The First Law Universe quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which novel opens Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy?

   Answer: The Blade Itself

   Why: The title comes from Homer's Odyssey: 'The blade itself incites to deeds of violence.'

2. 2 Medium

   What is Rikke's agonizing gift of foresight called?

   Answer: The Long Eye

   Why: Rikke can tame the Long Eye's paralysing fits only by sacrificing an eye, a price the witch Caurib names.

3. 3 Hard

   Which of Glokta's Practicals was secretly selling him out to the bank Valint and Balk?

   Answer: Practical Severard

   Why: Glokta's leak ran two ways: Severard was selling him to Valint and Balk while Frost was quietly feeding Arch Lector Sult.

4. 4 Easy

   What specialized role does Brother Longfoot serve on Bayaz's expedition?

   Answer: Navigator and guide

   Why: Bayaz paid the Order of Navigators a generous donation for Longfoot, who boasts of surviving nine shipwrecks.

5. 5 Medium

   Why did King Guslav the Fifth fail to govern the Union?

   Answer: Extreme mental decline

   Why: Guslav's senility left a power vacuum that allowed the Closed Council and Bayaz to run the Union behind the scenes.

6. 6 Hard

   Why did King Orso face his execution with quiet dignity?

   Answer: He accepted his political fate

   Why: On the scaffold he told the crowd not to grieve, called himself a barely adequate king, and asked Leo dan Brock how his leg was.