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The first of the prequels which details the lives of the "Left Behind" characters before the rapture,and in particular the origins of Nicolae Carpathia.

A multiple-choice quiz by jb71. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
jb71

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
214,587

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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359

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Question 1 of 10

1. Rayford is attempting to land a 747 at which airport when he has a near collision? Hint

O'Hare

LAX

Kennedy

Logan

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the meaning of Marilena's name? Hint

Morning star

Mother of light

Victory of the people

Bitter light

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where does Mr Stonagal's committee conduct their secret meeting? Hint

Paris

Le Havre

Calais

Reims

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of Nicolae's horse? Hint

Morning Star

Black Star

Star Tiger

Star Diamond

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is Ray's favourite sport? Hint

football

basketball

soccer

baseball

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where does Irene meet her friend Jackie? Hint

Children's nursery school

Park

Church

College

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is Viv's computer password? Hint

666

none of these

612

216

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who are Nicolae's biological fathers? Hint

Stonagal and Baduna

Sorin and Reiche

Sorin and Baduna

Reiche and Stonagal

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Question 9 of 10

9. With whom does Rayford almost commit adultery in this book? Hint

Hattie

Trish

Janet

Kitty

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Question 10 of 10

10. How old is Nicolae when he has his encounter with Satan? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Rayford is attempting to land a 747 at which airport when he has a near collision?

Answer: LAX

The book opens with Rayford's 747 facing a seemingly unavoidable collision with another plane which has wrongly taken the runway, when attempting to land at Los Angeles. We eventually find that they just avoid a crash, after Ray has been praying desperately. Unfortunately he does not honour the promises he makes to God, at least not until after he misses the rapture.

2. What is the meaning of Marilena's name?

Answer: Bitter light

Viv makes a quite a big deal of this meaning, as part of the plan to create a desire for a child in Marilena's heart.

3. Where does Mr Stonagal's committee conduct their secret meeting?

Answer: Le Havre

Discussed at this meeting is 'Project People's Victory', among other things.

4. What is the name of Nicolae's horse?

Answer: Star Diamond

He learns to ride it without help at age five.

5. What is Ray's favourite sport?

Answer: baseball

He plays baseball at high school as well as football and basketball, but does do not do well enough at any of them to earn an athletic scholarship to college.

6. Where does Irene meet her friend Jackie?

Answer: Park

She meets Jackie while their children play in the park. Her friendship with Jackie is a factor in her becoming a Christian.

7. What is Viv's computer password?

Answer: 216

A number which will occur again many times in the "Left Behind" series!

8. Who are Nicolae's biological fathers?

Answer: Sorin and Baduna

Marilena finds out from reading Viv's letters that, far from being antagonistic to Viv's spiritualism, Sorin had been involved for years and had known Viv before her! He had never loved her but had simply used her to be the 'vessel' for the 'chosen child', and he and his homosexual lover had provided the genes for the hybrid sperm. For all this, Sorin and Baduna were given millions by Stonagal.

It all came unstuck for them in the end though, when they were assassinated on Nicolae's orders.

9. With whom does Rayford almost commit adultery in this book?

Answer: Trish

Rayford has a kissing session with Trish at the office Christmas party, but stops before going any further. He never tells Irene and is plagued with guilt afterward. He is going to entertain lustful thoughts toward Hattie closer to the rapture, but this does not begin in this book.

10. How old is Nicolae when he has his encounter with Satan?

Answer: 24

Satan takes him through the same temptations, after a 40 day fast, that Jesus faced centuries earlier. However, Nicolae makes no attempt to resist them, but rather bows to the devil's rule in return for the promised rule of the world.

Source: Author jb71

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