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