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"The Lioness Quartet": Book One Quiz

A quiz about the first book in the "Lioness Quartet" by Tamora Pierce: "Alanna: The First Adventure."

A multiple-choice quiz by closetpoet17. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
closetpoet17

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
234,353

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
18 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. What is Alanna's brother's name? Hint

Sam

Alan

Peter

Thom

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Question 2 of 20

2. What does Alanna's brother want to be? Hint

an artist

a knight

a sorcerer

a writer

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who is the first person Alanna met in the city? Hint

Myles of Olau

Ralon of Malven

Prince Jonathan

George Cooper

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who was the first page Alanna had trouble with at the Palace? Hint

Francis of Nond

Gareth of Naxen(jr.)

Ralon of Malven

Raoul of Goldenlake

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Question 5 of 20

5. What advice did Myles of Olau give Alanna referring to Ralon? Hint

"Don't fight back."

"Don't let him think he's got you."

"Never break eye contact."

"If you have to hit-hit low."

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Question 6 of 20

6. What disease soon overcame the Palace? Hint

The flu

The Pale Pox

The Deadly Darkness

The Sweating Sickness

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who was the first to die from the disease? Hint

Prince Jonathan

Duke Gareth

The Queen

Francis of Nond

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Question 8 of 20

8. Alanna was called to heal someone who was very sick with the disease. Who was it? Hint

Raoul of Goldenlake

Myles of Olau

The King

Prince Jonathan

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who did NOT assist Alanna in healing the person who was very sick with the disease? Hint

Timon

Myles of Olau

Raoul of Goldenlake

Coram

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Question 10 of 20

10. How long did Alanna sleep after she healed the sick person? Hint

Three days

A day

A week

Not at all

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Question 11 of 20

11. From where did Alanna get her horse, and what was its name? Hint

From the market; Darkness

From George; Darkness

From George; Moonlight

From the market; Moonlight

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Question 12 of 20

12. Who was the first person in the city (besides Coram) who knew Alanna was a girl? Hint

Myles of Olau

Prince Jonathan

George Cooper

Raoul of Goldenlake

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Question 13 of 20

13. Where did Alanna go with Myles? Hint

The Great Southern Desert

The Marketplace

The ruins of Olau

Back to Trebond

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Question 14 of 20

14. Alanna was invited to go where with the squires, as long as she waited on Lord Martin, Myles and Jonathan? Hint

Corus

Olau

Tusaine

Persopolis

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Question 15 of 20

15. Who asked Duke Gareth if Alanna could go, along with the squires? Hint

Raoul

Myles

Jonathan

Coram

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Question 16 of 20

16. What place is in sight of Persopolis, just close enough to see? Hint

The Town of Torture

The Black City

The Realm of Evil

The Nameless Place

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Question 17 of 20

17. What was the name of the evil spirits who lived in the place in sight of Persopolis? Hint

Ysandir

Ryders

The Evil Ones

Lords of Doom

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Question 18 of 20

18. There is a legend that says two gods will go into the city and fight the spirits. Who are the gods? Hint

The Starry-Eyed One and the Scowling One

The Night One and the Burning-Brightly One

The Hope of the Bazhir

The Only Ones Who Can Defeat Them

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Question 19 of 20

19. What did Jonathan find out at the Black City? Hint

That he wasn't a prince

That George Cooper was dead

That Alanna was a girl

That the Ysandir had escaped

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who did Jonathan choose as his squire if he passed the Ordeal? Hint

Douglass

Alanna

Geoffrey of Meron

Alex of Tirragen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Alanna's brother's name?

Answer: Thom

Alanna switches places with her brother to become a knight in the King's palace.

2. What does Alanna's brother want to be?

Answer: a sorcerer

He goes to the convent to train and learn to use his magic.

3. Who is the first person Alanna met in the city?

Answer: George Cooper

George is the Master of the Court of the Rogue, meaning the huge band of those "who make their livin' by our wits." (George Cooper, 'Allana: The First Adventure')

4. Who was the first page Alanna had trouble with at the Palace?

Answer: Ralon of Malven

Ralon eventually left after a big fight with Alanna.

5. What advice did Myles of Olau give Alanna referring to Ralon?

Answer: "If you have to hit-hit low."

Alanna did take his advice on it, and hit low.

6. What disease soon overcame the Palace?

Answer: The Sweating Sickness

Almost everyone got the disease, and several died.

7. Who was the first to die from the disease?

Answer: Francis of Nond

Alanna realized, after his death, that she needed to help heal with her Gift.

8. Alanna was called to heal someone who was very sick with the disease. Who was it?

Answer: Prince Jonathan

All of the Palace healers were drained from trying to heal others who were sick; the disease had an effect on them.

9. Who did NOT assist Alanna in healing the person who was very sick with the disease?

Answer: Raoul of Goldenlake

The others helped by fetching supplies such as herbs, clean sheets, firewood, and wrapping Jonathan in fresh blankets and hot bricks.

10. How long did Alanna sleep after she healed the sick person?

Answer: Three days

She was glad she slept because she could avoid questioning about what had happened when she healed Jonathan.

11. From where did Alanna get her horse, and what was its name?

Answer: From George; Moonlight

George charged much less than he should have because he knew Alanna did not have much money.

12. Who was the first person in the city (besides Coram) who knew Alanna was a girl?

Answer: George Cooper

She told him because she needed to see his mother, who was a Healer.

13. Where did Alanna go with Myles?

Answer: The ruins of Olau

She found her sword, Lightning, in the ruins.

14. Alanna was invited to go where with the squires, as long as she waited on Lord Martin, Myles and Jonathan?

Answer: Persopolis

There, she met Ali Mukhtab, a man who is of more importance in the third book, "The Woman Who Rides Like a Man."

15. Who asked Duke Gareth if Alanna could go, along with the squires?

Answer: Jonathan

He told Duke Gareth that the reason he wanted Alanna to go was that he thought she'd die for him, and vice versa- they were that close.

16. What place is in sight of Persopolis, just close enough to see?

Answer: The Black City

A special room, the Sunset Room, was built especially to watch over the city.

17. What was the name of the evil spirits who lived in the place in sight of Persopolis?

Answer: Ysandir

The Ysandir would somehow draw Bazhir maidens or children helplessly to the city, and if held back, they would refuse to eat or sleep. The Ysandir were above all afraid of fire, and so the Bazhir created a ring of flames around the city.

18. There is a legend that says two gods will go into the city and fight the spirits. Who are the gods?

Answer: The Night One and the Burning-Brightly One

The legend turned out to be talking about Jonathan (the Night One) and Alanna (the Burning-Brightly One).

19. What did Jonathan find out at the Black City?

Answer: That Alanna was a girl

The Ysandir cruelly made Alanna's clothing disappear. Jonathan then gave her his tunic.

20. Who did Jonathan choose as his squire if he passed the Ordeal?

Answer: Alanna

Jonathan said he didn't care if she was a "girl, boy or dancing bear"- she was still the finest squire-to-be at Court.

Source: Author closetpoet17

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