The Man in the High Castle Quizzes

The Man in the High Castle Quiz 1

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1 What kind of shop does Childan run?

A clothing boutique

An antiques store

A sex shop

A grocery store
2 What item did Mr. Tagomi originally order?

A civil war recruiting poster

A mickey mouse watch

A lighter once owned by JFK

One of George Washington's teeth
3 What is Frank Fink's ethnicity?

German

Armenian

Jewish

Chinese
4 Why is Frank hesitant to escape to the south?

It is controlled by the Reich

It is impoverished and weak

The Japanese will kill him

His ex-wife lives there
5 What divinatory method does Frank consult every day?

The I Ching

Tarot cards

Augury

Crystals
6 What are the current colonial ambitions of the Reich?

To colonize Africa

To take back the Ukraine

To terraform the ocean

To colonize other planets
7 Why are the Japanese not participating in these colonial efforts?

They are participating in these colonial efforts

They are having trouble controlling their own empire

They are bogged down in South America

Racism
8 How does the I Ching suggest that Frank approach his boss?

With animosity

As an equal

With humility

He should not approach his boss
9 What question does Frank ask the I Ching every day?

What should he wear?

When will the Japanese leave?

Will he see his wife Juliana again?

Who will be the next Fuhrer?
10 What business does McCarthy suggest Frank enter?

Organized crime

Jewelry-making

Butchery

Antiques selling
11 Why is Tagomi's meeting with Baynes especially important?

Baynes might sell important seafront property to Tagomi

Their meeting may broker a peace treaty

Baynes brings important plastic-working secrets fro the Reich

Tagomi is planning to marry Baynes' daughter
12 How does Tagomi interpret the phrase "Things are not what they seem - skim milk masquerades as cream"?

Baynes is a murderer and exile

White people cannot be trusted

Baynes is a spy

Tagomi needs to drink black coffee
13 What best describes what the Nazis did in Africa?

Eliminated poverty

Reestablished ancient Egyptian civilization

Encouraged technological development

Killed billions of people
14 Where does Juliana Frink live?

The Rocky Mountain States

The Pacific States of America

The East Coast

Germany
15 How does Juliana make a living?

Sex work

House cleaning

Teaching Judo

Waitressing
16 What does Juliana believe to be the root of the German neurosis?

Improper parenting

Violent television

Video games

Sexual dysfunction
17 How does Baynes travel from Europe to San Francisco?

Boat

Underground railroad

High-speed rocket

Airplane
18 What shocking thing does Baynes say to Lotze on the high speed rocket?

Baynes is black

Lotze is a homosexual

Baynes is a Jew

Baynes is a spy
19 What is NOT one of the ways that Baynes purports to hide his Jewish identity?

Having friends in influential places

Killing Gestapo agents

Getting facial surgery

Manufacturing fake papers
20 What gift does Tagomi present to Baynes?

A pistol from the Civil War

A pin worn by George Washington

A Mickey Mouse watch

A recruiting poster
21 When Frank consults the I Ching about entering a new business, what result does he get?

A very favorable one

An indifferent one

A very favorable one mixed with portents of doom

An indication of failure
22 What does Admiral Harusha's man ask Childan for?

Twelve of George Washington's teeth

Twelve Civil War sidearms

A lighter carried by FDR on the day he was shot

A saber from the Civil War
23 What does Admiral Harusha's man say when Childan presents him with one of the sidearms?

Where are the others?

This is a fake, though a good one

This is a beautiful item

Why are you pointing a gun at me?
24 How much money could Childan have earned selling the guns to Admiral Harusha's man?

Fifteen hundred dollars

A million dollars

Fifteen thousand dollars

A thousand dollars
25 What do the results of the University of California test reveal about the guns?

They were stolen

They are authentic Civil War items

They are forgeries, though good ones

They are not guns at all

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