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"The Mote in God's Eye" Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about the fabulous novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.

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

Author
ChinaGrove

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
92,417

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
247

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Where does the book begin? Hint

New Scotland

New Caledonia

Sparta

New Chicago

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Question 2 of 10

2. What do they find in the first motie ship the MacArthur encounters? Hint

An engineer

A Master

Nothing

A dead mediator

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the ship that accompanied MacArthur to the Mote?

Answer: (last name of a famous russian)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Dr. Horvath favored Rod as commander of the MacArthur and Kutuzov as commander of the other Ship.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Every human that came in contact with the aliens had a Fyunch(click).

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. On the Mote, where did the Expedition first discover that the Moties had a terrible past? Hint

Art museum

Castle

Zoo

Crazy Eddie Probe

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Question 7 of 10

7. What small caste of Motie causes havoc in the MacArthur? Hint

Warriors

Engineers

Mediators

Brownies

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Question 8 of 10

8. What happened to the Midshipmen? Hint

killed in Motie war

killed by brownies

died during reentry

kept alive as hostages

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who discovered the secret about the Moties? Hint

Bury

Rod

Renner

Sally

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the secret of the Mote in God's Eye? Hint

a beam

a rocketship

Earth

cycles

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where does the book begin?

Answer: New Chicago

The MacArthur is putting down the Rebellion on New Chicago.

2. What do they find in the first motie ship the MacArthur encounters?

Answer: A dead mediator

The mediator apparently was killed when the MacArthur came in contact with his light-sail ship near New Caledonia.

3. What was the name of the ship that accompanied MacArthur to the Mote?

Answer: Lenin

This was the major ship, a President-class battlewagon.

4. Dr. Horvath favored Rod as commander of the MacArthur and Kutuzov as commander of the other Ship.

Answer: False

He objected to both, and as a compromise a large contingent of scientists including himself were allowed to join the Expedition.

5. Every human that came in contact with the aliens had a Fyunch(click).

Answer: False

Most, but not all humans had a fyunch(click). The most notable exceptions are the members of the Commission at the end of the book.

6. On the Mote, where did the Expedition first discover that the Moties had a terrible past?

Answer: Art museum

It was in the Art Museum that they first saw a sculpture of the "Demons."

7. What small caste of Motie causes havoc in the MacArthur?

Answer: Brownies

They were brought on by the first engineer encountered by the Expedition. And consequently, they destroyed the ship.

8. What happened to the Midshipmen?

Answer: killed in Motie war

Whitbread, Staley and Potter were killed in the Castle when rival Motie factions tried to capture them.

9. Who discovered the secret about the Moties?

Answer: Renner

Renner noticed the possible existence of a Warrior class and demonstrated it to Horowitz, the xenologist, who confirmed it.

10. What was the secret of the Mote in God's Eye?

Answer: cycles

The cycles were the cumulative effect of the breeding and war, thereby lifting the veil off this perfect society, and forcing the Empire to contain it, although that all changes in the sequel, The GRIPPING HAND!

Source: Author ChinaGrove

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