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Quiz about Dune House Harkonnen

Dune: House Harkonnen Trivia Quiz


This quiz covers the second book in the prequel trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. The questions are easy if you've read the book, but if you haven't, try it and be introduced to this fine addition to the "Dune" universe. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by traderider. Estimated time: 9 mins.
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traderider
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Jul 23 22
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Question 1 of 25
1. The Imperial Planetologist Pardot Kynes married the Fremen woman Frieth, who bore a son named Liet. The younger Kynes figured prominently when the Atreides arrived on Arrakis many years later. However, as "Dune: House Harkonnen" opens, what are Pardot and Liet almost killed by?
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Question 2 of 25
2. Gurney Halleck hailed from Planet Giedi Prime, and lived with his father, mother, and sister in the nondescript village of Dmitri. Which member of the ruling family of House Harkonnen was this village named after?
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Question 3 of 25
3. The Imperial Spice Minister, Count Hasimir Fenring, celebrated his anniversary with a grand banquet attended by many notable personalities from Arrakis as well as from other worlds. Much to his and his wife's surprise, a diplomat from House Ecaz was murdered at the banquet by the ambassador from which planet?
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Question 4 of 25
4. Emperor Shaddam IV had married Lady Anirul of the Bene Gesserit to secure his position after ascending to the Golden Lion Throne. Unbeknownst to him, the Sisterhood had ordered Lady Anirul to bear only daughters, denying Shaddam IV a royal heir. Which of the daughters was the oldest?
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Question 5 of 25
5. Duncan Idaho (the original one, at any rate) survived a Harkonnen hunt on Giedi Prime, made his way to Castle Caladan, and entered service to House Atreides initially as a stable boy. As Duncan prepared to leave for Swordmaster training on the Planet Ginaz, what did Duke Leto Atreides give to him as a going-away present?
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Question 6 of 25
6. After years of suffering from an undiagnosed disease that caused him to gain weight and become a "puffy, red-faced caricature," Baron Vladimir Harkonnen was forced to seek the services of a very expensive Suk doctor. Why did he not continue to seek the help of House doctors on Giedi Prime?
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Question 7 of 25
7. The early years of Shaddam IV on the Golden Lion Throne were uneasy, primarily due to the expense of Project Amal--an attempt to develop a substitute to the spice melange, under the direction of the Bene Tleilaxu, using their secret facility on the conquered world of Ix. Who originally approved Project Amal?
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Question 8 of 25
8. When Duncan Idaho arrived on Ginaz, he was unceremoniously dropped off on a prison island with real thieves and murderers as companions. At the end of Duncan's stay, the "warden" Jamo Reed indicated he expected to see Duncan again at the completion of training. How long was the Swordmaster training on Ginaz?
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Question 9 of 25
9. Baron Harkonnen's half-brother, Abulurd, was quite mild-mannered and was "banished" to the planet of Lankiveil after he failed to squeeze adequate profits from the spice gathering operations on Arrakis. His wife of many years, Emmi, looked forward to spending more time with him. Which House did Emmi hail from?
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Question 10 of 25
10. While aboard a whaling ship on Lankiveil, Abulurd Harkonnen detected a strange object amid a group of icebergs and chose to investigate. What did he find?
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Question 11 of 25
11. After Baron Harkonnen learned of the nature of his debilitating disease, he traveled to the Bene Gesserit home world of Wallach IX to confront Mother Superior Harishka, since the biological warfare waged on his being was forbidden. After this confrontation was sidestepped by the Sisterhood, Rabban decided to take matters into his own hands by piloting the no-ship for a second time. What was the result?
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Question 12 of 25
12. After years of flirting with Duke Leto Atreides, the exile Kailea Vernius finally became his concubine and conceived his first child, a son. What was the child's name?
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Question 13 of 25
13. It did not take long after the birth of their son for the relationship between Leto and Kailea to sour. The primary reason was the arrival of lady-in-waiting Chiara, former member of the Imperial staff on Kaitain who worked secretly for House Harkonnen. Of the following four choices, which one likely did *not* add to the strain between Leto and Kailea?
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Question 14 of 25
14. Liet Kynes and his blood brother Warrick traveled to the south polar region of Arrakis when they unexpectedly encountered the renegade Earl of Ix, Dominic Vernius. Why had Liet and Warrick traveled to this region in the first place?
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Question 15 of 25
15. On a pleasure boating trip, Duke Leto Atreides and his son almost perished in an encounter with an extraordinary entity called an elecrans. How is an elecrans described in the book?
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Question 16 of 25
16. The ongoing feud between Houses Ecaz and Moritani affected even the Swordmasters-in-training on Ginaz, as several of the students were forced to choose between being expelled or denouncing the policies of House Moritani. Who led the trainees in their staunch support for their House?
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Question 17 of 25
17. An avalanche that destroyed Bifrost Eyrie on Lankiveil started a more tragic series of events for House Harkonnen, involving the killing of family members by Beast Rabban and even a covert visit by the Bene Gesserit. Which member of the Sisterhood visited Lankiveil specifically to further the Kwisatz Haderach breeding program?
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Question 18 of 25
18. Liet Kynes and his blood brother Warrick desired the same Fremen woman, who issued the "mihna" challenge to decide which of the two deserved to share her life. Only one triumphed in this race, but both eventually became her husband. What was this Fremen woman's name?
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Question 19 of 25
19. To consider the direction of his life after losing the "mihna" challenge to his blood brother Warrick, Liet accompanied the renegade Ixians off-world to another base of operations. There he met, for the first time, the slave-turned-smuggler Gurney Halleck. Where did Liet travel to?
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Question 20 of 25
20. For the sake of his newborn son, Abulurd Harkonnen went to Kaitain and declared that he was formally renouncing the Harkonnen name. What was the name of his younger son, the full brother of Beast Rabban?
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Question 21 of 25
21. After years as a renegade, Dominic Vernius visited Ix for the first time since his House was driven from there and saw, in person, the horrors being inflicted on his people. He decided there was only one fitting reprisal--what was it?
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Question 22 of 25
22. Dominic Vernius was unable to carry out his reprisal, betrayed by those he had bribed to provide the transport the Ixians needed. Dominic was compelled to make a final stand at his base of operations in the south polar region of Arrakis--how did he meet his end?
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Question 23 of 25
23. The disaster that befall House Atreides towards the end of "Dune: House Harkonnen" forced Lady Jessica to make a fateful decision regarding the child she was to have with Leto. The first tremors of the arrival of Kwisatz Haderach were felt on faraway Arrakis, where a dying Warrick whispered warnings about the "Lisan Al-Gaib." How did Warrick die?
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Question 24 of 25
24. The skyclipper disaster was the second major tragedy to befall House Atreides in Leto's lifetime, and like the first, this one was triggered from within Castle Caladan. Leto dealt firmly with one of the major perpetrators, earning the Duke the following nickname:
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Question 25 of 25
25. Twenty years after he took over as Imperial Planetologist on Arrakis, Pardot Kynes met an untimely end in the Plaster Basin project, an underground cavern where he and the Fremen cultivated trees and other growing things--a reflection of what he envisioned Arrakis could become someday. How did he die?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The Imperial Planetologist Pardot Kynes married the Fremen woman Frieth, who bore a son named Liet. The younger Kynes figured prominently when the Atreides arrived on Arrakis many years later. However, as "Dune: House Harkonnen" opens, what are Pardot and Liet almost killed by?

Answer: All of these

Father and son were collecting data aboard a meteorological pod when its suspensors failed. The suspensors began to function again just in time to lessen the impact of the crash, but then Pardot and Liet had to take cover from the coriolis storm using a shelter tent. After they emerged, Pardot unwittingly attracted a worm by reactivating the suspensors on the crashed pod. Only a quick sprint to some nearby rocks saved them.
2. Gurney Halleck hailed from Planet Giedi Prime, and lived with his father, mother, and sister in the nondescript village of Dmitri. Which member of the ruling family of House Harkonnen was this village named after?

Answer: The father of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen

Dmitri was the previous patriarch of House Harkonnen, and was the Baron's father.
3. The Imperial Spice Minister, Count Hasimir Fenring, celebrated his anniversary with a grand banquet attended by many notable personalities from Arrakis as well as from other worlds. Much to his and his wife's surprise, a diplomat from House Ecaz was murdered at the banquet by the ambassador from which planet?

Answer: Grumman

Lupino Ord, representing House Moritani, argued with the Bindikk Narvi of House Ecaz. The Grumman ambassador appeared to feign drunkenness, then lashed out with a cutterdisk pistol, killing the Ecazi diplomat.
4. Emperor Shaddam IV had married Lady Anirul of the Bene Gesserit to secure his position after ascending to the Golden Lion Throne. Unbeknownst to him, the Sisterhood had ordered Lady Anirul to bear only daughters, denying Shaddam IV a royal heir. Which of the daughters was the oldest?

Answer: Irulan

Irulan was the oldest and was trained in many of the ways of the Bene Gesserit. She eventually joined with Paul Atreides in a political marriage at the end of Frank Herbert's "Dune."
5. Duncan Idaho (the original one, at any rate) survived a Harkonnen hunt on Giedi Prime, made his way to Castle Caladan, and entered service to House Atreides initially as a stable boy. As Duncan prepared to leave for Swordmaster training on the Planet Ginaz, what did Duke Leto Atreides give to him as a going-away present?

Answer: Duke Paulus Atreides' old sword

Duncan had gone to the weapons hall and had taken this sword in hand after the old Duke was killed by the Salusan bull. Duncan thought that he was being lent the sword, but Leto said, "Giving it to you, my friend..."
6. After years of suffering from an undiagnosed disease that caused him to gain weight and become a "puffy, red-faced caricature," Baron Vladimir Harkonnen was forced to seek the services of a very expensive Suk doctor. Why did he not continue to seek the help of House doctors on Giedi Prime?

Answer: All of these

The Baron could not find any more House doctors willing to treat him. His Mentat, Piter de Vries, thus contacted House Richese for the services of Suk doctor--none other than Wellington Yueh, who later served and betrayed House Atreides.
7. The early years of Shaddam IV on the Golden Lion Throne were uneasy, primarily due to the expense of Project Amal--an attempt to develop a substitute to the spice melange, under the direction of the Bene Tleilaxu, using their secret facility on the conquered world of Ix. Who originally approved Project Amal?

Answer: Emperor Elrood IX

Before he ascended the throne, Crown Prince Shaddam listened to Fenring's plan to cement House Corrino's hold over the Imperium by developing a spice substitute. However, as Fenring relates to Master Ajidica ("Dune: House Harkonnen," p 61), it was Emperor Elrood IX who commissioned the project.
8. When Duncan Idaho arrived on Ginaz, he was unceremoniously dropped off on a prison island with real thieves and murderers as companions. At the end of Duncan's stay, the "warden" Jamo Reed indicated he expected to see Duncan again at the completion of training. How long was the Swordmaster training on Ginaz?

Answer: 8 years

The 8-year long training was held on many different islands on Ginaz, with each island embodying a different set of fighting traditions and philosophies.
9. Baron Harkonnen's half-brother, Abulurd, was quite mild-mannered and was "banished" to the planet of Lankiveil after he failed to squeeze adequate profits from the spice gathering operations on Arrakis. His wife of many years, Emmi, looked forward to spending more time with him. Which House did Emmi hail from?

Answer: Rabban

House Rabban was a Minor House whose fief was the Planet Lankiveil. House Harkonnen's zeal for using up a planet's resources was not shared by House Rabban, which focused instead on religious pursuits. Abulurd actually looked forward to a more serene existence on Lankiveil, though subsequent events denied him a quiet life.
10. While aboard a whaling ship on Lankiveil, Abulurd Harkonnen detected a strange object amid a group of icebergs and chose to investigate. What did he find?

Answer: A secret cache of the spice melange

The cache inside the fake iceberg was one of the biggest such prizes secreted away by the Baron, who didn't hesitate to skim from the spice harvesting operations on Arrakis.
11. After Baron Harkonnen learned of the nature of his debilitating disease, he traveled to the Bene Gesserit home world of Wallach IX to confront Mother Superior Harishka, since the biological warfare waged on his being was forbidden. After this confrontation was sidestepped by the Sisterhood, Rabban decided to take matters into his own hands by piloting the no-ship for a second time. What was the result?

Answer: All of these

The Sisterhood barely detected his presence in time to disorient him, causing the no-ship to crash into an apple orchard. Rabban barely escaped with his life, and was subsequently sent to Lankiveil.
12. After years of flirting with Duke Leto Atreides, the exile Kailea Vernius finally became his concubine and conceived his first child, a son. What was the child's name?

Answer: Victor

Victor's birth was a joy to the Duke, and the boy remained the focus of Leto's happiness even as he and Kailea drifted apart.
13. It did not take long after the birth of their son for the relationship between Leto and Kailea to sour. The primary reason was the arrival of lady-in-waiting Chiara, former member of the Imperial staff on Kaitain who worked secretly for House Harkonnen. Of the following four choices, which one likely did *not* add to the strain between Leto and Kailea?

Answer: Rhombur's selection of Tessia as a concubine

Rhombur's selection of Bene Gesserit Sister Tessia as a concubine indirectly brought Leto and Kailea closer. Chiara furthered Kailea's discontent with the simple life at Castle Caladan and the bastard status of her son, but Leto could not marry Kailea because the downfall of her House meant she was not fit to be a Duke's wife. Finally, the Sisterhood exacerbated the situation by sending Jessica to Caladan to promote their breeding program.
14. Liet Kynes and his blood brother Warrick traveled to the south polar region of Arrakis when they unexpectedly encountered the renegade Earl of Ix, Dominic Vernius. Why had Liet and Warrick traveled to this region in the first place?

Answer: To pay the Fremen spice bribe to water merchant Rondo Tuek

Liet and Warrick sought the fortress of Rondo Tuek to deliver the concentrated spice, which Tuek then passed on to the Spacing Guild.
15. On a pleasure boating trip, Duke Leto Atreides and his son almost perished in an encounter with an extraordinary entity called an elecrans. How is an elecrans described in the book?

Answer: Both of these

Two fishermen, Dom and Gianni, gave these two widely disparate theories regarding the nature of the elecrans. Leto disposed of the elecrans using some quick thinking and a lasgun.
16. The ongoing feud between Houses Ecaz and Moritani affected even the Swordmasters-in-training on Ginaz, as several of the students were forced to choose between being expelled or denouncing the policies of House Moritani. Who led the trainees in their staunch support for their House?

Answer: Trin Kronos

Trin Kronos and many others from Grumman later returned to Ginaz to wreak havoc, proving his point that not everyone follows civilized rules extolled by the Swordmasters.
17. An avalanche that destroyed Bifrost Eyrie on Lankiveil started a more tragic series of events for House Harkonnen, involving the killing of family members by Beast Rabban and even a covert visit by the Bene Gesserit. Which member of the Sisterhood visited Lankiveil specifically to further the Kwisatz Haderach breeding program?

Answer: Reverend Mother Gauis Helen Mohiam

The Reverend Mother Gauis Helen Mohiam disguised herself as a monk who provided exotic medicines to Abulurd Harkonnen and his wife Emmi, who disowned the brutal Rabban and were determined to raise another child in their own image.
18. Liet Kynes and his blood brother Warrick desired the same Fremen woman, who issued the "mihna" challenge to decide which of the two deserved to share her life. Only one triumphed in this race, but both eventually became her husband. What was this Fremen woman's name?

Answer: Faroula

Faroula waited in the Cave of Birds for the two blood brothers to arrive, and Warrick won the race. Fate later claimed Warrick's life, and Liet married Faroula, fathering Chani--future concubine of Paul Atreides.
19. To consider the direction of his life after losing the "mihna" challenge to his blood brother Warrick, Liet accompanied the renegade Ixians off-world to another base of operations. There he met, for the first time, the slave-turned-smuggler Gurney Halleck. Where did Liet travel to?

Answer: Salusa Secundus

Liet's father, Pardot Kynes, had spent a long time on Salusa Secundus studying its wasteland ecology. Liet wished to see the planet for himself, in order to understand what had so moved his father.
20. For the sake of his newborn son, Abulurd Harkonnen went to Kaitain and declared that he was formally renouncing the Harkonnen name. What was the name of his younger son, the full brother of Beast Rabban?

Answer: Feyd-Rautha

Feyd-Rautha was eventually raised at Harkonnen Keep. Onir was Emmi Rabban's father, and Glossu was the proper first name of Beast Rabban.
21. After years as a renegade, Dominic Vernius visited Ix for the first time since his House was driven from there and saw, in person, the horrors being inflicted on his people. He decided there was only one fitting reprisal--what was it?

Answer: An atomic attack on Kaitain

Dominic Vernius resolved to take his revenge on House Corrino and the Imperial Capital, repeating the atomic holocaust that had overwhelmed Salusa Secundus.
22. Dominic Vernius was unable to carry out his reprisal, betrayed by those he had bribed to provide the transport the Ixians needed. Dominic was compelled to make a final stand at his base of operations in the south polar region of Arrakis--how did he meet his end?

Answer: He triggered a stone burner

The Vernius family atomics were stranded on the heavy hauler that Dominic had obtained, so he retreated back to the base and drew the attackers in, then detonated a stone burner that killed him and many Sardaukar.
23. The disaster that befall House Atreides towards the end of "Dune: House Harkonnen" forced Lady Jessica to make a fateful decision regarding the child she was to have with Leto. The first tremors of the arrival of Kwisatz Haderach were felt on faraway Arrakis, where a dying Warrick whispered warnings about the "Lisan Al-Gaib." How did Warrick die?

Answer: He took the Water of Life

Sayyadina Ramallo presided as Warrick insisted on taking the Water of Life. He died in agony, while the Sayyadina pondered on the meaning of his last words.
24. The skyclipper disaster was the second major tragedy to befall House Atreides in Leto's lifetime, and like the first, this one was triggered from within Castle Caladan. Leto dealt firmly with one of the major perpetrators, earning the Duke the following nickname:

Answer: Leto the Just

Swain Goire, member of the Atreides household guard, was imprisoned and sentenced by Leto--to live, in exile. The guard told the Duke that he will be called "Leto the Just."
25. Twenty years after he took over as Imperial Planetologist on Arrakis, Pardot Kynes met an untimely end in the Plaster Basin project, an underground cavern where he and the Fremen cultivated trees and other growing things--a reflection of what he envisioned Arrakis could become someday. How did he die?

Answer: Buried under rock and dirt when the Plaster Basin cavern collapsed

The moisture in the cavern had weakened the chalky rock walls and caused the collapse. Pardot did not recognize the danger even as the Fremen Ommun warned him, leaving Liet as the new Imperial Planetologist.
Source: Author traderider

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