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Quiz about Jane Austen and Zombies Reanimated Revisionism
Quiz about Jane Austen and Zombies Reanimated Revisionism

Jane Austen and Zombies: Reanimated Revisionism Quiz


Abraham Lincoln slaying evil vampires with his silver-laced axe? Nineteenth-century England awash with festering zombies? What other secrets do our forebears hold and has some sinister revisionism been taking place?

A multiple-choice quiz by trident. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
trident
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
354,163
Updated
Aug 04 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
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396
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Question 1 of 10
1. The American Civil War tore the United States apart, the Union North versus the Confederate South. Following the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter and subsequent wartime actions, in the year 1862, Lincoln suspended habeas corpus...no, vampires weren't granted privileged rights and despite the Latin word "corpus", the action had nothing to do with dead bodies. What happened instead? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. While the word "scourge" might conjure visions of massive worm boils or plague-ridden half-creatures, surely neither of these was in evidence in fifth-century Europe when the Eastern and Western Roman Empires were worried that they might be dispatched. Instead, what ruler, given the nickname "the Scourge of God" ("flagellum Dei"), spread his armies across much of Eurasia during this time? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Imagine Scheherazade, queen to the Persian King Shahryar, telling her one thousand and one stories, only this time around she is an undead creature. Her re-imagined self would have discovered the grave of the real Scheherazade, eaten from her flesh, and then taken upon the queen's appearance. What creature, whose earliest mention is likely from "One Thousand and One Nights", would have manifested itself as the dear queen? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Some may scoff at the idea that a zombie apocalypse would exist in Jane Austen's nineteenth-century England, but ideas concerning the undead have existed for a long time. While modern zombies have their roots in Haitian Vodou (voodoo) folklore, "Pride and Prejudice" (sans zombies) was published in 1813, only five years previous to the novel with the most popular reanimated corpse of all time. We can surmise that Frankenstein's monster was indeed a contemporary of the Bennetts and Darcys. Which English writer imagined the galvanized monster? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. If a novel were written, say titled "Merovingian Mummies", what identity would most closely fit the desiccated corpses that littered its pages? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Nefarious or friendly, space aliens were said to have helped ancient civilizations build extravagant wonders such as the Pyramids of Egypt, the statues of Easter Island and Stonehenge. These theories, most often based on the pseudoscientific work of Erich von Däniken, have been disproved, but that doesn't stop them from being disseminated. What famous wonder does Däniken speculate serves as a series of runways on which alien spaceships were guided and landed? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. While more "animated" than reanimated, the golem is a staple of Jewish folklore. Talmudic legend holds that Adam himself was created from a golem, and the word appears once in the Old Testament, signifying an "unshaped form". Exploits claim that in the sixteenth century, Rabbi Judah Loew, the Maharal of Prague, once created a golem to defend the Jews of Prague against pogroms and possible expulsion, but according to the traditional definitions of a golem, what was likely the result of his efforts rather than an animated anthropomorphic savior? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. If the mysterious yûrei were to alter history by haunting their former leaders, which of the following would they be most likely to target? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The djinni were spiritual beings that had benevolent or malevolent intentions. As their existence is confirmed in the Quran, which leader would have been the most likely to have rubbed the lamp to get the genie out? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. And of course there are the lycanthropes, who so contributed to Spanish conquest over the Inca that...oh wait. Which of the following actually contributed the most to Spain's dominance in the New World? Hint



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1. The American Civil War tore the United States apart, the Union North versus the Confederate South. Following the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter and subsequent wartime actions, in the year 1862, Lincoln suspended habeas corpus...no, vampires weren't granted privileged rights and despite the Latin word "corpus", the action had nothing to do with dead bodies. What happened instead?

Answer: Suspected secessionists were arrested and held without trial

Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus was perhaps one of the more controversial moves that played out during the American Civil War. The act led to a war between all three branches of government, especially concerning the Supreme Court, which declared Lincoln's suspension unconstitutional. Lincoln and his administration ignored the declaration. Congress at this time had seen many defections, and so the Union controlled that branch, but only because the Southern congressman had already seceded.
2. While the word "scourge" might conjure visions of massive worm boils or plague-ridden half-creatures, surely neither of these was in evidence in fifth-century Europe when the Eastern and Western Roman Empires were worried that they might be dispatched. Instead, what ruler, given the nickname "the Scourge of God" ("flagellum Dei"), spread his armies across much of Eurasia during this time?

Answer: Attila the Hun

The sobriquet "Scourge of God" is often misleading, considering the meaning of the word "scourge" as used today which is closer to a plague. In the fifth-century, the term was more closely related to the scourge as a whip which was used to punish, which can be seen in the Latin version "flagellum Dei".

In this sense, "the Scourge of God" was less a plague upon mankind or Christendom than it was a punishment for all the wrongdoing and sin of its people.
3. Imagine Scheherazade, queen to the Persian King Shahryar, telling her one thousand and one stories, only this time around she is an undead creature. Her re-imagined self would have discovered the grave of the real Scheherazade, eaten from her flesh, and then taken upon the queen's appearance. What creature, whose earliest mention is likely from "One Thousand and One Nights", would have manifested itself as the dear queen?

Answer: Ghoul

The ghoul is a creature most often associated with the graveyard, and is depicted as feasting on the dead. Some traditions state that the ghoul then takes on the appearance of the last dead body which they have feasted upon. The earliest mention of the ghoul seems to come from "One Thousand and One Nights", in which there are several references to the creature, even one in which an outcast prince converts the monsters to Islam.
4. Some may scoff at the idea that a zombie apocalypse would exist in Jane Austen's nineteenth-century England, but ideas concerning the undead have existed for a long time. While modern zombies have their roots in Haitian Vodou (voodoo) folklore, "Pride and Prejudice" (sans zombies) was published in 1813, only five years previous to the novel with the most popular reanimated corpse of all time. We can surmise that Frankenstein's monster was indeed a contemporary of the Bennetts and Darcys. Which English writer imagined the galvanized monster?

Answer: Mary Shelley

Surely the contemporaries could co-exist? Interestingly, voodoo zombification appeals solely to the supernatural without any basis in science whatsoever, whereas Mary Shelley's galvanism (or the process of reanimation through electric current) appeals at least somewhat to scientific means. Just goes to show you that there isn't just one type of zombie out there!
5. If a novel were written, say titled "Merovingian Mummies", what identity would most closely fit the desiccated corpses that littered its pages?

Answer: Frankish

The Merovingian dynasty ruled much of Western Europe for a few hundred years following the collapse of the Roman Empire. The most prominent ruler of the dynasty was likely Clovis I, who had once again united much of Europe. The Merovingian dynasty had taken up the mantle of protecting the Papacy, and so the practice of mummification would not likely have taken place. That hasn't stopped some authors from taking liberty with historical facts, however.
6. Nefarious or friendly, space aliens were said to have helped ancient civilizations build extravagant wonders such as the Pyramids of Egypt, the statues of Easter Island and Stonehenge. These theories, most often based on the pseudoscientific work of Erich von Däniken, have been disproved, but that doesn't stop them from being disseminated. What famous wonder does Däniken speculate serves as a series of runways on which alien spaceships were guided and landed?

Answer: Nazca Lines

The pseudoscience that forms the basis for these theories persists, but mostly as a non-serious amusement. Some literature and film uses Däniken's work as a basis canon, but the majority of scientists have put the ideas to rest.
7. While more "animated" than reanimated, the golem is a staple of Jewish folklore. Talmudic legend holds that Adam himself was created from a golem, and the word appears once in the Old Testament, signifying an "unshaped form". Exploits claim that in the sixteenth century, Rabbi Judah Loew, the Maharal of Prague, once created a golem to defend the Jews of Prague against pogroms and possible expulsion, but according to the traditional definitions of a golem, what was likely the result of his efforts rather than an animated anthropomorphic savior?

Answer: A lifeless pile of mud or clay fashioned into human form

Traditionally, golems are fashioned from mud or clay. The rabbi was said to have created the golem from the banks of the Vltava River, but historical analysis claims that the story was later attached to the rabbi in the 1800s. In any case, the golem remained a part of Jewish folklore and has further expanded into Western culture.
8. If the mysterious yûrei were to alter history by haunting their former leaders, which of the following would they be most likely to target?

Answer: Japanese shoguns

Yûrei are the Japanese counterpart to ghosts and are frequently seen in the culture's folklore. There are many different types of yûrei: some that are friendly, some that aren't. Typically in Japanese stories, if the ghost's demands are met, or if the yûrei no longer has a mission in the physical world, it will be exorcised and go back to the spirit world.
9. The djinni were spiritual beings that had benevolent or malevolent intentions. As their existence is confirmed in the Quran, which leader would have been the most likely to have rubbed the lamp to get the genie out?

Answer: Suleiman the Magnificent

As sultan of the Ottomans, Suleiman ruled for over forty years. Perhaps he had a djinni to help him? Nonetheless, the djinni (or genies) are actually canon in Islam, beings that are similar to angels, but are cast from fire as opposed to light. Islam also believes that angels were created by Allah.
10. And of course there are the lycanthropes, who so contributed to Spanish conquest over the Inca that...oh wait. Which of the following actually contributed the most to Spain's dominance in the New World?

Answer: Incan infighting and Old World diseases

Indeed it was Incan infighting and the spread of new diseases that eventually did the Incan Empire in. The Spanish tactfully negotiated the unrest within the Incan Empire and with a far smaller number of troops, were politically successful in driving tribes against their rulers. Werewolves surely had little to do with this episode.
Source: Author trident

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