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"The Thirteen Problems" - The Second Problem Quiz

This quiz deals with the chapter entitled "The Idol House of Astarte" in the book "The Thirteen Problems". Warning - Spoilers

A multiple-choice quiz by amyvsmith. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
amyvsmith

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
311,696

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
255

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who tells the story of "The Idol House of Astarte"? Hint

Dr. Pender

Sir Henry Clithering

Miss Marple

Raymond West

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where was the story set? Hint

Exmoor

Norfolk Broads

Dartmoor

The Lake District

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Question 3 of 10

3. Richard Haydon was the man who owned the house where the story occurs. What was the name of his cousin who was also staying there? Hint

Eric

Ewan

Edward

Elliot

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the guests suggests that they should have a fancy dress party? Hint

Violet Mannering

Diana Ashley

Captain Rogers

Elliot Haydon

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Question 5 of 10

5. At the fancy dress party, what did Lady Mannering dress as? Hint

A hospital nurse

A cavewoman

A flapper

A famous actress

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Question 6 of 10

6. How did Richard Haydon die? Hint

Poisoned

Shot

Stab wound

Heart attack

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Question 7 of 10

7. What solution did Joyce Lempriere pose to the problem? Hint

Diana Ashley threw the knife at him

He killed himself

He stabbed himself on a sharp twig

The group was hypnotised

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the murderer? Hint

Violet Mannering

Diana Ashley

Elliot Haydon

Dr. Pender

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Question 9 of 10

9. How did Dr. Pender come across the solution? Hint

Elliot Haydon wrote him a letter confessing

Diana Ashley said he'd confessed to her

A witness walking in the woods came forward

The police solved it, but it was kept quiet

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Question 10 of 10

10. Dr. Pender changed the names of the people in his story?

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who tells the story of "The Idol House of Astarte"?

Answer: Dr. Pender

Dr. Pender tells the story which happened when he was a younger man.

2. Where was the story set?

Answer: Dartmoor

The story takes place at a house on Dartmoor which is situated in Devon, England.

3. Richard Haydon was the man who owned the house where the story occurs. What was the name of his cousin who was also staying there?

Answer: Elliot

His cousin was named Elliot. Also staying there were guests including Diana Ashley, Lady and Violet Mannering and Captain Rogers.

4. Which of the guests suggests that they should have a fancy dress party?

Answer: Diana Ashley

It is Diana Ashley that suggests this after they have gone to see the Idol House and are told of the history of the area.

5. At the fancy dress party, what did Lady Mannering dress as?

Answer: A hospital nurse

She dressed as a nurse. Dr. Pender who was narrating this story dressed as a monk.

6. How did Richard Haydon die?

Answer: Stab wound

He collapsed to the floor as they were at the Idol House during the party. At first people thought that he had just tripped. But when his cousin Elliot went to see if he was alright he had blood on him. The knife that stabbed him could not be found. It turned up later in Elliot Hayden's shoulder.

7. What solution did Joyce Lempriere pose to the problem?

Answer: The group was hypnotised

She suggests that the whole group was hypnotised as they all looked at Diana who was dressed as Astarte.

8. Who was the murderer?

Answer: Elliot Haydon

Elliot Haydon killed his cousin because he was in love with Diana Ashley and thought that he would be more eligible for her with Richard out of the way. He stabbed himself in the shoulder to deflect attention from himself.

9. How did Dr. Pender come across the solution?

Answer: Elliot Haydon wrote him a letter confessing

Elliot Haydon wrote him a letter some years later saying that he had always thought that Dr. Pender suspected him.

10. Dr. Pender changed the names of the people in his story?

Answer: True

He says that Elliot Haydon went to the South Pole and never came back. The rest of the group say that they think they know to real identity of the man Pender means. The most famous South Pole explorer was, of course, Robert Scott who died there in 1912. Makes you wonder what Agatha Christie knew!

Source: Author amyvsmith

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"The Thirteen Problems" - The Second Problem Quiz

This quiz deals with the chapter entitled "The Idol House of Astarte" in the book "The Thirteen Problems". *Warning - Spoilers*

This quiz deals with the chapter entitled "The Idol House of Astarte" in the book "The Thirteen Problems". Warning - Spoilers