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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 45-86.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men in the Shades tell Mort they are going to do?
(a) Alleviate his wordly burdens from him.
(b) Steal his horse.
(c) Kill him and take his money.
(d) Help him find out if there is an afterlife.

2. What does Death explain is the reason that kings get the sword instead of a scythe?
(a) He lost a bet.
(b) It is a royal perogative.
(c) It is tradition.
(d) It is because of the royal blood.

3. What does Death say it will be when the Great A'Tuin dies?
(a) A sad day.
(b) A challenge.
(c) The end of humanity.
(d) The beginning of the end.

4. Who tells Mort to be impressed by the wizard?
(a) A house servant.
(b) The door knocker.
(c) The guard rail.
(d) A shoe shine boy.

5. Which of the following is NOT said about cabbages?
(a) They are valuable roughage and have commendable food value.
(b) They have saved many a drowning cat.
(c) They have a high vitamin content.
(d) They have never inspired a poet unless he was starving.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Death explain that people don't seem to see him?

2. How many times does the abbot explain he has been reincarnated?

3. Who is Mort thinking of when he arrives in Ankh-Morpork?

4. What does Lezek say happened to Mort because his grandmother taught him how to read?

5. What does Mort finally say he knows he wants?

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