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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long, according to the general knowledge cited by Vimes, have dragons been extinct?
(a) Millions of years.
(b) Hundreds of years.
(c) They never existed at all.
(d) Thousands of years.

2. Where was Carrot's sword found?
(a) Underneath a temple altar.
(b) In the wreckage of a cart.
(c) Down a dwarf mine.
(d) In a dragon's hoard.

3. Where does Sam Vimes hide the plaster cast of the dragon's footprint?
(a) In a drawer of his desk under empty bottles.
(b) In the woodshed behind the Watch house.
(c) In the privy.
(d) In a coal cellar.

4. What did Carrot's adoptive parents think he would grow out of?
(a) Growing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Snoring.
(d) Singing.

5. Which of the following is not a member of the Elucidated Brethren?
(a) Brother Plasterer.
(b) Brother Fruitmonger.
(c) Brother Doorkeeper.
(d) Brother Dunnikin.

6. What wakes Sam Vimes up for the second time when he is staying at Lady Sybil's house?
(a) Lady Sybil.
(b) A mob.
(c) Nobby.
(d) The dragon.

7. What "magical artifact" does Brother Plasterer bring to help with the first summoning of the dragon?
(a) A magic ring.
(b) Stones with holes in.
(c) A piece of malachite.
(d) The wing of a bat that had been a wizard's familiar.

8. According to Lady Sybil, how much should the big dragon weigh?
(a) Twenty tons.
(b) Seventy tons.
(c) Nine tons.
(d) One hundred tons.

9. Where does Lady Ramkin live?
(a) Sweetheart Lane.
(b) Scoone Avenue.
(c) Sator Square.
(d) Spooner Avenue.

10. Who is in charge of Ankh-Morpork?
(a) Lord Vetinari, the Patrician.
(b) The Supreme Grand Master.
(c) Lady Sibyl Ramkin.
(d) King Ronald the Third.

11. Who wrote Diseases of the Dragon?
(a) Tubal de Malachite.
(b) The Archchancellor of Unseen University.
(c) Lady Sybil Ramkin.
(d) Vinny Flamethrower.

12. What is the dwarfish equivalent of a king?
(a) Mine supervisor.
(b) Prince of darkness.
(c) Supreme ruler.
(d) Head miner.

13. How long does the dragon materialize for when it is first summoned?
(a) We are not told.
(b) Five hours.
(c) As long as the magic lasted.
(d) As long as the Supreme Grand Master wanted it to.

14. Which of the following does not make up one of the smells in the Watch house?
(a) Unswept chimneys.
(b) Carrot's armour polish.
(c) Candle grease.
(d) Colon's pipe.

15. What sort of dragons does Lady Sybil Ramkin breed?
(a) Noble dragons.
(b) Swamp dragons.
(c) Mud dragons.
(d) Smoke dragons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Elucidated Brethren does not feel nervous and guilty about what they are doing?

2. What is the name of Carrot's dwarf girlfriend?

3. What is unusual about the Librarian of Unseen University?

4. Which Guild was outlawed by the Patrician?

5. How much do the officers of the Watch earn per month?

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