Outside The Inner Limits Quiz Show : Anathem

Outside the Inner Limits Quiz Show Featuring the Novel Anathem By: Neal Stephenson BarnesandNoble.com Flickr.com-AMagill

1. What concent does Erasmas come from?

A. Concent of Saunt Edhar

B. Concent of Saunt Baritoe

C. Concent of Saunt Muncoster

D. Concent of Saunt Rambalf

2. Who was on Erasmas’ clock winding team?

A. Taunga, Mentaxenes, Delrakhones

B. Lio, Jesry, and Arsibalt

C. Crolandin, Holbane, Haligastreme

D. Gredick, Phaphlagon, Spelikon

3. Why is Apert only 10 days long?

A. The number 10 fits evenly in the one, ten, hundred, and thousand time keeping of the concent clock.

B. It coincides with a Saecular holiday at the same time.

C. It takes 2 weeks for Saecular food to give you the feeling of “happiness” from the Allswell laced in the food.

D. The Saecular government will only allow 10 days to prevent avout spies from infiltrating government agencies.

4. Why did Erasmas get the book thrown at him during Eliger?

A. He snuck up to the Starhenge

B. He overslept during his Eliger ceremony

C. He stayed out too long at Apert

D. Warden Regulant Suur Trestanas was jealous that Erasmas spoke with an Inquisitor twice privately and he was only a Fraa.

5. Who was Anathematized (Thrown Back) ?

A. Fraa Orolo

B. Fraa Osa

C. Fraa Harbret

D. Fraa Criscan

6. Why was Erasmas evoked along with seventeen other Avout?

A. The aliens know where the Millenarian Maths are.

B. A Convox was announced at the Concent of Saunt Tredegarh

C. The Saecular powers need the skills of the Avout that have been called.

D. All of the Above

7. Who did Erasmas find at Bly’s Butte instead of Fraa Orolo?

A. Fraa Crolandin

B. Fraa Paphlagon

C. Fraa Estemard

D. Fraa Jad

8.Who rescues Raz when he is mugged by Ghetths in Mahsht?

A. The military convoy

B. Brajj, Laro and Dag

C. Raz’s caravan - Cord, Ita Samann, and Yulassetar and Ganelial Crade.

D. The Vlors from Ringing Vale

9. Who did Fraa Orolo put in the last military aircraft leaving the exploding island of Ecba?

A. Lise Durand of Laterre

B. Suur Tulia

C. Suur Ala

D. Cord

10. Who was the InterLOCuTOR at Raz’s Plenary?

A. Suur Maroa

B. Fraa Lodoghir

C. Fraa Lio

D. Fraa Jesry

11. Who was the impostor at the Plurality of Worlds Messal at Avrachon’s Dowment ?

A. Suur Asquin

B. Madam Secretary Ignetha Foral

C. Grandsuur Moyra

D. Fraa Zh’vaern

12.Who was the Incanter that traveled alternate Narratives with Raz until he chose the one with the best outcome for peace between the spaceship Daban Urnud and the planet Arbre?

A. Fraa Jad

B. Suur Vay

C. Fraa Gratho

D. Fraa Osa

13. Who is the Rhetor with Thousanders for companions that will smooth out the overlapping wrinkles in the Narrative where the peace treaty was signed?

A. Magnath Foral

B. Fraa Lodoghir

C. Gan Odru

D. Fraa Sildanic

14. Who was married at the double wedding?

A. Cord

B. Fraa Erasmas

C. Surr Ala

D. Yulassetar Crade

E. All of the above

Congratulations! You have completed the Anathem Game Show Quiz

Now for the answers! Amazon.co.uk BarnesandNoble.com

1. What concent does Erasmas come from?

A. Concent of Saunt Edhar

B. Concent of Saunt Baritoe

C. Concent of Saunt Muncoster

D. Concent of Saunt Rambalf

The answer is A.

Ted as Fraa Erasmas Flickr.com -Lisa Brewster

2. Who was on Erasmas’ clock winding team?

A. Taunga, Mentaxenes, Delrakhones

B. Lio, Jesry, and Arsibalt

C. Crolandin, Holbane, Haligastreme

D. Gredick, Phaphlagon, Spelikon

The answer is B.

3. Why is Apert only 10 days long?

A. The number 10 fits evenly in the one, ten, hundred, and thousand time keeping of the concent clock.

B. It coincides with a Saecular holiday at the same time.

C. It takes 2 weeks for Saecular food to give you the feeling of “happiness” from the Allswell laced in the food.

D. The Saecular government will only allow 10 days to prevent avout spies from infiltrating government agencies.

The answer is C.

4. Why did Erasmas get the book thrown at him during Eliger?

A. He snuck up to the Starhenge

B. He overslept during his Eliger ceremony

C. He stayed out too long at Apert

D. Warden Regulant Suur Trestanas was jealous that Erasmas spoke with an Inquisitor twice privately and he was only a Fraa.

The answer is D.

5. Who was Anathematized (Thrown Back) ?

A. Fraa Orolo

B. Fraa Osa

C. Fraa Harbret

D. Fraa Criscan

The answer is A.

10,000 year clock chimes Flickr.com-ToastyKen

6. Why was Erasmas evoked along with seventeen other Avout?

A. The aliens know where the Millenarian Maths are.

B. A Convox was announced at the Concent of Saunt Tredegarh

C. The Saecular powers need the skills of the Avout that have been called.

D. All of the Above

The answer is D.

7. Who did Erasmas find at Bly’s Butte instead of Fraa Orolo?

A. Fraa Crolandin

B. Fraa Paphlagon

C. Fraa Estemard

D. Fraa Jad

The answer is C.

Flickr.com-deltaMike The ropes that allow "change ringing".

8.Who rescues Raz when he is mugged by Ghetths in Mahsht?

A. The military convoy

B. Brajj, Laro and Dag

C. Raz’s caravan - Cord, Ita Samann, and Yulassetar and Ganelial Crade.

D. The Vlors from Ringing Vale

The answer is D.

Flickr.com-y3rdua

9. Who did Fraa Orolo put in the last military aircraft leaving the exploding island of Ecba?

A. Lise Durand of Laterre

B. Suur Tulia

C. Suur Ala

D. Cord

The answer is A.

Flickr.com-briamschulman Chant group

10. Who was the InterLOCuTOR at Raz’s Plenary?

A. Suur Maroa

B. Fraa Lodoghir

C. Fraa Lio

D. Fraa Jesry

The answer is B.

Fraa Erasmas using a Laterran jeejah Flickr.com-hober

11. Who was the impostor at the Plurality of Worlds Messal at Avrachon’s Dowment ?

A. Suur Asquin

B. Madam Secretary Ignetha Foral

C. Grandsuur Moyra

D. Fraa Zh’vaern

The answer is D.

Sphere in chord netting Flickr.com-hober

12.Who was the Incanter that traveled alternate Narratives with Raz until he chose the one with the best outcome for peace between the spaceship Daban Urnud and the planet Arbre?

A. Fraa Jad

B. Suur Vay

C. Fraa Gratho

D. Fraa Osa

The answer is A.

Neal Stephenson Anathem Discussion at MIT Flickr.com-dleithinger

13. Who is the Rhetor with Thousanders for companions that will smooth out the overlapping wrinkles in the Narrative where the peace treaty was signed?

A. Magnath Foral

B. Fraa Lodoghir

C. Gan Odru

D. Fraa Sildanic

The answer is B.

Spade Vlor Flickr.com -Long Now

14. Who was married at the double wedding?

A. Cord

B. Fraa Erasmas

C. Surr Ala

D. Yulassetar Crade

E. All of the above

The answer is E.

Congratulations to the Winner! Thanks to everyone who participated 

Now for the Anathem Trailer! NealStephenson.com : Videos "The World of Anathem " Official Preview Video , MySpaceTV , August 28 , 2008

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Anathem Wiki

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Favorite Quotes from Anathem

“ Boredom is a mask that frustration wears.” –Fraa Orolo

“ So, you’re worried that a pink dragon will fly over the concent and fart nerve gas on us?” – Fraa Orolo

“ Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs,” I said. “We have a protractor.” –Fraa Erasmas

“ Our noses are quantum devices?” – Fraa Erasmas

“ How is yanking my rope going to help?” – Fraa Erasmas

How was that for a ride? – Ita Samann

I want my money back. –Fraa Erasmas

“ I never thought I’d hear myself saying this, but; take us to your leader” – Fraa Lio

“ If odors can travel between cosmi, everything down-Wick of us is about to die.” –Fraa Lio

Discussion Questions For: Anathem By: Neal Stephenson

Question 1

Did you finish the book?

If you did not finish, how far did you get?

How would you rate the book on a scale of one to ten and why?

Question 2

How does this book compare to others you have read?

It has been compared to titles such as:

A Canticle for Liebowitz by: Walter Miller

The Foundation Trilogy by: Isaac Asimov

Rendezvous with Rama by: Arthur C. Clarke

2001 : A Space Odyssey by: Arthur C. Clarke

Kung Fu – the tv series

Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by: Douglas R. Hofstadter

The Gormenghast Trilogy by: Mervyn Peake

Question 3

Did you find the invented language hurtful or helpful in the story?

Question 4

Do you think that the alien spaceship - Daban Urnud traveled backwards through the Hylaean flow (HTF) to the four planets is has discovered or do you think that it traveled sideways into parallel universes like Fraa Jad?

Do you think the ship traveled back in time as a possible way to travel “upwick”?

Question 5

What did you think of Laterre (Earth) being down wick of Arbre?

Question 6

What do you think of the Thousanders developing a praxis to slow down their aging process after they mastered avoiding radiation poisoning from the spent nuclear material in the Millenarian Maths?

Do you think that the Thousanders collectively chose a specific Narrative to assist in aging as little as possible?

Question 7

When Fraa Jad says that he is either present or absent from the parallel Narratives –how is this different from being alive or dead?

What do you think about Fraa Jad choosing the best Narrative for peace between the alien space ship Daban Urnud and the planet Arbre when so many of the other Narratives ended in destruction for one or the other side?

Question 8

Were you satisfied with the reasons behind allowing the Avout to mingle in the Saecular world again? Why or why not?

Saecular government feeling afraid that they were behind in the space race with the aliens

The Saecular government can’t take away anymore Praxis from the Avout (The Avout Incantor and Rhetor mental abilities)

Question 9

Was anyone able to understand how the Geometers deciphered Fraa Orolo’s analemma ?

What was the significance of the analemma?

Question 10

Did you feel like the book was similar to the Star Wars series in that--the teacher must die after he has imparted all important information to the student so that they can make their mark on the world with no one wondering if the teacher could do it better?