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Quiz about The Farseer Trilogy Robin Hobb

"The Farseer Trilogy" Robin Hobb Quiz

The "Farseer Trilogy" by Robin Hobb are some of my favourite books. Here's a quiz to test your knowledge (warning, contains spoilers).

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

Author
Spudy

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
203,046

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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641

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 'Assassins Apprentice', what was the name of the first animal that Fitz bonded with? Hint

Smithy

Nighteyes

Nosey

Vixen

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 'Assassins Apprentice', who is King Shrewd talking to when he 'discovers' Fitz and decides to have him educated and trained as an assassin? Hint

Regal

Patience

Verity

Galen

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 'Assassins Apprentice', Fitz and Molly spent many hours playing in Buckkeep with another young boy. He is last mentioned again in 'Royal Assassin'. Why? Hint

Fitz mentions him being an apprentice puppeteer

He runs away

He is killed on Antler Island

He is killed as part of the hunt of forged ones in Buck

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 'Assassins Quest', Starling sings a song about Fitz' exploits on Antler island. Where did she get her detailed information of the battle? Hint

Her sister

Word of mouth

Her brother

A friend

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Question 5 of 10

5. At the end of 'Royal Assassin' Burrich and Chade call Fitz back from Nighteyes. What does Burrich call Fitz in the last lines of the book? Hint

Boy

Changer

Son

Fitz

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Question 6 of 10

6. Fitz suffers seizures after his visit to the Mountain Kingdom in 'Assassins Apprentice'. What was the probable cause of these seizures? Hint

A blow to the head

Drinking poisonous wine

Eating poisonous herbs

All of these

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Question 7 of 10

7. As the trilogy progresses Fitz finds out that Chade is a Farseer. What relation is he to Fitz? Hint

Brother

Great grandfather

Great Uncle

Uncle

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Question 8 of 10

8. Near the end of 'Assassins Apprentice', who saves Fitz from drowning in the steam baths in the Mountain Kingdom? Hint

Nosey

Kettricken

Burrich

Rurisk

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 'Assassins Quest', Fitz meets two witted people who refer to themselves as 'Old Blood'. Black Rolf is one of them. What type of animal is Black Rolf bonded to? Hint

Hawk

Bear

Ferret

Deer

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Question 10 of 10

10. Fitz suffers tremendous torture at the hands of Regal and his guard towards the end of 'Royal Assassin'. Who broke Fitz's nose? Hint

Bolt

Will

Regal

Hands

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 'Assassins Apprentice', what was the name of the first animal that Fitz bonded with?

Answer: Nosey

Once Burrich discovers Fitz has bonded with Nosey he takes him away, and Fitz assumed that Burrich killed him and was scared of him from then on. In 'Royal Assassin' Prince Rurisk shows Fitz his prize Buck stud dog - Nosey, now an old but very much alive father of many pups. Burrich had not killed him but had taken him far enough away from Fitz to sever the wit bond - he is shocked when Fitz tells him he believed he murdered Nosey.

2. In 'Assassins Apprentice', who is King Shrewd talking to when he 'discovers' Fitz and decides to have him educated and trained as an assassin?

Answer: Regal

Fitz is sharing scraps from a feast with the keep's dogs when Shrewd and Regal come in. Fitz appears from below the table and it is then that Shrewd decides to move him to the keep and educate him.

3. In 'Assassins Apprentice', Fitz and Molly spent many hours playing in Buckkeep with another young boy. He is last mentioned again in 'Royal Assassin'. Why?

Answer: He is killed as part of the hunt of forged ones in Buck

After Kettricken's hunt to rid the lands around Buckkeep of forged people the bodies of the forged people are laid out in the keep. Fitz is able to identify his childhood friend.

4. In 'Assassins Quest', Starling sings a song about Fitz' exploits on Antler island. Where did she get her detailed information of the battle?

Answer: Her brother

Fitz apparently stepped over the Outislander that was about to kill Starling's brother, although Fitz has no memory of it. Starling's telling of the events are from what her brother saw, and, as Fitz saved his life, he was seen as a hero.

5. At the end of 'Royal Assassin' Burrich and Chade call Fitz back from Nighteyes. What does Burrich call Fitz in the last lines of the book?

Answer: Son

Although Burrich gets Fitz/Nighteyes' attention by calling him Changer, once Fitz is back in his body Burrich hugs him and calls him Son.

6. Fitz suffers seizures after his visit to the Mountain Kingdom in 'Assassins Apprentice'. What was the probable cause of these seizures?

Answer: All of these

The exact cause of Fitz's seizures are unknown...they suspected it was a combination of the three.

7. As the trilogy progresses Fitz finds out that Chade is a Farseer. What relation is he to Fitz?

Answer: Great Uncle

Chade is King Shrewd's ilegitimate brother, making him Fitz's Great Uncle.

8. Near the end of 'Assassins Apprentice', who saves Fitz from drowning in the steam baths in the Mountain Kingdom?

Answer: Nosey

Although he didn't regain consciousness at the time, Fitz was found lying beside Burrich with Nosey lying dead on top of him, having given his last heartbeats to save his puppyhood friend. Fitz bore the scars of this rescue on his hands for the rest of his life.

9. In 'Assassins Quest', Fitz meets two witted people who refer to themselves as 'Old Blood'. Black Rolf is one of them. What type of animal is Black Rolf bonded to?

Answer: Bear

Black Rolf offers to teach Fitz Old Blood ways but Fitz refuses at the time as he has to find Regal to kill him.

10. Fitz suffers tremendous torture at the hands of Regal and his guard towards the end of 'Royal Assassin'. Who broke Fitz's nose?

Answer: Bolt

Bolt is the guard who broke Fitz's nose. Fitz encounters him again in 'Assassins Quest', and poisons him and his guards.

Source: Author Spudy

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