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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does William claim he suspects is a werewolf and that he's seen gargoyles spying on him when talking with Vimes?
(a) Colon.
(b) Detritus.
(c) Angua.
(d) Nobbs.

2. William and Sacharissa are interrupted in the beginning of the novel by a short and red-faced man who presents which possible story idea?
(a) A three legged goat.
(b) A blind dog.
(c) A phallus-shaped carrot.
(d) A twenty pound tomato.

3. What river divides Ankh-Morpork?
(a) River Sahrn.
(b) River Conch.
(c) River Oryx.
(d) River Ankh.

4. Discworld rides on the back of four giant elephants who in turn stand on what?
(a) A dolphin.
(b) The earth.
(c) A star turtle.
(d) The sun.

5. Which member of the Misbegot Bridge Crew is well-spoken, educated, and sane, but consistently (and wrongly) insists that he has no duck on his head?
(a) Bird Boy.
(b) Wing Man.
(c) Duck Man.
(d) Mallard Man.

6. Who is the first woman to join the Ankh-Morpork City Watch?
(a) Sgt. Angela von Ãœberwald.
(b) Sgt. Angua von Ãœberwald.
(c) Sgt. Aurora von Ãœberwald.
(d) Sgt. Amelia von Ãœberwald.

7. What was fired at the Patrician's dog, missing and lodging in the carpet, forming prime evidence?
(a) A crossbow.
(b) A slingshot.
(c) A gun.
(d) A laser.

8. Which member of the Misbegot Bridge Crew uses the loss of both legs to full advantage in bar fights?
(a) Arnold Sideways.
(b) Rufus Drumknott.
(c) Arthur Crank.
(d) Tuttle Scrope.

9. Who must be restrained from outright killing Vetinari when he first exits William's office?
(a) Angua.
(b) Pin.
(c) Boddony.
(d) Tulip.

10. When talking with Vimes at the Watch headquarters, William lets slip that he has not published the rumor about what creature on staff?
(a) A werewolf.
(b) An Imp.
(c) A vampire.
(d) A troll.

11. Who is on duty in the Oblong Office when William comes investigating the Patrician's alleged attempted murder?
(a) Colon.
(b) Detritus.
(c) Dinwiddie.
(d) Nobbs.

12. Where did the Patrician's dog bite both Pin and Tulip?
(a) The neck.
(b) The arm.
(c) The ankle.
(d) The buttocks.

13. Leaving his meeting with Vetinari, William encounters a crowd urging a man to do what?
(a) Fight another man.
(b) Jump off a ledge.
(c) Shoot himself.
(d) Stab himself.

14. What position does Duke Samuel Vimes hold with the Ankh-Morpork City Watch?
(a) Commander.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) General.
(d) Admiral.

15. How many dwarfs have migrated to Ankh-Morpork in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 145,000.
(b) 35,000.
(c) 17,000.
(d) 50,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc.?

2. In a meeting with William, Vetinari wonders why normal people need ________.

3. What refers to the patient, hardworking, logical, and indestructible people who protect Ankh-Morpork from the ever-present threat of fire?

4. What group of professionals who traditionally control all printing in Ankh-Morpork raise their rates three times in a year?

5. What bleak and spartan boarding school in Ankh-Morpork is the protagonist's alma mater?

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