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"Star Trek: TNG" - "Tapestry" Trivia Quiz

In this episode, Jean-Luc Picard gets a chance to revisit his past and correct a fatal mistake. The question remains, however, whether it was a mistake at all.

A multiple-choice quiz by stuthehistoryguy. Estimated time: 6 mins.

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stuthehistoryguy

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6 mins

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202,808

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. As the episode opens, Captain Picard and several other Federation personnel are being beamed to sick bay after being attacked by the Lenarians. What were the circumstances of this attack? Hint

The Federation personnel had engaged Lenarian shuttlecraft in a dogfight

The Federation personnel were ambushed outside of a peace conference

An Enterprise away team had discovered the Lenarians working hand-in-glove with the Romulans

An Enterprise away team had discovered the Lenarians working as bodyguards for Ferengi smugglers

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Lenarian attack irreparably damages Picard's artificial heart, and he finds himself in a limbo-like "afterlife" with his old sparring partner, the omnipotent Q. What does Q initially present Picard with as a purgatory-like torment? Hint

The prospect of spending "a little time" - eternity, actually - together

Picard's disapproving father, who derides the Captain for joining Starfleet against his advice

All of these

The voices of all those who Picard has caused to die during his career

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Question 3 of 10

3. Q "replays" the fight with three Naussicans that led to the loss of Picard's real heart. After viewing the scene, Q expresses surprise at one portion of the fight. What element of Picard's personality does Q find so disconcerting? Hint

His physical prowess in engaging three much-larger opponents

His laugh when he was stabbed by the Naussican

His apparent cowardice at turning and running, only to be stabbed in the back by a Naussican

Q is not surprised at all - his exact quote is "How very like you, Jean-Luc."

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Question 4 of 10

4. Q sends Picard back to the days just after his graduation from Starfleet Academy to prevent the fight that cost him his heart. His first interaction with this past reality is, appropriately enough, a slap in the face. What were the circumstances of this rude awakening? Hint

Picard was acting in a version of "The Maltese Falcon", and was being slapped by the actor playing Sam Spade

The academy commandant had discovered that Picard had cheated on his final "examination" (a supposedly no-win battle simulation), but could not fail him because James T. Kirk had done the same thing decades ago

Picard had been caught two-timing a woman who was none too pleased about his duplicity

Picard had been hysterical about the prospect of having to send subordinates to their deaths, and his friend Marta was slapping him to bring him to his senses

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Question 5 of 10

5. Picard and his friends (Corey and Marta) first get into a conflict with a Naussican when he cheats Corey at a game not unlike billiards. What is the name of this high-tech parlor game that eventually turns ugly? Hint

Anvo-Jitsu

Dam-Jat

Laser-skits

Strategema

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Question 6 of 10

6. After Picard seemingly convinces Corey not to retaliate against the Naussican, Jean-Luc and Marta have a tender moment in Jean-Luc's quarters. What interrupts them? Hint

Q comes in disguised as a deliveryman, carrying flowers and asking for a "Gene-Luck Pickurd"

Jean-Luc breaks it off; his affair with Marta, leading to the birth of a child he's never seen, is another one of his "regrets"

They get a call from security saying that their friend Corey has been thrown in the brig for instigating a brawl with the Naussican

They get news that a rogue Klingon division is mobilizing against the Federation and that they will all be shipping out to battle stations in two days

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Question 7 of 10

7. Picard and Marta do end up spending the night together. Which of these best characterizes the "morning after"? Hint

Picard proposes marriage, but Marta rebuffs him, choosing her career

They have an awkward moment in the starbase lounge, with Jean-Luc being coldly civil and Marta wiping away tears

They have a horrible fight, vowing to never see each other again

They send an inquiry to Starfleet Command requesting to serve together, only to be told that this is impossible given the impending Klingon situation

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Question 8 of 10

8. Corey, Marta, and Jean-Luc meet in the lounge for one last drink together before their first assignments. They are accosted by the three Naussicans, who demand a game and insult Marta's honor. How does Picard prevent Corey from striking the Naussican? Hint

He throws himself between the two, taking a punch to the chin and allowing Corey to expose the device the Naussican has been using to cheat

He hits the Naussicans with a spread beam from a phaser he has concealed in his chest flap

He blocks Corey's punch and pushes him, sending his friend sprawling over a table

He threatens to turn Corey in to his new captain, thereby costing him his commission

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Question 9 of 10

9. After Picard prevents the fight with the Naussicans and saves his heart, he finds himself in an alternate future that has been profoundly changed by his alteration of the past. What is Picard's position in this alternate future? Hint

He is a Lieutenant (Junior Grade) in the Astrophysics department aboard the Enterprise

He is head of the Borg collective

He is an Admiral in charge of Starfleet's Delta Quadrent interests

He is still Captain of the Enterprise, but he and Dr. Crusher have been married, lost all three of their children in various Starfleet battles, and bitterly divorced

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the end of this episode, Picard muses that Q actually did him a great favor, and that pulling at "threads" like the Nausican incident shows how intricately the tapestry of his life is woven. To whom does Picard confide this insight? Hint

Commander Riker

Doctor Crusher

Counselor Troi

Lieutenant Worf

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. As the episode opens, Captain Picard and several other Federation personnel are being beamed to sick bay after being attacked by the Lenarians. What were the circumstances of this attack?

Answer: The Federation personnel were ambushed outside of a peace conference

The full story of the peace conference is not related in this episode, though it might be similar to the role Starfleet played as mediator in the "ST: TNG" episode "Loud as a Whisper". If there are any Trekkers out there who can provide some context for this, I'd be much obliged.

Answer: All of these

The motif of Picard's imperfect artificial heart was also used in the episode "The Samaritan Snare", where Picard grudingly confided this defect to Wesley Crusher. In the earlier episode, Picard told Wesley that he had laughed manically after being impaled, but did not explain why. "Tapestry" goes a bit further in that explanation.

Answer: His laugh when he was stabbed by the Naussican

The exchange goes like this:

Q: "And did I hear a laugh? It's so unlike you, Jean-Luc, to have a sense of humor, especially about getting stabbed through the back."

Picard: "[I was] a different person in those days - arrogant, undisciplined, far too much ego, far too little wisdom. I was more like you."

Q: "Pity you had to change."

Answer: Picard had been caught two-timing a woman who was none too pleased about his duplicity

The lady in question, named Corlena, had discovered that Picard had a later date with a woman named Penny. When Picard ham-handedly insults Penny on their date, Penny throws her drink in his face. Smooth guy, that Jean-Luc.

Answer: Dam-Jat

Picard recalls how Corey later realized the Naussican had been cheating. In Picard's younger days, he had helped Corey by rigging the table so Corey would win the rematch; this precipitated the fatal fight. Now Picard just wants Corey to avoid the whole thing.

6. After Picard seemingly convinces Corey not to retaliate against the Naussican, Jean-Luc and Marta have a tender moment in Jean-Luc's quarters. What interrupts them?

Answer: Q comes in disguised as a deliveryman, carrying flowers and asking for a "Gene-Luck Pickurd"

Marta is played by the strikingly attractive actress J. C. Brandy, who has also appeared in the films "What Lies Beneath" (with Harrison Ford) and "Prometheus Bound", which she also co-wrote and produced.

7. Picard and Marta do end up spending the night together. Which of these best characterizes the "morning after"?

Answer: They have an awkward moment in the starbase lounge, with Jean-Luc being coldly civil and Marta wiping away tears

Saying that she will never be able to forget their night together, Marta insists that they meet with Corey for one last drink that night as they had planned for months beforehand.

Answer: He blocks Corey's punch and pushes him, sending his friend sprawling over a table

The excuse Picard gives to Corey is that the Naussican was reaching for a weapon. Corey doesn't buy it, telling Picard: "I don't know who you are anymore, but you're not my friend." Marta is also alienated, dismissing Picard curtly and walking away.

Answer: He is a Lieutenant (Junior Grade) in the Astrophysics department aboard the Enterprise

This turn of events is the crux of the episode. Picard realizes that this confrontation with mortality brought his life into focus and that he would rather die the noble man he is than live as a functionary with no passion or imagination. Q honors this choice and sends him back to be fatally wounded by the Nausican, only to spare his life in the present.

Answer: Commander Riker

This 1992 episode was written by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Les Landau.

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Source: Author stuthehistoryguy

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