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I'm not sure if I ever mentioned it (yeah, right :)), but I love LeGuin's <I>Earthsea</I> stuff. I was stunned and saddened (dare I say outraged?) that there was not a single Earthsea quiz at that site! *sigh* OK, so here's what I'm going to submit. If anyone has any feedback before I do, I'd appreciate it.

Which of the following was not the name of a dragon?
-Orm
-Orm Embar
-Orm Irian
-Orm Aihal


Which of the following is not one of the masters of Roke?
-Grower
-Summoner
-Herbal
-Windkey


Which was originally a mastery of Roke, but was replaced by chanting?
-Finding
-Weaving
-Communicating
-Seeing


Which of the following was not one of the constellations in the land of the dead?
-the Sheaf
-the One Who Turns
-the River
-the Tree


Who was never an Archmage?
-Erreth-Akbe
-Nemmerle
-Halkel
-Ged


How did Ged learn that the half-ring he had been given was half of the Ring of Erreth-Akbe?
-Erreth-Akbe told him in a dream
-A dragon told him
-He saw a picture of it in a book during his studies on Roke
-He never learned what the half-ring was


What was unusual about Ogion's teacher's teacher, Ard?
-Ard was dead
-Ard was a woman
-Ard was a dragon
-Ard never truly existed


Who is being referred to by, "Dragons think we are amusing. But they remember _____; him they speak of as if he were a dragon, not a man."
-Morred
-Erreth-Akbe
-Elfarran
-Ged


Which is the first island that Segoy raised in the beginning?
-Roke
-Selidor
-Havnor
-Ea


What is said to be "stronger than any spell of healing" in <I>The Word of Unbinding</I>?
-Running water
-Sunlight
-The Immanent Grove
-Love
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Man! And I thought I knew my Earthsea! Dang that's a tuf quiz! 8O
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That one is a toughie, but I'd say, go for it! :)
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After I finish Earthsea (I have the all the books!) Ill take that quiz! And after I finish Amber Ill make an Amber quiz!
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Oops! In case anybody's interested:
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Regarding this quiz in particular, which might influence how any of us make quizzes in the future, why was it tough? Most of the questions are pretty straight-forward, even if they are a little difficult. But a couple, the one about "stronger than any spell of healing" and "him they speak of as if he were a dragon" are lines/moments that I personally loved. (Although it does touch on Taoism in a couple of ways, and I think LeGuin would appreciate that that got across.) The question is, where is the line between an obscure question and something that just happened to catch my attention?
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Post by duchess of malfi »

Well, I could make a good stab at MOST of the questions, but it's been a few years since I read through the whole thing, so some of them, like the dragon name one, kind of stumped me. I'll clearly have to reread these books and SOON. :D And Amber, too. :D
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Yes! My quiz was taken for the first time at the site! Woo Hoo!!
But the person only got a 3! I hope this gives everyone the bug to read the books :)
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Really!? The dragon one was one of few I knew...I haven't found all the books yet.
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So, where were these questions posted, in quiz form?

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35.10.40.62/otherfantasyquizzes.asp
Tons of fun quizzes. Thanks to, iirc, Duchess for showing us the site.
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Okay, I took the quiz...I only got a 6. Tough questions!

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:) Which ones?
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