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15 Question Literature Quiz: His Dark Materials | Authors

This is about Phillip Pullman's "Golden Compass" trilogy. Question 1-5 are on "The Golden Compass", 6-10 is on "The Subtle Knife", and 11-15 are on "The Amber Spyglass".

A multiple-choice quiz by dtm. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
dtm

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
46,753

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
3225

Last 3 plays: Guest 86 (9/15), Guest 86 (12/15), robbonz (8/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Whom was the master of Jordan trying to kill in the retiring room? Hint

Lyra

Lord Asriel

Himself

Metratron

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is Pan's full name? Hint

Peter Pan

Pancreas

Pansilus

Pantalaimon

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Question 3 of 15

3. When can you trick a bear? Hint

When it drinks too much

When it is sick

When it is asleep

When it acts like a human

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who kills Roger? Hint

Iorek Bynerson

Mrs. Coulter

Lord Asriel

Lyra

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Question 5 of 15

5. At the end of "The Golden Compass", does Lyra go through the portal?

Yes

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Question 6 of 15

6. In what city do the spectres live? Hint

Jordan

Cittagazze

Boston

Moscow

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Question 7 of 15

7. What does the person who tells Will how to use the knife, do after he learns? Hint

gets eaten by a spectre

jumps out of a window

poisons himself

kills Will

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who steals the alethiometer from Lyra? Hint

Mrs. Coulter

Sir Charles

Lord Asriel

Will

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which of the following is a scholar in Will's world? Hint

Lord Charles

Mary Malone

Lyra

Will

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the literal meaning of "Aesahaettr"? Hint

ultimate weapon

subtle knife

god destroyer

alethiometer

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Question 11 of 15

11. What 'race on wheels' does Dr. Malone discover? Hint

The Harpies

Dust

The Mulefa

The Mountains

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who tries to kill Lyra? Hint

Will

The Master of Jordan

her dad

Father Gomez

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who do Lyra and Will fall in love with? Hint

Mrs. Coulter

Lord Roke

Each Other

Mary Malone

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Question 14 of 15

14. How do Lord Asriel and Mrs. Coulter die? Hint

They stab each other

They get killed by the Authority

They destroy Dust

They fall into the abyss with Metratron

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Question 15 of 15

15. What final sacrifice does Lyra make? Hint

To live with Will in his world

To go to the land of the dead

To kill Pan

To stay in her own world

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Most Recent Scores

May 02 2026 : Guest 86: 9/15
Apr 13 2026 : Guest 86: 12/15
Mar 26 2026 : robbonz: 8/15
Mar 18 2026 : leith90: 15/15
Mar 18 2026 : Nealzineatser: 6/15
Mar 18 2026 : CmdrK: 9/15
Mar 18 2026 : winston1: 13/15
Mar 18 2026 : fado72: 15/15
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