Short Stories Quiz Tower of Babylon and By the Waters of Babylon

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Quiz for "The Tower of Babylon" and "By the Waters of Babylon"

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In The Tower of Babylon, what happens when a bricklayer drops a trowel? *

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He's out of work for four months.

He loses money and can go into debt.

He has to share a trowel with the guy next to him.

Nothing happens

Who has to go up the tower hooded? *

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the bricklayers

the miners

the oxen and goats

the pullers

What are the balconies for? *

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So the bricklayers can look over the edge to check their building progress

So the tower dwellers can create gardens on them

So the children have extra areas to play

So the workers have a place to relax at the end of their shift

What material makes up the vault of heaven? *

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An unknown material

Fine, white granite

White marble

Opaque glass

How long did it take for the miners to break into the vault of heaven? *

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Days

Months

Years

It doesn't say.

In By the Waters of Babylon, how will the protagonist know if he's a priest or not? *

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If he's given the rites of passage by his father

If his dreams show him the way

If he's able to predict the future

His dad is a priest, so he automatically becomes a priest

What is the thing that says "Hot" and "Cold"? *

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A sink

An unknown, magical relic

A ceremonial bath

A sacrificial altar

What is the Dead Place? *

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The entire country where John lives

The eastern end of the country

A reference to an abandoned city

A symbolic reference to people's state of mind after the Great Burning

What does John find in a chair by the window? *

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A sleeping cat

A book

A body

An empty spot where someone used to be

Who of the following is not a god? *

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Washington

Lincoln

Biltmore

Moses

Why do you think Babylon makes for a good setting or allusion in fiction? *

What did you think of "The Tower of Babylon"? *

What did you think of "By the Waters of Babylon"? *

What is your name? *

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