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Powers That Be Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about the book "Powers That Be" by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. Enjoy!

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

Author
animal_gurl

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
327,007

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
160

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the first person you meet in this book? Hint

Seamus

Bunny

Yanaba

Adak

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Question 2 of 10

2. What planet does this book take place on? Hint

Petaybee

Earth

Fuerte

Botany

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is a latchkay? Hint

a talent show

a meeting

a dance

a festival

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who does Yana meet at the SpaceBase? Hint

Aisling

Torkel

DIego

Lavelle

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who does Yana check the traplines with? Hint

Bunny

Sinead

Aisling

Sean

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is Yana's song that she sings at the latchkay about? Hint

Spaceships

Her life

Bremport

How she's adapting to Petaybee

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is a snocle? Hint

transportation

a type of plant

an animal

a house

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of Lavelle's lead dog? Hint

Nanook

Maud

Dinah

Alice B.

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the end of the book, Yana is pregnant.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. What animal does Sean turn into?

Answer: (aquatic animal)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the first person you meet in this book?

Answer: Yanaba

Yanaba is a disabled combat veteran. She is chosen to be a spy on Petaybee.

2. What planet does this book take place on?

Answer: Petaybee

Petaybee is an arctic planet. The temperature in the winter can be as low as minus 200 degrees Fahrenheit. In the summer it is usually between fifty-five and sixty degrees Fahrenheit.

3. What is a latchkay?

Answer: a meeting

A latchkay is where the villages on Petaybee get together to share news through song. The word "latchkay" is a combination of the Inuit "potlatch" and the Irish "ceili."

4. Who does Yana meet at the SpaceBase?

Answer: Torkel

Torkel knows Yana from being on the same ship a couple times. He helps her get supplies and send a message to Steve.

5. Who does Yana check the traplines with?

Answer: Sinead

Sinead tells Yana that the animals come to the traps because they're ready to die. Sinead kills a deer and they eat its liver for lunch.

6. What is Yana's song that she sings at the latchkay about?

Answer: Bremport

Sean takes her to the hotsprings. While at the hotsprings, she meets a seal. Once she gets home, she can write her song.

7. What is a snocle?

Answer: transportation

Bunny has a license to drive a snocle. She's one of the three that have one. Sean and Terce are the other two with licenses.

8. What is the name of Lavelle's lead dog?

Answer: Dinah

Dinah stays by Diego on their search for Yana. Nanook is a cat while the rest are dogs.

9. In the end of the book, Yana is pregnant.

Answer: True

She is pregnant with Sean's child. Since Yana is too old, and Petaybee wants their children, Petaybee makes her fertile again.

10. What animal does Sean turn into?

Answer: Seal

Sean's grandfather went a little too far in his experiments on himself, so his chromosomes were passed on to Sean. Sean is a selkie: a man on land and a seal in water.

Source: Author animal_gurl

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