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Quiz about So You Think You Know Ailurin

So You Think You Know Ailurin? Quiz

The following is a quiz on Ailurin (cat language), as it is found in "The Book of Night With Moon", by Diane Duane. I will give you a word in either Ailurin or English, and you will give me its translation. Good Luck and Have Fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by Shadowsil. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Shadowsil

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
161,028

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
17 / 25

Plays
177

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Question 1 of 25

1. What does the word "ehhif" mean? Hint

human

dog

cat

mouse

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Question 2 of 25

2. What does the word "iAh'hah" mean? Hint

funny

cat food

New York

feline

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Question 3 of 25

3. What does the word "houiff" mean?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 4 of 25

4. What does the word "ffeih" mean? Hint

spayed only

none of the above

neutered only

either spayed or neutered

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Question 5 of 25

5. What does the word "sh'heih" mean? Hint

tom

queen

cat

kitten

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Question 6 of 25

6. What does the word "sth'heih" mean? Hint

queen

kitten

cat

tom

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Question 7 of 25

7. What does the word "hlah'feihre" mean? Hint

tortoiseshell

tabby

calico

ginger

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Question 8 of 25

8. What does "vefessh" mean? Hint

none of these

the fur color "blue"

both of these

water

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Question 9 of 25

9. What does "hhau'fih" mean? Hint

father

garbage

mother

a general term for any group relationship

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Question 10 of 25

10. What does "rrai'fih" mean? Hint

a pride relationship, in which members may be related by blood

group

team

siblings

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Question 11 of 25

11. What does "he'ihh" mean? Hint

anger

an expletive

composure-grooming

fear

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Question 12 of 25

12. What does "auw" mean? Hint

ouch

energy

hunger

food

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Question 13 of 25

13. What does "auwsshui'f" mean? Hint

lower electromagnetic spectrum

solar eclipse

moonlight

lunar eclipse

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Question 14 of 25

14. What does "efviauw" mean? Hint

sunshine

the electromagnetic spectrum as a cat sees it

shadow

magic

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Question 15 of 25

15. What does "hwiofviauw" mean? Hint

upward

none of these

upper electromagnetic spectrum

both of these

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Question 16 of 25

16. What does the word "uae" mean? Hint

fish

eggs

milk

cheese

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Question 17 of 25

17. What does "ur" mean?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 18 of 25

18. What does "urruah" mean?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 19 of 25

19. What does the word "ruah" mean?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 20 of 25

20. What does the word "hu" mean? Hint

dawn

sun

morning

day

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Question 21 of 25

21. What does the word "rhiw" mean? Hint

night

dark

bright

fear

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Question 22 of 25

22. What does "hu-rhiw" mean? Hint

twilight

a black-and-white cat (idiomatic)

evening

sunset

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Question 23 of 25

23. What does the word "fvais" mean? Hint

alto

tenor

bass

baritone

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Question 24 of 25

24. What does the word "ffrihh" mean? Hint

cold

refrigerator

frozen

fear

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Question 25 of 25

25. What does the word "o'hra" mean?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does the word "ehhif" mean?

Answer: human

I hope you got this one - it's one of the most-used Ailurin terms in the whole book!

2. What does the word "iAh'hah" mean?

Answer: New York

This is as close as a cat can come to the city's English name.

3. What does the word "houiff" mean?

Answer: dogs

The singular is "houff".

4. What does the word "ffeih" mean?

Answer: either spayed or neutered

Cats make no distinction in terminology between a spayed female and a neutered male; "ffheih" is used as we use "fixed".

5. What does the word "sh'heih" mean?

Answer: queen

If you have read the book, you don't need to ask why I do not consider "female" an acceptable translation.

6. What does the word "sth'heih" mean?

Answer: tom

This should have been an easy one (if you got the last one right). The words for tom and queen are very similar, differing only by a single letter (sth'heih / sh'heih).

7. What does the word "hlah'feihre" mean?

Answer: tortoiseshell

In the book, Saash sports a coat with this patterning.

8. What does "vefessh" mean?

Answer: both of these

"Uae" is milk, "ruah" means flat, and "rioh" is a horse or beast of burden.

9. What does "hhau'fih" mean?

Answer: a general term for any group relationship

This is not the same as a pride.

10. What does "rrai'fih" mean?

Answer: a pride relationship, in which members may be related by blood

"Rrai'fih" is a more specific term than "hhau'fih".

11. What does "he'ihh" mean?

Answer: composure-grooming

Composure-grooming, as the name implies, is a feline way of dealing with stress or discomfort, a sort of calming behavior.

12. What does "auw" mean?

Answer: energy

There are many compounds involving this word.

13. What does "auwsshui'f" mean?

Answer: lower electromagnetic spectrum

The lower electromagnetic spectrum involves subatomic particles, quantum particles, etc.

14. What does "efviauw" mean?

Answer: the electromagnetic spectrum as a cat sees it

This is not necessarily the same as what we call "visible light", but is its feline equivalent. Cats and humans have different eyes, after all.

15. What does "hwiofviauw" mean?

Answer: both of these

The upper electromagnetic spectrum involves such things as gravitic force and plasma functions.

16. What does the word "uae" mean?

Answer: milk

Drink Your Milk! Calcium helps maintain strong bones and teeth! Drink milk now and prevent oseteoporosis later!

17. What does "ur" mean?

Answer: nose

Not to be confused with the Gaelic word "ur", meaning "your"(pl).

18. What does "urruah" mean?

Answer: flat nose

This is also the name of a character in the book. Urruah's mother was fond of puns, and his name is a pun on that of the feline god Urrua, the Great Tom.

19. What does the word "ruah" mean?

Answer: flat

You really should get this one if you got the last two. "Urruah" is a compound of "ur" (nose) and "ruah" (flat), and simply means "flat nose".

20. What does the word "hu" mean?

Answer: day

When cats hear owls say "day" in the middle of the night, do they think it's weird?

21. What does the word "rhiw" mean?

Answer: night

Rhiow's name is derived from the compound "rhiw'aow", meaning "nightdark", an appropriate name for a black cat.

22. What does "hu-rhiw" mean?

Answer: a black-and-white cat (idiomatic)

This expression literally means day-and-night. Young Arhu is described as "hu-rhiw".

23. What does the word "fvais" mean?

Answer: tenor

Urruah is a fan of the Three Tenors; most toms, at least in the book, are fascinated with song and opera.

24. What does the word "ffrihh" mean?

Answer: refrigerator

This is a feline approximation of the English word "fridge" and is therefore essentially cat slang.

25. What does the word "o'hra" mean?

Answer: opera

This is another "cat slang" approximation of an English word. Cats have difficulty pronouncing most English words because Ailurin has many more vowels than English (37, to be exact). For the same reason, very few humans ever learn Ailurin.

Source: Author Shadowsil

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