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'That Hideous Strength'

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Lewis, C. S.
That Hideous Strength game quiz
"Following on from my quizzes on "Out of the Silent Planet" and "Perelandra", one on the third book in C.S. Lewis's "space" trilogy - "That Hideous Strength", published in 1945."

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1. On what planet does the story take place?
    Viritrilbia (Mercury)
    Malacandra (Mars)
    Perelandra (Venus)
    Thulcandra (Earth)


2. The sinister "N.I.C.E." plans world domination - for what does N.I.C.E. stand?
    Natural Institute for Collective Education
    National Institute for Co-ordinated Experiments
    Neo-Industrial Conceptual Experimentation
    National Institution of Co-ordinated Education


3. Who is the "front man" for the N.I.C.E., the public face hiding its true agenda?
    Augustus Frost
    Lord Feverstone
    Horace Jules
    François Alcasan


4. Who is buried under Bragdon Wood?
    Merlin Ambrosius
    The Fisher King
    King Arthur
    Edward Weston


5. What is Jane Studdock's "gift"?
    She is telekinetic
    She is in contact with the Eldils (planetary angels)
    She can read other people's minds
    She can "see" events happening even though she isn't present


6. Who, in reality, is the tramp brought to Belbury by members of the N.I.C.E?
    Just a tramp
    Elwin Ransom
    Merlin Ambrosius
    The Fisher King


7. On whom did C.S. Lewis base the central character of the trilogy, Dr. Elwin Ransom?
    J.B.S. Haldane
    Olaf Stapledon
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    Bernardus Silvestris


8. Which of the "Oyeresu" - angels of deep space - arrives first at St. Anne's?
    Perelandra (Venus)
    Viritrilbia (Mercury)
    Malacandra (Mars)
    Glund (Jupiter)


9. After the destruction of Belbury, Ransom is "taken" once more by the Oyeresu, but this time, he won't return. Where does he go?
    Bragdon Wood
    Malacandra
    Perelandra
    Logres


10. As with the other two parts of the trilogy, "That Hideous Strength" was written as a retelling of a particular Biblical story. Which one was it in this case?
    Answer: (Three Words: (or One Word)... think, an Old Testament attempt to reach Heaven...)

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