... an F! For Failure. Ha ha ha.
... a D. Not particularly remarkable, but technically a passing grade. Not that anyone really expected better.
... a C. Vaguely passable. A solid effort with nothing much else to show. Nice going, mediocrity-man.
... a B. Good enough. Everyone misses a few from time to time.
You would have done better if you'd just left Dolores Dei for the end. Dial the Dolores Dei down a bit.
"Got you this time! Not so smart anymore, are you?"
"Aced again! You're no match for me, book."
"Fuck you again! You damned condescending prick. I swear, I'll rip you apart!"
The lieutenant is tapping his foot, but you can't tell if it's a habitual tic or impatience.
Man, something's weird about this book. You should do something fun instead. Rock out, forget about it.
You are shouting at an inanimate object like a real weirdo. No wonder you seem to have trouble with the right answers.
Okay, are you sure this time? I'll bite. Hint me.
Of course! This is my thing, the reason I exist in this world. The correct answer is Franconegro.
Incorrect. While Franconegro built concrete churches and cathedrals, and while many people, especially the Mesque, consider him a father figure due to his militarism and nationalism, João Paolo Salomao Lopez de Fuego argues differently. Another choice, perhaps?
Incorrect. He was a violent bastard out to torture, maim and kill whoever stood in his way. He was also a false innocence, disqualifying him from being the greatest and most important -- and most precious to human kind. Would you like to try again?
You going to be helpful this time? I could use a hint.
Yes. There exists a group called the Founding Party. Known as the Holy Party during the time of the Perikarnassian. This, the world's oldest international organization, spends its time in search of either the re-emergence of the innocence, or new members.
Sigh heavily, out loud.
At least it clearly wasn't Dolores Dei. She wouldn't be false. She's beautiful.
Incorrect. Kedra is a large nation in the mid-northern area of the Mundi isola, north of the Occident, between the Irmalan mountain range and the Pisantic mare interregnum. Care to try again?
Incorrect. Stepan the Despicable, regent of Kedra, was a ruler who conquered the known world during the Kedreatic Conquest -- instead of the despotic Ernö Pasternak. Would you try again?
Then go with your best guess! Isn't that what students are trained to do when they don't know the answer?
Incorrect. Dolores Dei was the innocence of humanism, internationalism, and the welfare state. She codified parliamentary democracy and created modern institutions, among these the Moralintern. She was powerful. And beautiful, on all her icons...
Her colours are silver, white, and apricot. And when you think her name, Dolores, stomach acid rises to the back of your throat and it hurts -- you see a flash silver, a wreath, an airport bag. And blonde hair, you don't know why. Another choice, perhaps?
Yes. The quiz is impersonal. No need to rouse sensations in yourself at the mention of Dolores Dei. Who was the first innocence -- it wasn't Dolores Dei...
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