Kevin's Watch

Posted: **Sat Dec 28, 2002 2:00 am**

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

Posted: **Sat Dec 28, 2002 2:37 am**

Man! And I thought I knew my Earthsea! Dang that's a tuf quiz!

Posted: **Sat Dec 28, 2002 4:41 am**

That one is a toughie, but I'd say, go for it!

Posted: **Sat Dec 28, 2002 4:54 pm**

After I finish Earthsea (I have the all the books!) Ill take that quiz! And after I finish Amber Ill make an Amber quiz!

Posted: **Sat Dec 28, 2002 6:43 pm**

Oops! In case anybody's interested:
DAACABBBDA

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?

Posted: **Sat Dec 28, 2002 7:01 pm**

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.

And Amber, too.

Posted: **Sat Dec 28, 2002 11:40 pm**

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

Posted: **Fri Feb 14, 2003 2:44 pm**

Really!? The dragon one was one of few I knew...I haven't found all the books yet.

Posted: **Sun Mar 30, 2003 5:43 pm**

So, where were these questions posted, in quiz form?

~MsMary~

Posted: **Sun Mar 30, 2003 6:40 pm**

35.10.40.62/otherfantasyquizzes.asp
Tons of fun quizzes. Thanks to, iirc, Duchess for showing us the site.

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2003 9:42 pm**

Okay, I took the quiz...I only got a 6. Tough questions!

~MsMary~

Posted: **Tue Apr 01, 2003 2:36 am**

Which ones?