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Quiz about The Lapine Language from Watership Down
Quiz about The Lapine Language from Watership Down

The Lapine Language from "Watership Down" Quiz

If you have read "Watership Down" by Richard Adams, then you are familiar with the special lapine language that rabbits use. Let's test your memory with a few words and expressions.

A multiple-choice quiz by jtcarrot. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
jtcarrot
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
94,250
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
15 / 20
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Question 1 of 20
1. When rabbits speak of enemies, they often use this term. Hint


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Question 2 of 20
2. When the rabbits were leaving Efrafa, the fear began to turn many of them... Hint


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Question 3 of 20
3. What is the suffix used to denote a leader? Hint


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Question 4 of 20
4. What is the traditional game among rabbits? Hint


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Question 5 of 20
5. What type of animal would a "yona" be? Hint


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Question 6 of 20
6. Which is "God" to rabbits? Hint


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Question 7 of 20
7. Rabbits often use the expression "Fu Inle." What are they talking about? Hint


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Question 8 of 20
8. What is the most likely reason that Hazel calls Pipkin "Hlao-roo?" Hint


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Question 9 of 20
9. What do rabbits call food? Hint


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Question 10 of 20
10. "Thlayli" is the Lapine name for which character? Hint


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Question 11 of 20
11. Big Wig states "Hoi, hoi u embleer Hrair, M'salon ule hraka vair." This literally means "Hoi, hoi, the stinking Thousand, We meet them even when we stop to pass our droppings." Based on the help of this translation, what does "embleer" mean? Hint


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Question 12 of 20
12. Using the information in question eleven, What does "hraka" mean? Hint


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Question 13 of 20
13. We know that Pipkin's name is Hlao, but what does it mean? Hint


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Question 14 of 20
14. What term would be used to best describe a rabbit government? Hint


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Question 15 of 20
15. When rabbits go to silflay, where are they going? Hint


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Question 16 of 20
16. Who would most likely be a "marli?" Hint


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Question 17 of 20
17. Which of the following is most likely to be a "hrududu?" Hint


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Question 18 of 20
18. Which of the following would be considered "Elil?" Hint


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Question 19 of 20
19. What is a "homba?" Hint


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Question 20 of 20
20. When rabbits die, they believe they are called by what? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When rabbits speak of enemies, they often use this term.

Answer: Elil

 "...all the enemies (or elil, as they call them) of rabbits --fox, stoat, weasel, cat, owl, man, etc...."
2. When the rabbits were leaving Efrafa, the fear began to turn many of them...

Answer: Tharn

 "Stupified, distraught, hypnotized with fear. But can also, in certain contexts, mean 'looking foolish,' or again 'heartbroken' or 'forlorn'"
3. What is the suffix used to denote a leader?

Answer: Rah

 Rah. When the group began to accept Hazel as their chief rabbit, many of them called him "Hazel-rah".
4. What is the traditional game among rabbits?

Answer: Bob-stones

 "It is played with small stones, fragments of sticks or the like. Fundamentally it is a very simple kind of gambling, on the lines of 'odds or evens.' A 'cast' of stones on the ground is covered by the player's front paw. The opponent must then hazard some sort of surmise about its nature-e.g., one or two, light or dark, rough or smooth."
5. What type of animal would a "yona" be?

Answer: a hedgehog

 "The next evening El-ahrairah went out early and after a little while found Yona the hedgehog pottering along the hedge"
6. Which is "God" to rabbits?

Answer: Frith

 "The sun, personified as a god by rabbits. Frithrah!- the lord Sun - used as an exclaimation."
7. Rabbits often use the expression "Fu Inle." What are they talking about?

Answer: after moonrise

 "We've got to try to collect some more rabbits and meet again here, fu Inle. And we'll start fu Inle, too: we can't wait longer."
8. What is the most likely reason that Hazel calls Pipkin "Hlao-roo?"

Answer: because he is small

 Hlao is Pipkin's name in Lapine language. "'Hlao-roo' means 'little-Hlao.' An affectionate diminutive of the name of Hlao.
9. What do rabbits call food?

Answer: Flay

 The term "Flay-rah" would be used to describe really good food, like carrots or lettuce.
10. "Thlayli" is the Lapine name for which character?

Answer: Big Wig

 "Thlay" means "fur". "Thlayli" literally means "fur-head". Big Wig is so named for the tuft of fur on his head.
11. Big Wig states "Hoi, hoi u embleer Hrair, M'salon ule hraka vair." This literally means "Hoi, hoi, the stinking Thousand, We meet them even when we stop to pass our droppings." Based on the help of this translation, what does "embleer" mean?

Answer: stinking

 Embleer means stinking. "I'll swim the embleer river as many times as you like." It's almost like a curse in rabbit language.
12. Using the information in question eleven, What does "hraka" mean?

Answer: droppings

 The rabbits had a run-in with a crow when several of them stopped to graze and pass droppings.
13. We know that Pipkin's name is Hlao, but what does it mean?

Answer: a dimple or depression

 "Any dimple or depression in the grass, such as that formed by a daisy plant or thistle, which can hold moisture."
14. What term would be used to best describe a rabbit government?

Answer: Owsla

 "Owsla-The strongest rabbits in a warren, the ruling clique." Big Wig was in the Sandleford Owsla before he stepped down to journey with Hazel's group.
15. When rabbits go to silflay, where are they going?

Answer: outside to eat

 We know that "flay" means food. "Silf" means outside.
16. Who would most likely be a "marli?"

Answer: Clover

 "Marli - A doe. Also carries the meaning 'mother'"
17. Which of the following is most likely to be a "hrududu?"

Answer: A car

 "Hrududu - A tractor, car or any motor vehicle."
18. Which of the following would be considered "Elil?"

Answer: A fox

 "Elil" are enemies of rabbits.
19. What is a "homba?"

Answer: A fox

 Big Wig leads a homba onto some Efrafan rabbits.
20. When rabbits die, they believe they are called by what?

Answer: The Black Rabbit of Inle
Source: Author jtcarrot

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