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Quiz about Triplanetary by EE Doc Smith
Quiz about Triplanetary by EE Doc Smith

'Triplanetary' by E.E. Doc Smith. Quiz


Way back in the Dawn of History (well, science fiction history) were the lensmen, E.E. Doc Smith's daring law enforcers. In 'Triplanetary', we learn of the dawn of the conflict between Arisia and Eddore and their aeons long conflict.

A multiple-choice quiz by johnfair. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
johnfair
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
281,026
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
17 / 25
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231
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Question 1 of 25
1. Where did the first conflict between an Eddorian and an Arisian take place? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. What was the outcome of this initial meeting between Arisia and Eddore? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. The Eddorians plan to bring the galaxies under their control seems to be going well. Except on which planets? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Which member of Eddore's Innermost Circle was tasked with destroying Earth's civilisation? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Which civilisation was flourishing when Eddore's representative first arrived? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. What was the name of the Atlantean agent parachuted into Norheim? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. What plan did the two Atlantean agents devise to destroy the Norheim missile aimed at Atlantis? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. How was Atlantis destroyed? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. Part relaxation, part serious consideration of the future, the Arisians undertake what mental task? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. After Atlantis, which Terran civilisation became the Eddorians' main target? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. After our short stop over in Rome, who's next in Eddore's efforts to destroy democracy? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. In this modern era part of the book, 'The World War', we first meet a family that would be pivotal to the rest of the series. What is the name of this family? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Where do we first meet Conway Costigan? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. What alerts Costigan to the pirate attack? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. What was Costigan's partner's first name? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. Whose pirate force had attacked the liner? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. After being captured by the pirates, Costigan and his fellow prisoners escape once more. Who captures them this time? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. What was the name of Triplanetary's first faster than light ship? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Who else was on the alien ship with Costigan? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Samms is visited by a North American Senator, Morgan. With what does Samms threaten him? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. After failing to escape from their captors, what happened to Costigan and his colleagues when they were returned to the aliens' home world? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. How did Costigan get them out of their imprisonment? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. What was the symbol of the Triplanetary Service? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Which city was attacked by the second alien starship in search of iron? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Which unwanted person did the Terran starship run into as it chased the alien raider home (by the name he was known to them)? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where did the first conflict between an Eddorian and an Arisian take place?

Answer: In a mental contact between the Eddorian Innermost Council and an Arisian student.

A young student from Arisia was exploring the galaxy by the power of mind when his presence was detected by the Eddorian council.
2. What was the outcome of this initial meeting between Arisia and Eddore?

Answer: The Arisian Elders caused the Eddorians to forget the encounter.

There are six more books in the series.

It took the combined powers of the Elders to make the Eddorians to forget; they would require lots of time to develop the required weapon to actually destroy them!
3. The Eddorians plan to bring the galaxies under their control seems to be going well. Except on which planets?

Answer: Earth, Rigel IV, Velantia III and Palain VII.

All the planets in the answers are found in the novels of E. E. 'Doc' Smith.
4. Which member of Eddore's Innermost Circle was tasked with destroying Earth's civilisation?

Answer: Gharlane

Only Gharlane is a character from E. E. 'Doc' Smith
5. Which civilisation was flourishing when Eddore's representative first arrived?

Answer: Atlantis

The mythical civilisation of Atlantis was the target of Eddore's ire.
6. What was the name of the Atlantean agent parachuted into Norheim?

Answer: Phryges

We meet Kinnexa later. Unfortunately, Kolanides has already been eliminated.
7. What plan did the two Atlantean agents devise to destroy the Norheim missile aimed at Atlantis?

Answer: They would steal a Norheim plane and crash it into the missile as it launched.

Neither Phryges or Kinnexa would shirk the ultimate sacrifice when called upon to make it.
8. How was Atlantis destroyed?

Answer: A Norheim missile exploded in the sea on a geological fault, sinking it with the resulting quakes and tsunami.

Atlantis being destroyed by earthquake is a common feature of the myths surrounding this ancient continent. E.E. Doc Smith's Atlantis is probably one of the higher tech versions.
9. Part relaxation, part serious consideration of the future, the Arisians undertake what mental task?

Answer: Visualising the Cosmic All

The Arisians believed that any truly competent mind was capable of deriving all that is to be known about the universe from only a few initial facts.
These stories were written well before chaos theory gained any popularity.
10. After Atlantis, which Terran civilisation became the Eddorians' main target?

Answer: Rome

Republican Rome attracted the ire of Eddore. Egyptian civilisation did not attract any attention from Eddore, probably because it was so stratified.
11. After our short stop over in Rome, who's next in Eddore's efforts to destroy democracy?

Answer: Western civilisation

We're into the twentieth century now and and it took three wars to knock Western civilisation down. E.E. Smith posited an all-out nuclear war in an unnamed year for the final stand.
12. In this modern era part of the book, 'The World War', we first meet a family that would be pivotal to the rest of the series. What is the name of this family?

Answer: Kinnison

During the centuries between the final war of the Western Century and the establishment of the next civilisation, no Kinnison married a girl with red-bronze-auburn hair and gold-flecked tawny eyes.
13. Where do we first meet Conway Costigan?

Answer: On board the Interplanetary liner Hyperion

Costigan doesn't really have a place he can call home.
14. What alerts Costigan to the pirate attack?

Answer: His dance partner collapses from a gas attack just before he would.

Costigan's partner was a slight girl and so was easily affected by the gas.
15. What was Costigan's partner's first name?

Answer: Clio

All the women above are to be found in the Lensverse.
16. Whose pirate force had attacked the liner?

Answer: Grey Roger

Grey Roger was alleged to be an adept of the North Polar Jovian mystics.
17. After being captured by the pirates, Costigan and his fellow prisoners escape once more. Who captures them this time?

Answer: A Nevian starship

The Nevians had arrived from well outside the Solar System in search of iron, which was very rare on their home world.
18. What was the name of Triplanetary's first faster than light ship?

Answer: The Boise

The Boise is the Triplanetary Service's test bed ship and had been deadly to work on.
19. Who else was on the alien ship with Costigan?

Answer: Clio Marsden and Captain Bradley

Costigan is deeply in love with the beautiful Clio, but he's an old fashioned hero and so doesn't take advantage of their situation.
20. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Samms is visited by a North American Senator, Morgan. With what does Samms threaten him?

Answer: The contents of safe deposit box N469T414

Although Samms mentions all of these people or things, it's the presence of the safe deposit box that lets him bluff out Morgan.

As Morgan is pushing to gain access to Triplanetary's files, Samms pushes back with the above tidbits.
21. After failing to escape from their captors, what happened to Costigan and his colleagues when they were returned to the aliens' home world?

Answer: After scientific study, they were put on public show.

The trio were studied extensively until they couldn't take it any longer then they were put on show in different cities. They were informed there was little chance of them returning home.

Ever!
22. How did Costigan get them out of their imprisonment?

Answer: Under the guise of playing chemist, he devised a poison gas.

E. E. 'Doc' Smith was a chemist as well as being a science fiction author so his hero had to know enough about the subject to get himself and his colleagues out of the hole they were in.

No real hero could just sit there regardless as to how hopeless the situation seemed.
23. What was the symbol of the Triplanetary Service?

Answer: A golden meteor

The members of the Service all had a golden meteor that also gave off a special signal when touched. Unfortunately, they were beginning to be copied...
24. Which city was attacked by the second alien starship in search of iron?

Answer: Pittsburgh

If you want iron, there are few better place than Pittsburgh I guess.
25. Which unwanted person did the Terran starship run into as it chased the alien raider home (by the name he was known to them)?

Answer: Grey Roger

The Boise finds Roger and the surviving members of his crew.

Grey Roger is an entity formed by Gharlane of Eddore, who is second in Council. However, the Terrans don't even suspect the presence of Eddore for centuries to come.
Source: Author johnfair

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