the great river that runs through The Old Kingdom?

Answer: (two words, first word The)

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of these do most of the dead fear? Hint

Being Underground

Night

Running Water

Shade

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the boarding school Sabriel attended?

Answer: Wyverley College

Sabriel started attending Wyverley when she was five years old.

2. What is the name of the land where modern technology does not work?

Answer: The Old Kingdom

Modern technology does not work in the The Old Kingdom, and often does not work near the Wall either.

3. How many gates are there in Death?

Answer: 9

There are 9 gates in all, and passing the ninth is the final death.

4. Whose job is it to keep the dead down?

Answer: Abhorsen

The Abhorsen's job is to keep the dead from coming back to Life. The relative who is to become the next Abhorsen is called the Abhorsen-in-Waiting.

5. What is the name of the Greater Dead that Sabriel must fight in "Sabriel"?

Answer: Kerrigor

The Disreputable Dog and the Chlorr of the Mask don't appear until the next book, "Lirael".

6. For how long was Touchstone imprisoned?

Answer: 200 years

Touchstone was imprisoned during the attack on the Queen and her daughters. Sabriel finds him in Holehallow, his body trapped as a wooden figurehead and his spirit trapped in Death.

7. What do the Clayr see?

Answer: The future

The Clayr have the ability to see the many possible furtures, called the Sight.

8. What is the first Free Magic creature called that Lirael accidentally lets out?

Answer: A Stilken

Lirael accidentally lets the Stilken free when she steps through the glass floor in the room; she also finds the dog soapstone statuette.

9. What is the name of the bell also called the Sorrowful?

Answer: Astarael

The seven bells are Ranna (Sleeper), Mosrael (Waker), Kibeth (Walker), Dyrim (Speaker), Belgaer (Thinker), Saraneth (Binder), and Astarael, sometimes called the Sorrowful (Weeper).

10. Sam is first thought to be the Abhorsen-in-Waiting. At the end of "Lirael" we find out who it really is. Who is it?

Answer: Lirael

Lirael is Sam's half aunt, and half sister to Sabriel.

11. What is the name of the sword that Lirael uses to defeat the Stilken?

Answer: Binder

Lirael sneaks into the Chief Librarian's room and secretly borrows Binder. The Dog returns it to the Chief Librarian's room before she wakes up.

12. Sam is a

Answer: Wallmaker

Sam has the blood of the Wallmakers, and making things comes very easily to him. He is the one that makes the sword to cut Orannis in half.

13. Can regular Charter Mages be used to break one of the Great Charter Stones?

Answer: No

Royal blood, blood of the Clayr, or blood of the Abhorsen are needed to break a Great Charter Stone.

14. What is the name of the great river that runs through The Old Kingdom?

Answer: The Ratterlin

The Ratterlin is a great, powerful river that starts at the Clayr's Glacier and will stop most of the Dead.

15. Which of these do most of the dead fear?

Answer: Running Water

Most of the dead fear running water and sunlight and will not go into them.

Source: Author tessspoon

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