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Year 10,174 Contasta Ar


Triva Questions



Just for fun, test your knowledge of the Books. See how many you can answer correctly. I make no pronouncements on these matters, but report them as I find them.
Arrive at your own conclusions.

I wish you well,
Fogaban






2)   When Tarl was sentenced to the mines of Tharna, what was the name of the informant
      on his chain?
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Ost

"I shall inform against you," hissed Ost, "for plotting an escape."
Outlaw, Page 149




4)   What is the phrase that came to signify camaraderie in the mines of Tharna?
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"We are of the same chain."

"We are of the same chain," he said.
Outlaw, Page 171






7)   All directions on Gor are calculated from:
      (a) The North Pole
      (b) Ar
      (c) The Equator
      (d) The Sardar Mountains
      (e) Each Free Person's perspective
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(d) The Sardar Mountains

all directions on the planet are calculated from the Sardar Mountains
Nomads, Page 3


8)   A kite is:
      (a) a bird
      (b) a child's toy among the Wagon Peoples
      (c) a term used among the Merchants
      (d) a slave outfit used in the far north
      (e) None of the above
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(a) A bird

Overhead a wild Gorean kite, shrilling, beat its lonely way from this place
Nomads, Page 4


9)   As a guest at a banquet in Turia, Kamchak places a gift on the neck of Aphris.
      What was it?
      (a) a priceless diamond necklace
      (b) a bosk rope
      (c) a silken ribbon holding a golden medallion of Turia
      (d) a Turian slave collar
      (e) None of the above
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(d) a Turian slave collar

Kamchak lifted from the box an object indeed intended to grace the throat of a girl. But it was a round metal ring, a Turian collar, the collar of a slave.
Nomads, Page 100








13)   The Yellow Pool of Turia is:
        (a) one of the public baths
        (b) a cesspool
        (c) a paga tavern
        (d) a monetary collection for the Caste of Builders
        (e) None of the above
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(e) None of the above

"Yes," said Saphrar, gleefully. "It is alive!"
I heard Saphrar remark, "It sometimes takes hours to be fully digested."
Nomads, Pages 208 - 209






16)   "What woman could respect a man who is not strong enough to _______."
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put her under the whip

Guardsman, Page 102


17)   "Goreans, as the men of Earth commonly do not, celebrate ___(a)___ and ___(b)___
        in a girl."
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(a) quickness of mind
(b) alertness

Assassin, Page 125










22)   "Perhaps it should only be added that the Gorean Master, though strict, _______."
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is seldom cruel

Outlaw, Page 53


23)   "A girl in a collar is not permitted _______."
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inhibitions

Marauders, Page 171


24)   "The absolute truth must be spoken to a Gorean master.
        It is forbidden to a girl to _______."
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hide her feelings

Captive, Page 171


25)   The talender, fixed in her hair, is a slave girl's wordless confession that she _______.
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cares for her Master

Hunters, Page 65








29)   The words "Three beats of a slave's heart" appear how many times?
        (a) 1 time
        (b) 3 times
        (c) 26 times
        (d) Never
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(d) Never




31)   "To share the kettle of a friend is to dine with a ______."
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Ubar

Blood Brothers, Page 349




33)   Is this correct?
        "Peasants, usually serving regular military rotation conscriptions, except in emergencies
        when they are sent back to protect the fields, are thus utilized in the armed forces of a
        city; this is a further reason why their weapon, the horn bow, is well known in the cities,
        and among warriors, as it deserves to be."
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No . . .

Peasants, incidentally, are seldom, except in emergencies, utilized in the armed forces of a city; this is a further reason why their weapon, the long bow, is less known in the cities, and among warriors, than it deserves to be.
Raiders, Page 3


34)   "There is a time and a place for speaking, as there is a time and a place for ______."
        It is a saying of the warriors.
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steel

Slave Girl, Page 269


35)   What is a vart?
        (a) a stick used by children in ball games
        (b) a poisoned needle used by Free Women to protect themselves
        (c) a comb, used primarily by slaves
        (d) a loincloth sometimes worn by male slaves
        (e) None of the above
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(e) None of the above

The vart is a trained batlike creature, some the size of a small dog, used as a weapon.
Raiders, Page 139




37)   By what inventive measure did Bosk defeat the fleets of Cos and Tyros?
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The use of tarns at sea

Raiders, Page 273




39)   True or False?
        "Gorean compliments are generally meaningful, for they tend to be given only when
        deserved, and sometimes not then."
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True

Beasts, Page 17






42)   What is often taken as a symbol of Priest-Kings?
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A circle of gold

Marauders, Page 33


43)   Howsoever she enters ______, voluntarily, or by force, free or secured, she emerges
        from it, by the laws of Torvaldsland, as a bond-maid.
        (a) the smooth-walled capture pit
        (b) into a warrior's 'slave embrace'
        (c) a bond-maid circle
        (d) the warrior's hut
        (e) None of the above
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(c) a bond-maid circle

Marauders, Pages 44 - 45


44)   When handed a drinking horn of Torvaldsland you do one of two things, What?
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Drain it or give it to another

Marauders, Page 89


45)   What covers the floor of the main chamber in the house of Samos.
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A map of known Gor

Tribesmen, Page 7


46)   The Waiting Hand, the five-day period preceding the vernal equinox, the first day of
        spring, is ______.
        (a) celebrated with festivals, singing and much food
        (b) a very solemn time for most Goreans
        (c) basically ignored by most Goreans
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(b) a very solemn time for most Goreans

Players, Page 10


47)   This word is spelled two different ways, Har-ta and Harta. What does it mean?
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Faster

Tarnsman, Page 57
Slave Girl, Page 133
Witness, Page 35




49)   Is Bazi tea really drunk in tiny glasses, usually three at a time?
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Yes

Tribesmen, Page 140


50)   What are the first few words of the Books?
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"My name is Tarl Cabot."

Tarnsman, Page 9
























 



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