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Quiz about City of Golden Shadow
Quiz about City of Golden Shadow

"City of Golden Shadow" Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz on the first book in the "Otherland" series by Tad Williams. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Jacifan. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Jacifan
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
117,486
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
17 / 25
Plays
561
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1. What was the name of Stephen's friend who "fell down a hole" in Mister J's? Hint


2. Which of these is Thargor NOT known for in the Middle Country? Hint


3. When Paul returned from the beanstalk, what did he find that he had? Hint


4. What did Dread always have playing in his head? Hint


5. What was the name of the room in Mister J's where a woman was brutally torn apart onstage? Hint


6. What did Renie say her name was when she snuck into Mister J's? Hint


7. Which of the children does Gally say has the best voice? Hint


8. What place does !Xabbu want to recreate on the Net? Hint


9. What do !Xabbu's people call the baboons? Hint


10. What was Renie's old boyfriend's name? Hint


11. Paul met Gally in a world that was similar to the world from what children's books? Hint


12. What was unusual about Martine and Renie's contacting each other? Hint


13. What does !Xabbu often do when he needs to concentrate? Hint


14. The Wicked Tribe allows no one in their club who is older than... Hint


15. What happened when Paul transitioned from one world to the next? Hint


16. When Renie's ex-boyfriend called her, what did he try to find out from her? Hint


17. What happened to thousands of !Xabbu's people at Giant's Castle? Hint


18. When Orlando contacted Lolo, what did she appear to him as? Hint


19. Paul met a man named Hurley Brummond in a world portraying life on which planet? Hint


20. Where did !Xabbu, Renie, Jeremiah, and Long Joseph go to find the tanks? Hint


21. What was the fourth section of this book called? Hint


22. What is Orlando's father's name? Hint


23. What color was Bolivar Atasco's city? Hint


24. What did Celestino do that enraged Dread? Hint


25. What did !Xabbu appear as in Atasco's city? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was the name of Stephen's friend who "fell down a hole" in Mister J's?

Answer: Soki

Stephen doesn't really know WHAT exactly happened to Soki, just that he "fell down a hole."
2. Which of these is Thargor NOT known for in the Middle Country?

Answer: his sense of humor

Thargor is a prominent character in the Middle Country; he is played by 14-year-old Orlando Gardiner.
3. When Paul returned from the beanstalk, what did he find that he had?

Answer: a green feather

Supposedly the green feather was from one of the angel's wings.
4. What did Dread always have playing in his head?

Answer: classical music

He constantly had classical music playing in his head, setting the mood for him.
5. What was the name of the room in Mister J's where a woman was brutally torn apart onstage?

Answer: the Yellow Room

Renie and !Xabbu were totally unprepared for something horrific.
6. What did Renie say her name was when she snuck into Mister J's?

Answer: Mr. Babbatu

She masqueraded as a man so it would be easier for her to get into the club.
7. Which of the children does Gally say has the best voice?

Answer: Blue

The children in the orphanage like to sing, but Blue has the best voice.
8. What place does !Xabbu want to recreate on the Net?

Answer: the Okavanga Delta

He is from the Okavanga Delta, which is being slowly destroyed, so naturally he wants to recreate it online.
9. What do !Xabbu's people call the baboons?

Answer: the people who sit on their heels

!Xabbu often tells Renie folk tales of the baboons and the hyenas.
10. What was Renie's old boyfriend's name?

Answer: Del Ray

He is now married to a woman named Daisy.
11. Paul met Gally in a world that was similar to the world from what children's books?

Answer: Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass

Specifically, "Through the Looking Glass."
12. What was unusual about Martine and Renie's contacting each other?

Answer: Martine did not turn on her visuals

Renie just assumed that Martine wanted to protect her identity, but later they found out that there was an entirely different reason.
13. What does !Xabbu often do when he needs to concentrate?

Answer: plays with a piece of string

He makes pictures with the string, and sometimes uses them to tell stories to Renie.
14. The Wicked Tribe allows no one in their club who is older than...

Answer: ten

"No wrinkles in the Wicked Tribe!"
15. What happened when Paul transitioned from one world to the next?

Answer: he couldn't remember the previous world

It was only after he had been through several worlds that he remembered anything beforehand.
16. When Renie's ex-boyfriend called her, what did he try to find out from her?

Answer: where she was

He was working for another group of people who were desperate to find out where Renie and her friends were.
17. What happened to thousands of !Xabbu's people at Giant's Castle?

Answer: they were gunned down

!Xabbu told the story to Renie, how they were gunned down by an army of white men.
18. When Orlando contacted Lolo, what did she appear to him as?

Answer: a lizard

The Wicked Tribe routinely appears as a bunch of tiny yellow monkeys, but Lolo appeared as a lizard to Orlando.
19. Paul met a man named Hurley Brummond in a world portraying life on which planet?

Answer: Mars

The world was based on a series of books about life on Mars.
20. Where did !Xabbu, Renie, Jeremiah, and Long Joseph go to find the tanks?

Answer: an old abandoned military base

They knew they would be undisturbed there.
21. What was the fourth section of this book called?

Answer: "The City"

So called because in that section, they went into the Golden City.
22. What is Orlando's father's name?

Answer: Conrad

Orlando calls his parents Conrad and Vivian.
23. What color was Bolivar Atasco's city?

Answer: golden

It was similar to an Aztec city.
24. What did Celestino do that enraged Dread?

Answer: entered Atasco's sim

Dread was enraged and killed him because he claimed Celestino had endangered them.
25. What did !Xabbu appear as in Atasco's city?

Answer: a baboon

!Xabbu was definitely surprised to find himself portrayed as a baboon, although he enjoyed it immensely.
Source: Author Jacifan

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