Northern Lights Quiz

Northern Lights Quiz Questions

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1. What is the name of Lyra’s daemon?
(a) Pantalaimon
(b) Roger
(c) Serafina
(d) Iorek Byrnison

2. Where does Lyra live at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Oxford University
(b) The North Pole
(c) Cittàgazze
(d) Trollesund

3. What is the Alethiometer?
(a) A Truth telling device
(b) A powerful weapon
(c) A secret language
(d) A mystical creature

4. Who is the powerful and mysterious figure who takes Lyra away from Jordan College?
(a) Lord Asriel
(b) Father McPhail
(c) Mrs. Coulter
(d) The Master

5. What is the name of the armored bear who is Lyra’s ally?
(a) Iorek Byrnison
(b) Roger
(c) Serafina Pekkala
(d) Kaisa

6. What is the significance of the Dust?
(a) It is a source of life and consciousness
(b) It is a dangerous substance that must be controlled
(c) It is a symbol of hope and freedom
(d) It is a mysterious force that is not fully understood

7. Where does Lyra and her companions end up after their journey through the frozen north?
(a) Cittàgazze
(b) Svalbard
(c) Trollesund
(d) The World of the Dead

8. Who is Lyra’s real father?
(a) Lord Asriel
(b) Father McPhail
(c) The Master
(d) Roger

9. What is the name of the creature that Lyra encounters in the World of the Dead?
(a) Witches and Armored Polar Bears
(b) The Daemons
(c) The Angels
(d) The Ermine

10. What is the purpose of the Magisterium’s experiments on children?
(a) To create a new race of powerful beings
(b) To control the flow of Dust
(c) To study the nature of daemons
(d) To find a cure for a deadly disease

11. What is the significance of the Dust in the World of the Dead?
(a) It is a source of life and consciousness
(b) It is a dangerous substance that must be controlled
(c) It is a symbol of hope and freedom
(d) It is a mysterious force that is not fully understood

12. Who is the leader of the Gyptians?
(a) Farder Coram
(b) Serafina Pekkala
(c) John Faa
(d) Mrs. Coulter

13. What is the name of the magical substance that can be used to control daemons?
(a) Dust
(b) Alethiometer
(c) Subtle Knife
(d) Magisterium

14. What is the significance of the witches’ prophecies in the story?
(a) They predict the future of Lyra and the world
(b) They reveal the secrets of the Magisterium
(c) They guide Lyra on her journey
(d) They are simply folklore and superstition

15. What is the ultimate goal of Lord Asriel?
(a) To destroy the Magisterium
(b) To control the flow of Dust
(c) To create a new world without daemons
(d) To find his daughter, Lyra

16. What is the name of the city Lyra and Will travel to in the end?
(a) Cittàgazze
(b) Trollesund
(c) The North Pole
(d) The World of the Dead

17. What is the significance of the mulefa in the story?
(a) They are a peaceful and wise race of people
(b) They have a unique understanding of the natural world
(c) They are allies of Lyra and Will
(d) All of the above

18. What is the name of the magical substance that the mulefa use to communicate?
(a) Dust
(b) Alethiometer
(c) Subtle Knife
(d) Magisterium

19. What is the ultimate fate of the Magisterium?
(a) It is destroyed by Lord Asriel
(b) It reforms and becomes a more benevolent organization
(c) It is absorbed into the new world created by Lyra and Will
(d) Its fate is left ambiguous at the end of the novel

20. What is the overall theme of the Northern Lights novel?
(a) The importance of love and loyalty
(b) The dangers of unchecked power
(c) The search for identity and purpose
(d) All of the above

21. What is the ultimate fate of Lyra and Will?
(a) They stay together and live happily ever after
(b) They are separated
(c) They become powerful rulers of their own worlds
(d) Their fate is left ambiguous at the end of the novel

22. Who is the main protagonist of the novel?
(a) Lyra Belacqua
(b) Will Parry
(c) Mrs. Coulter
(d) Roger Parslow

23. Who is responsible for kidnapping Lyra?
(a) The Tartars
(b) The Gobblers
(c) The witches
(d) The bears

24. Who is Will Parry’s father?
(a) John Parry
(b) Roger Parslow
(c) The Master
(d) Lord Asriel

25. Who is the author of the Northern Lights?
(a) J.R.R. Tolkien
(b) C.S. Lewis
(c) Philip Pullman
(d) William Golding

Northern Lights Quiz Questions with Answers

1. What is the name of Lyra’s daemon?
(a) Pantalaimon

2. Where does Lyra live at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Oxford University

3. What is the Alethiometer?
(a) A Truth telling device

4. Who is the powerful and mysterious figure who takes Lyra away from Jordan College?
(c) Mrs. Coulter

5. What is the name of the armored bear who is Lyra’s ally?
(a) Iorek Byrnison

6. What is the significance of the Dust?
(a) It is a source of life and consciousness

7. Where does Lyra and her companions end up after their journey through the frozen north?
(b) Svalbard

8. Who is Lyra’s real father?
(a) Lord Asriel

9. What is the name of the creature that Lyra encounters in the World of the Dead?
(a) Witches and Armored Polar Bears

10. What is the purpose of the Magisterium’s experiments on children?
(c) To study the nature of daemons

11. What is the significance of the Dust in the World of the Dead?
(a) It is a source of life and consciousness

12. Who is the leader of the Gyptians?
(c) John Faa

13. What is the name of the magical substance that can be used to control daemons?
(b) Alethiometer

14. What is the significance of the witches’ prophecies in the story?
(a) They predict the future of Lyra and the world

15. What is the ultimate goal of Lord Asriel?
(b) To control the flow of Dust

16. What is the name of the city Lyra and Will travel to in the end?
(a) Cittàgazze

17. What is the significance of the mulefa in the story?
(a) They are a peaceful and wise race of people

18. What is the name of the magical substance that the mulefa use to communicate?
(a) Dust

19. What is the ultimate fate of the Magisterium?
(b) It reforms and becomes a more benevolent organization

20. What is the overall theme of the Northern Lights novel?
(a) The importance of love and loyalty

21. What is the ultimate fate of Lyra and Will?
(b) They are separated

22. Who is the main protagonist of the novel?
(a) Lyra Belacqua

23. Who is responsible for kidnapping Lyra?
(a) The Tartars

24. Who is Will Parry’s father?
(a) John Parry

25. Who is the author of the Northern Lights?
(c) Philip Pullman