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Quiz about Civilization IV Beyond the Sword

Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Quiz

This quiz covers some of the cool new stuff introduced in the "Beyond the Sword" expansion to the turn-based PC strategy game "Civilization IV".

A multiple-choice quiz by jessena. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
jessena

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
269,507

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. As you may be able to deduce from the name, most of the content added in "Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword" is focused on the late game. There are, however, a number of new leaders available for the pre-existing civilizations. Which one of these is NOT one of the new leaders? Hint

Queen Boudica of Celtia

Qin Shi Huang of China

Charles de Gaulle of France

Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottomans

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Question 2 of 10

2. In addition to new leaders for existing civilizations, "Beyond the Sword" has included several new playable civilizations. Which one of these is one of the new civilizations? Hint

Babylon

Inca

Carthage

Vikings

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Question 3 of 10

3. With "Beyond the Sword," building a powerful naval presence is more important than ever before. The Artificial Intelligence has received a major rework to its handling of naval operations, and the Dutch and Portuguese have come into play as potential naval superpowers. The Portuguese in particular have an early naval-unit advantage over other civilizations because of their unique unit. What is it? Hint

Ship of the Line - replaces Frigates, has a bonus vs. Frigates

Carrack - replaces Caravels, can transport any land-based unit type

Privateer - replaces Galleons, has hidden nationality and can blockade ports

None of these

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Question 4 of 10

4. Of course, to be a naval superpower, one must have cities on the coast. Coastal cities pose a problem, however, because they tend to suffer from low production due to a large number of water tiles. To counter this, "Beyond the Sword" introduced a new national wonder that gives one production per water tile to the city it was built in. What is the name of this national wonder? Hint

Moai Statues

Citadel

Offshore Derrick

Great Fleet

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the early game, Religion is one of the biggest factors in economy and diplomacy. If you found a religion and use Missionaries to spread it across the world, it can gain you many strong allies and the potential for a tidy bit of revenue. Later in the game, "Beyond the Sword" allows you to spread your influence across the world again, this time by founding Corporations and using Executives to spread them. Which of the following is NOT true about Corporations? Hint

A specific type of Great Person must be consumed to found a given Corporation

A civilization must have reached a specific population level to found a given Corporation

A city must have access to specific resources to found a given Corporation

A specific scientific advancement may be required to found a given Corporation

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Question 6 of 10

6. The world of "Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword" has grown even more complex and interesting with a new focus on Espionage. A new type of Great Person, the Great Spy, can now be born, and players now have access to an Espionage slider that is linked with the Research and Culture sliders. The Spy unit itself has also changed... which of the following is true about the revamped Spy unit? Hint

They can airlift directly into enemy cities

They can be permanently added to an enemy city to gather intelligence

They receive unit promotions for each successful mission

They are invisible to all units

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Question 7 of 10

7. In an interesting twist, "Beyond the Sword" also offers a new way to win a surprise Diplomatic Victory early in the game, several centuries before it would have previously been possible via the UN. A civilization can build a specific wonder that is tied to their state religion, and other civilizations that are influenced by that religion can cast votes on various resolutions. What is the name of this wonder? Hint

The Shwedagon Paya

The Hagia Sophia

The Apostolic Palace

The Grand Temple

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Question 8 of 10

8. For players that have gone a-conquering or colonizing in distant lands, the cost of upkeep, not to mention the time spent to manage a huge number of cities, can become a big problem. What "Beyond the Sword" concept offers a possible solution? Hint

Players can now build a building that functions as a Palace in a city, as long as no adjacent cities also have this building

Neither of these

Both of these

Players can now split a city or group of cities off into a new civilization that is a vassal state to the original civilization

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Question 9 of 10

9. It is sometimes easy to forget that military strategy, offensive or defensive, is not only about the strength of your forces. One of the new "Beyond the Sword" wonders, the Statue of Zeus, has a strategic military advantage. What is it? Hint

Civilizations declaring war on you will lose 2 disposition points with all other civilizations

Enemy units have a 2% chance of being captured rather than destroyed

Units built during wartime receive 2 additional experience points

War weariness of enemy civilizations is doubled

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Question 10 of 10

10. There are six new technologies available in "Beyond the Sword". Which of the following is NOT one of the new technologies? Hint

Aesthetics

Superconductor

Environmentalism

Stealth

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Qin Shi Huang of China

Qin Shi Huang was a leader in the original "Civilization IV" release. Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire is Imperialistic/Philosophical. Charles de Gaulle of France is Charismatic/Industrious. Queen Boudica of Celtia, one of a small number of female leaders in the game, is Charismatic/Aggressive.

2. In addition to new leaders for existing civilizations, "Beyond the Sword" has included several new playable civilizations. Which one of these is one of the new civilizations?

Answer: Babylon

The Inca were included in the original "Civilization IV". Carthage and the Vikings were added with the first expansion, "Civilization IV: Warlords".

Answer: Carrack - replaces Caravels, can transport any land-based unit type

The Carrack gives the Portuguese a heavy advantage; they can transport military units, settlers, and workers across ocean squares with a unit made available by Optics. All other civilizations must research Astronomy before gaining the ability to transport these units across the ocean. Ship of the Line and Privateer are new units, but they do not replace any units; they are available to all civilizations.

Answer: Moai Statues

Because this is a National Wonder, it is available to all civilizations. Each civilization can only build it once, however, so it is important to choose the location carefully. In the real world, the Moai Statues are the huge stone figures most commonly associated with Easter Island.

Answer: A civilization must have reached a specific population level to found a given Corporation

There are seven specific Corporations, and each one requires a specific type of Great Person and access to specific resources. Specific scientific advancements are required for two of the seven Corporations. There is no population requirement for any of the seven Corporations.

Answer: They are invisible to all units

This allows Spies to move freely across borders and execute their missions, which can be as malicious as destroying improvements, poisoning water supplies, or inciting revolts... or as innocuous as performing simple counterespionage to defend your homeland from enemy spies. The other three options are just wishful thinking on my part.

Answer: The Apostolic Palace

The Apostolic Palace in the real world is also known as the Palace of the Vatican. It is the official residence of the Pope. The Shwedagon Paya is an actual wonder introduced with "Beyond the Sword" that grants access to all of the religion civics. The Hagia Sophia is a wonder from the original "Civilization IV". The Grand Temple is not an actual wonder.

Answer: Players can now split a city or group of cities off into a new civilization that is a vassal state to the original civilization

Both live players and Artificial Intelligence players have this ability. The colony becomes a standalone civilization that is managed by the Artificial Intelligence, complete with the appropriate unique units, buildings, and leader. They are automatically created as a vassal state to the parent civilization. Presumably, they remain as such until you attempt to raise taxes on tea.

Answer: War weariness of enemy civilizations is doubled

Increasing the war weariness of your enemies gives you a tactical advantage, whether you are the aggressor or not. If you want to end a war, the enemy leader will be more receptive to peace talks. Otherwise, your enemy's productivity will suffer due to unhappiness.

10. There are six new technologies available in "Beyond the Sword". Which of the following is NOT one of the new technologies?

Answer: Environmentalism

Even though Aesthetics is researched fairly early in the game, it is still one of the new technologies. Although the other technologies in "Civilization IV" are narrated by Leonard Nimoy, the technologies "Beyond the Sword" are narrated by Sid Meier himself.

Source: Author jessena

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