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Quiz about The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Quiz about The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander

"The Book of Three," by Lloyd Alexander Quiz


A quiz on the first book in the series about the adventures of Taran of Caer Dallben, Assistant Pig-Keeper.

A multiple-choice quiz by Arget_Aiedail. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
228,980
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
12 / 20
Plays
660
Last 3 plays: Guest 35 (12/20), Guest 99 (9/20), Guest 99 (9/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. At the start of the book, what does Taran compare his newly forged "sword" to? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. What are Hen Wen's letter sticks made of? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. When Taran first sees him in the woods, what color is the Horned King's cape? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Why doesn't Taran believe that Coll was ever a hero? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Gurgi is constantly begging for food. Fill in the blank word for what he calls food, "Crunchings and _________."

Answer: (One Word--rhymes with crunchings)
Question 6 of 20
6. Soon after they meet, Taran and Prince Gwydion become captured by the Cauldron Born. The captives are brought to someone evil. Who is it? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Which of the following hasn't Achren had in her dungeon for a long time? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Which of the following happens in the tunnel that Taran and Eilonwy use to get out of the castle? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Is Gwydion waiting for Taran and Eilonwy when they come out of the tunnel?


Question 10 of 20
10. Where is Fflewddur's castle located? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. What does Gurgi smell like? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Which biblical character is Medwyn the most like?

Answer: (One Word--name)
Question 13 of 20
13. Medwyn tells of a man who learns "neither to refuse to give help when it is needed, nor to refuse to accept it when it is offered," from an animal. What animal is this? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. When the companions are captured by the Fair Folk, what is shoved over Taran's head? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. Where is Hen Wen found? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. What kind of bird does Taran rescue? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. When Taran wakes after trying to draw the sword Dyrnwyn, who is also in his chamber? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. What does Hen Wen know that was so important to the Horned King? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Gwydion gives each of the companions a mount as a present when they are leaving. The name of Taran's horse is Melyngar.


Question 20 of 20
20. What is Eilonwy doing when Taran asks her if she'd like to stay at Caer Dallben? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. At the start of the book, what does Taran compare his newly forged "sword" to?

Answer: A sick snake

Coll is trying to teach Taran to make horseshoes, but Taran doesn't want to make horseshoes; they don't even have horses! He grabs some tongs, throws a red-hot strip of iron on to the anvil, and begins pounding away. "Not quite the blade for a hero," Coll observes when Taran holds it up. Taran agrees, saying it looks like a sick snake.
2. What are Hen Wen's letter sticks made of?

Answer: Ash wood

Hen Wen, the white oracular pig, uses the magical letter sticks to foretell the future.
3. When Taran first sees him in the woods, what color is the Horned King's cape?

Answer: Crimson

This is while Taran is first searching for Hen Wen in the forest. One of the warriors fallowing in the Horned King's wake is sees Taran and tries to kill him. Taran escapes with only a small wound.
4. Why doesn't Taran believe that Coll was ever a hero?

Answer: Because Coll is bald

Taran finds out from Gwydion that Coll was the long-ago warrior who saved Hen Wen from the depths of Annuvin.
5. Gurgi is constantly begging for food. Fill in the blank word for what he calls food, "Crunchings and _________."

Answer: Munchings

Gurgi always loves any kind of food and talks about crunchings and munchings from the first book to the last.
6. Soon after they meet, Taran and Prince Gwydion become captured by the Cauldron Born. The captives are brought to someone evil. Who is it?

Answer: Achren

Achren pretends to be nice so that Taran may let some information slip, but Gwydion warns him before he can speak, which angers Achren and she sends them to the dungeon. Glew does not appear until the third book, "The Castle of Llyr", and Gwyn the Hunter just passes by.
7. Which of the following hasn't Achren had in her dungeon for a long time?

Answer: A monster

When Eilonwy drops her bauble into Taran's cell by mistake, she introduces herself. When he says his name she says, "That's lovely. I'm very glad to meet you. I suppose you're a lord, or a warrior, or a war leader, or a bard, or a monster. Though we haven't had any monsters for a long time." Taran is flattered that Eilonwy might have taken him for any of those.
8. Which of the following happens in the tunnel that Taran and Eilonwy use to get out of the castle?

Answer: Taran falls into a crevice

Taran falls into the crevice, but somehow Eilonwy manages to miss it. When he can't get out, Taran tells Eilonwy to go ahead and tell Gywdion to leave before they're found out. But Eilonwy says, "You can't just sit here like a fly in a jug. That isn't going to help matters at all," and she jumps down into the crevice with him. That is when Taran calls HER a fool; though it turns out they are in another passageway that leads them out of the castle, not trapped in a crevice.
9. Is Gwydion waiting for Taran and Eilonwy when they come out of the tunnel?

Answer: No

It is Fflewddur Fflam. Taran told Eilonwy to rescue "his friend" from another cell. Since he was the only other person in the dungeon, Eilonwy released Fflewddur. Taran realizes he didn't actually see Gwydion taken to a cell, he just guessed that's where he was.
10. Where is Fflewddur's castle located?

Answer: Several days journey east of Caer Dathyl

Fflewddur is saying that he is a king, and describing his realm, but his harp strings keep jangling and breaking-especially when he says his subjects were sorry to see him leave for the life of a bard.
11. What does Gurgi smell like?

Answer: Wet wolfhound

At first Taran is disgusted by the smell, but when Gugi offers to give up his small portion of honeycomb so Taran can have more, Taran doesn't think the odor is as objectionable.
12. Which biblical character is Medwyn the most like?

Answer: Noah

It never outright tells you that Medwyn could be or is Noah, but you can pretty well guess. When they met Taran says, "I know who you are, you are Medwyn!" And Medwyn replies, "Am I now? Yes, I have been called Medwyn."
13. Medwyn tells of a man who learns "neither to refuse to give help when it is needed, nor to refuse to accept it when it is offered," from an animal. What animal is this?

Answer: A lame ant

This lame ant brought Gwythyer Son of Greidawl the last flax seed needed to complete a bushel, and therefore saved Gwythyer from his father's anger.
14. When the companions are captured by the Fair Folk, what is shoved over Taran's head?

Answer: An onion bag

The friends are sucked through the whirlpool into King Eiddileg's realm and are brought before him roughly.
15. Where is Hen Wen found?

Answer: In King Eiddileg's castle

Gurgi is the one who notices her, and when he tells them Taran accuses Eiddileg, saying, "You said nothing of Hen Wen." King Eiddileg replies, "You didn't ask." Still, he did save her from the Horned King.
16. What kind of bird does Taran rescue?

Answer: A gwythaint

Gwythaints are the spy-birds of the dark side. However, when Taran finds a young one caught and exhausted in a thorn bush, he saves its life. Later on it returns the favor, and then loses its own life.
17. When Taran wakes after trying to draw the sword Dyrnwyn, who is also in his chamber?

Answer: Eilonwy and Hen Wen

When Taran awakes at Caer Dathyl, Eilonwy begins talking a mile a minute telling him what happened while he was unconscious. Taran gets a bit annoyed with her, but not as much as he would have when they first met; her chattering has grown on him.
18. What does Hen Wen know that was so important to the Horned King?

Answer: His secret name

"Once you have courage to look upon evil, seeing it for what it is and naming it by its true name, it is powerless against you, and you can destroy it," Gwydion says. He found out the name from Hen Wen, and destroyed the Horned King for good.
19. Gwydion gives each of the companions a mount as a present when they are leaving. The name of Taran's horse is Melyngar.

Answer: False

Taran's horse, from the lineage of Gwydion's own horse (Melyngar) is named Melynlas.
20. What is Eilonwy doing when Taran asks her if she'd like to stay at Caer Dallben?

Answer: Watching Hen Wen

Taran rushes up and says, "You're to stay! I asked Dallben!" Eilonwy tosses her head and replies, "I suppose it never occurred to you to ask ME," but she has already arranged to stay and Coll is preparing a chamber for her.
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