CS-LEWIS Quiz 1 (23-24)

Where is Ransom coming from at the beginning of the story?

• Bakewell
• Edinburgh
• Nadderby
• Sterk

Whom out of the three men at The Rise did Ransom go to school with?

• Devine
• Harry
• Weston
• both A and C

What is Weston's profession?

• astronomer
• biologist
• chemist
• physicist

What causes Ransom to black out at The Rise the second time?

• blow to the head
• dehydration
• drugging
• injection

Which of the following does NOT fit Ransom's description of outer space?

• colorful
• cooler
• expansive
• full of light

Whom does Ransom quote while looking out into outer space from the spaceship?

• Dante Alighieri
• Geoffrey Chaucer
• John Milton
• William Shakespeare

What does Ransom grab from the spaceship galley to prepare for Malacandra?

• book
• knife
• matches
• revolver

What color is the Malacandran vegetation?

• orange
• purple
• pink
• red

What is particularly surprising about the hross Ransom encounters?

• it can speak its own language
• it doesn't acknowledge Ransom
• it has no earthly features
• it recognizes Ransom's species

What artifact does the hross have that convinces Ransom of its rationality?

• boat
• necklace
• shell
• spear