The Book of Dust - Quiz
  • 1. When was the first book, La Belle Sauvage, published?
A) February 2023
B) April 2025
C) October 2017
D) October 2019
  • 2. How old is Alice in La Belle Sauvage?
A) 15
B) 20
C) 18
D) 11
  • 3. What is the primary focus of the research mentioned in La Belle Sauvage?
A) Folklore
B) Rose gardens
C) Dust
D) The Levant
  • 4. What is Dust defined as in the provided text?
A) A forbidden substance in Jordan College
B) A magical dust from the Far East
C) A particle used to power alethiometers
D) A mysterious subatomic particle related to consciousness
  • 5. When was The Secret Commonwealth published?
A) 23 October 2025
B) October 2017
C) 3 October 2019
D) 11 February 2023
  • 6. How old is Lyra at the start of The Secret Commonwealth?
A) 11
B) 15
C) 25
D) 20
  • 7. What is Lyra's occupation in The Secret Commonwealth?
A) Undergraduate
B) Traveler
C) Academic
D) Researcher
  • 8. Which region does Lyra journey to in The Secret Commonwealth?
A) Central Asia
B) Jordan College
C) The Levant
D) The Far East
  • 9. Whose folklore compilation inspired the title The Secret Commonwealth?
A) Philip Pullman
B) Alice
C) Robert Kirk
D) Malcolm Polstead
  • 10. What is the title of the third book in the trilogy?
A) Roses from the South
B) The Garden of Roses
C) The Secret Commonwealth
D) The Rose Field
  • 11. In which location does the story of the third book primarily head?
A) The Levant
B) The Far East
C) Central Asia
D) Jordan College
  • 12. What is the planned publication date for The Rose Field?
A) 3 October 2019
B) 11 February 2023
C) 23 October 2025
D) October 2017
  • 13. How many pages long did Pullman estimate the final novel to be?
A) 500 pages
B) 200 pages
C) 350 pages
D) 540 pages
  • 14. Who is the author of The Book of Dust trilogy?
A) Philip Pullman
B) J.K. Rowling
C) C.S. Lewis
D) J.R.R. Tolkien
  • 15. What is the name of the organization Lyra fights against in the novels?
A) The Magisterium
B) The Authority
C) The Scholars
D) The Syndicate
  • 16. What is the name of the second book in The Book of Dust trilogy?
A) The Secret Commonwealth
B) Lyra's Oxford
C) La Belle Sauvage
D) The Rose Field
  • 17. What term did Philip Pullman use to describe The Book of Dust's relation to the original trilogy?
A) Prequel
B) Spin-off
C) Equel
D) Sequel
  • 18. What alternative title did Pullman jokingly suggest for the series?
A) The Dust Chronicles
B) His Darker Materials
C) The Magisterium Wars
D) Lyra's Journey
  • 19. In what year did Pullman first confirm The Book of Dust was 'under way'?
A) 2019
B) 2005
C) 2017
D) 2003
  • 20. Who publishes The Book of Dust in the United Kingdom?
A) Random House Children's and David Fickling Books
B) Penguin Books
C) HarperCollins
D) Scholastic
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