Q 01/05

Which Monty Python star voices Sir Cadwell, the cheerfully mad lost soul in The Elder Scrolls Online?

A) Eric Idle

B) John Cleese

C) Terry Jones

D) Terry Gilliam

Answer · why

B) John Cleese

John Cleese plays Sir Cadwell as a man who fears no one, not even a Daedric Prince, and whose almanac later guides players through the other alliances...

Q 02/05

Which Elder Scrolls tradition does The Elder Scrolls Online continue in the way every new character starts the story?

A) As a castaway

B) As an orphan

C) As a soldier

D) As a prisoner

Answer · why

D) As a prisoner

As a prisoner, like the heroes of earlier games, though this captive is already dead: a soulless husk enslaved in a Daedric Prince's realm.

Q 03/05

Which company became the ultimate owner of The Elder Scrolls Online in 2021 by acquiring Bethesda's parent company?

A) Tencent

B) Amazon

C) Microsoft

D) Activision

Answer · why

C) Microsoft

Microsoft completed its purchase in March 2021, putting the game under the same roof as Xbox even as it kept running on PlayStation.

Q 04/05

In which central province of Tamriel, the setting of Oblivion, do The Elder Scrolls Online's three alliances wage war?

A) Cyrodiil

B) Hammerfell

C) High Rock

D) Valenwood

Answer · why

A) Cyrodiil

Cyrodiil is one vast player-versus-player battlefield, where alliances storm keeps and steal each other's Elder Scrolls like flags.

Q 05/05

What did The Elder Scrolls Online drop in March 2015 when it relaunched as Tamriel Unlimited?

A) The veteran rank system

B) The alliance zone restrictions

C) The monthly subscription

D) The character level cap

Answer · why

C) The monthly subscription

The monthly subscription gave way to a buy-once model with an optional membership, and the game's reviews improved markedly after the switch.