Q 01/05

In Red Rising, what do Darrow and the Red miners dig for deep beneath the surface of Mars?

A) Helium-3

B) Deuterium

C) Iridium

D) Uranium-235

Answer · why

A) Helium-3

Helium-3 is harvested as fuel in the novel, and Darrow is among the best at drilling for it. His clan out-mines every rival and is still denied its re...

Q 02/05

In Red Rising, what is the name of Darrow's wife, whose public hanging turns him against the Golds?

A) Dio

B) Eo

C) Evey

D) Quinn

Answer · why

B) Eo

Eo is hanged in public while the event is being broadcast. Her death is what drives Darrow to accept a new body and a new name so he can live among hi...

Q 03/05

What does Darrow discover about the surface of Mars after rebels rescue him in Red Rising?

A) Poisoned by radiation

B) Abandoned by the Golds

C) Terraformed long ago

D) Ruled by free Reds

Answer · why

C) Terraformed long ago

It was terraformed long ago, and cities already stand on the planet. The miners below are lied to about its true condition so that they stay obedient.

Q 04/05

Which act of defiance gets Darrow's wife hanged by the ArchGovernor of Mars in Red Rising?

A) Striking a Gold officer

B) Burning the mining quota

C) Hiding a wanted rebel

D) Singing a forbidden song

Answer · why

D) Singing a forbidden song

Singing a forbidden song during her own public whipping costs her life. The song protests the enslavement of the Reds, and the punishment is being bro...

Q 05/05

Which nickname do Darrow's classmates at the Institute give him in Red Rising?

A) Goblin

B) Reaper

C) Minotaur

D) Poet

Answer · why

B) Reaper

Reaper comes from the sickle-shaped blade Darrow carries as his weapon. The name outlasts the school and follows him through the later novels.