Literature Flashcards
What book is this quote from?
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer”
Frank Herbert’s Dune
According to The Nameless One in Planescape: Torment, what can change the nature of a man?
Regret
In Planescape: Torment, why did the first of The Nameless Ones choose to become immortal? Why didn’t it work?
He had committed enough wrongs in life that he needed multiple lifetimes to correct them and balance out the scales for the afterlife.
It didn’t work because he also forgot things between lives.
Who is Chiron in Greek mythology?
Centaur who trained youth, including Achilles and Jason
Who is Patroclus in Greek mythology?
Achilles’s companion
What event started the Trojan War?
Paris took Helen away from Menelaus, and other men had sworn an oath to protect her
Why did Achilles refuse to fight Hector initially?
A prophecy said that he would not die until after Hector had been killed
Why did Achilles refuse to fight for the Greeks at Troy as the war went badly?
Agamemnon had dishonored him when he refuse to swear loyalty when a plague came upon the Greeks for Agamemnon offending a priest
Why did Achilles decide to fight Hector?
Hector had killed Patroclus when Patroclus rallied the Greeks wearing Achilles’s armor. Patroclus then killed Hector’s brother, and Hector took revenge
I’m Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist”, what is the relationship between Alchemy and Personal Legend?
Alchemy is the process of evolving from one form to another. This happens by achieving one’s Personal Legend. For people, this is their spiritual journey in achieving their primary goal. For things, it is leads desire to become gold.
What does the Discworld ride on?
4 large elephants standing on the turtle, Great A’Tuin
In Discworld, what is the Octavo? How is it used?
It is a book that contains the 8 spells left by the Creator. The spells save the Discworld by breaking apart the red star and birthing new turtles
Who is the Neuromancer? What is its key ability?
One of two AIs created by the Tessier-Ashpool family. It can actually emulate life.
In the Neuromancer, what is the job Case gets?
Infiltrate the Villa Straylight and remove restrictions on Wintermute so it can combine with Neuromancer
