Dungeons, Dungeons, Everywhere

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1. In which of these genres of literature are you LEAST likely to find a dungeon? Historical Thriller Fantasy Western

2. The Tower of London is not an underground dungeon, but it is a famous prison. In which Shakespearean play do we see a king arranging the deaths of some young relatives imprisoned in the Tower of London? Henry V Richard III Titus Andronicus Hamlet

3. This lighthearted picture shows someone investigating a Portuguese pit dungeon that was built in 1507. Who wrote "The Pit and the Pendulum", a story about being tortured by the Spanish Inquisition? William Mudford George Sale Edgar Allan Poe Juan Antonio Llorente

4. Alexandre Dumas (pere) wrote a tale of Edmond Dantes's quest to avenge his false imprisonment in the Chateau d'If in which of these novels, first published in 1844? The Count of Monte Cristo Twenty Years After The Three Musketeers The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later

5. Alexandre Dumas seems to have found dungeons very convenient as plot devices in his historical fiction. Which of these novels with a long-winded title has a section called 'The Man in the Iron Mask', which revolves around the idea that a certain prisoner is actually the king's twin brother? The Count of Monte Cristo Twenty Years After The Three Musketeers The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later

6. The infamous Bastille was used for dramatic purposes by a number of writers, including Charles Dickens. At the start of 'A Tale of Two Cities', who had recently been released from imprisonment there? His daughter and the men who love her are the central figures of the novel. Monsieur Defarge Sydney Carton Doctor Manette Charles Darnay

7. 'Young Beichan' is technically a ballad, collected in the 19th century by Francis James Child. Like many of the Child Ballads, it is now known primarily in written form. Where was our hero born, before wandering far afield and finding himself imprisoned? New York Rio de Janeiro Sydney London

8. In 1894, Anthony Hope published an adventure novel in which the king of Ruritania is imprisoned. So that his brother cannot claim the throne in his absence, an identical cousin is persuaded to impersonate the missing king. What is the name of this novel? The Prisoner of Zenda The Look-Alike The Hunchback of Notre Dame Rudolf of Ruritania

9. 'The Dungeons' is a series of four books written for a series based on the role-playing game 'Dungeons and Dragons'. What is the title of this series, named for one of the game settings (possibly one you may have overlooked) in 'Dungeons and Dragons'? Dark Sun Dragonlance Forgotten Realms Planescape

10. A planet seems an unlikely candidate for consideration as a dungeon, but the planet Terminus was where the researchers composing an 'Encyclopedia Galactica' were exiled. The real reason behind their isolation from the rest of the galaxy was to help bring on a Second Galactic Empire more quickly than would otherwise have been the case, according to the predictions of Hari Seldon. Which science fiction author established this 'galactic dungeon' in the 'Foundation Series'? Philip K. Dick Ursula LeGuin Robert Heinlein Isaac Asimov

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