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Quiz about Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Quiz about Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

"Blood Meridian" by Cormac McCarthy Quiz


A fairly difficult quiz about the great novel of the latter 20th century; only doable if you've read the book carefully.

A multiple-choice quiz by forgottenohio. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
326,255
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
179
Last 3 plays: Guest 84 (2/10), Guest 73 (7/10), Guest 172 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Whom among the following does the kid encounter first? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. How much is Glanton's life worth (in Texas)? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which character is black? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. When the jugglers tell fortunes in the desert, what is the kid's tarot card? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who is the only Mexican in Glanton's gang? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following does the Judge *not* utilize to create gunpowder? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How far does the Judge throw the "enormous iron meteorite shaped like a great molar"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The "expriest" Tobin protests to the Judge that he was never a priest but only... Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The idiot James Robert and his brother/keeper Cloyce share what last name? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Where do the kid (now "the man") and the Judge meet again many years later, and have their final showdown? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 18 2024 : Guest 84: 2/10
Mar 07 2024 : Guest 73: 7/10
Feb 26 2024 : Guest 172: 4/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Whom among the following does the kid encounter first?

Answer: The Judge

He sees the Judge in the revival tent just before encountering Toadvine on his way to the outhouse.
2. How much is Glanton's life worth (in Texas)?

Answer: $500

"...but you'd have to discount the note with your ass," Glanton tells the Prussian Jew, Speyer, who sells them the guns.
3. Which character is black?

Answer: Jackson

There is a white Jackson, but he's murdered by the black man early on.
4. When the jugglers tell fortunes in the desert, what is the kid's tarot card?

Answer: The Four of Cups

For more on its significance, look up a tarot guide.
5. Who is the only Mexican in Glanton's gang?

Answer: McGill

He is killed in the raid on the Apache village.
6. Which of the following does the Judge *not* utilize to create gunpowder?

Answer: sand

Of course, all this happened before the kid came along.
7. How far does the Judge throw the "enormous iron meteorite shaped like a great molar"?

Answer: ten feet

Not that ten feet isn't impressive; even Glanton refuses to bet on him in this endeavor.
8. The "expriest" Tobin protests to the Judge that he was never a priest but only...

Answer: a novitiate

"'Journeyman priest or apprentice priest', said the Judge. 'Men of god and men of war have strange affinities'."
9. The idiot James Robert and his brother/keeper Cloyce share what last name?

Answer: Bell

A last name that crops up in both this and "No Country for Old Men".
10. Where do the kid (now "the man") and the Judge meet again many years later, and have their final showdown?

Answer: Griffin

The kid encounters the Judge in all of these places, but it is in the Griffin, TX, jakes that he meets his fate at the Judge's hand.
Source: Author forgottenohio

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