Fantasy Lit Quiz - MSN Encarta

Long before he became Archmage of all the isles, Ged saved his village from invading Kargs in Ursula K. Le Guin's classic tale "A Wizard of Earthsea" (1968). What was Ged's name as a child in the village of Ten Alders?

Vetch

Duny

Sparrowhawk

Jasper

In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Frodo's task is to destroy the One Ring in order to save Middle-earth. Of the 19 Rings of Power, which are the only ones that have never been touched by Sauron and his evil?

The Three made by the elves for themselves

The Five given to the wizards for safekeeping

The Seven given to the dwarf lords

The Nine given to the kings of men

Lyra Belacqua, the main character in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy (1995-2000), has an animal companion, or daemon, named Pantalaimon. Pantalaimon is the embodiment of Lyra's soul, and takes the form of a:

Moth

Ermine

Mouse

All of the above

Throughout J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series (1997-2007), Harry is frequently reminded of a characteristic he inherited from one of his parents. What is it?

Lily's potion-brewing talent

James' Arithmancy skills

Lily's eyes

James' two left feet

The noble and awesome lion Aslan -- in the C.S. Lewis children's classic "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (1950) -- is the son of:

Jadis, the White Witch

Adam and Eve

The great Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea

Prince Caspian

In the first cycle of "The Spiderwick Chronicles" (2003- ) -- written by Holly Black and illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi -- the three Grace children defeat the evil Mulgarath and his goblin army in their quest for domination. What kind of creature is Mulgarath?

A giant

A troll

A phooka

An ogre

In Bram Stoker's "Dracula" (1897), Dr. Abraham Van Helsing is aided by a small group of young men in his fight against the evil forces of Count Dracula. Which of these men had previously visited Dracula's castle in Transylvania?

Bran Castle (Image credit: Susan McCartney/Photo Researchers, Inc.)

Dr. John Seward

Jonathan Harker

Quincey Morris

Arthur Holmwood

In Jonathan Stroud's "The Bartimaeus Trilogy" (2003-2006), what human form does the djinn Bartimaeus most favor wearing the guise of?

Kitty Jones, a Resistance fighter

Arthur Underwood, Nathaniel's tutor

Ptolemy, an ancient Egyptian boy

Quentin Makepeace, a corpulent playwright

In the collection of tales known as "The Once and Future King" (1938-1977), the epic retelling of the Arthurian legend by English novelist T.H. White, who eventually destroys the Round Table through treachery and hatred?

Merlin and Arthur (Image credit: Corbis)

Lancelot

Queen Morgause

Mordred

Gawaine

At the beginning of George R.R. Martin's series "A Song of Ice and Fire" (1996- ), the children of House Stark befriend:

The children of their father's old friend, King Robert Baratheon

Ancient and magical creatures called Children of the Forest

The Targaryen orphans Daenerys and Viserys

A litter of direwolves