ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a PhD. Score one point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, two points on the Graduate Level and three points on the PhD Level.

SUBJECT: MEDIEVAL PEOPLE

(e.g., The Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 to 1190. Answer: Frederick Barbarossa.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Printer who introduced moveable type to Europe.

2. Venetian who explored Asia and served Kublai Khan.

3. The seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The Moors called him by this name, meaning ‘the Lord’.

5. He wrote the long poem Divine Comedy.

6. Scottish hero played in the film Braveheart by Mel Gibson.

PHD LEVEL

7. English philosopher also known as ‘Doctor Mirabilis’.

8. Poet known as the Father of English Literature.

9. Catholic priest also known as ‘Doctor Angelicus’ and ‘Doctor Communis’.

ANSWERS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 7:

1. The Great Gatsby. 2. Gone With the Wind. 3. To Kill a Mockingbird. 4. Lord of the Flies. 5. Mein Kampf. 6. War and Peace. 7. Nineteen Eighty-Four.

8. Of Mice and Men. 9. Pride and Prejudice.

SCORING:

18 points – congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points – honours graduate; 10 to 14 points – you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points – you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points – enrol in remedial courses immediately; 0 points – who reads the questions to you?