Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following is an example of ineffability?

A) If you follow all the rules exactly, you’ll always be in the right.

B) If you always act without thinking, you’ll always do the right thing.

C) If you can’t know God’s plan, you can’t know if you’re following it.

D) If you don’t know God’s plan, don’t ask questions.

2. Which of the following is the best evidence of Satan’s hand in the affairs of Man?

A) The telephone system

B) The M15 motorway

C) Natural disasters

D) Sudden audits

3. Why, according to Crowley, do Hastur and Ligur not understand the genius of Crowley’s tying up the phone system?

A) They don’t like telephones.

B) They despise Crowley too much.

C) They aren’t evil enough.

D) They think too narrowly.

4. What best describes Crowley’s feelings about Hell winning the final battle?

A) Things won’t be better, but they will be more interesting.

B) Everyone will be happier because Hell has the best music anyway.

C) Crowley can’t wait to get back to a warm climate in Hell.

D) Crowley feels nostalgic for the Spanish Inquisition.

5. Which of the following is one of the rare books in Aziraphale’s collection?

A) Ye Olde Farmers' Almanac

B) The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter

C) Bugger Alle This Bible

D) Necronomicon

6. Why are Aziraphale and Crowley concerned about Warlock’s development?

A) He is a growing boy.

B) He is afraid of dogs.

C) He is turning into a powerhouse of occult energy.

D) He is too normal.

7. Why is Crowley vaguely embarrassed by Satanists?

A) Their enthusiasm is depressing.

B) They wear combat gear.

C) They are a bad influence.

D) They give evil a bad name.

8. How does Sister Mary Loquacious change after the hospital burns down?

A) She becomes the CEO of her own Satanist church.

B) She learns how to be herself as hard as she can.

C) She realizes she was an “Old Woman” and decides to become a “New Woman” instead.

D) She repents of Satanism and runs a resort for stressed-out businessmen.

9. How does Carmine Zuigiber always seem to know where the next war is going to break out?

A) Because she works for the world’s most prestigious newspaper

B) Because she has a supernatural sixth sense

C) Because wars start wherever she is

D. Because she has a network of informants all over the world

10. Which of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse does Pippin Galadriel Moonchild represent?

A) Pollution

B) Things Not Working Properly

C) Death

D) War

11. Why is Anathema Device unable to see Adam’s aura?

A) Because she is standing right in the middle of it

B) Because he is the Antichrist and therefore doesn’t have an aura

C) Because she isn’t as powerful a witch as her ancestor Agnes Nutter

D) Because Newton Pulsifer disrupts her ability to see auras

12. Why does Newton answer Shadwell’s advertisement in the newspaper?

A) He has a grudge against witches since Agnes Nutter killed his ancestor.

B) He needs the money to fix his car, Dick Turpin.

C) His ancestor was a witchfinder, and it is a family calling.

D) He has been searching for a cause to believe in.

13. What best describes Crowley’s basic optimism?

A) He is too highly placed in Hell to come to harm.

B) He is confident the universe will look after him.

C) He can always count on Aziraphale to bail him out.

D) He trusts in the basic goodness of humanity.

14. What power does Newton Pulsifer possess that he ultimately uses to stop the nuclear countdown?

A) Newton is able to banish characters like Aziraphale with a simple wave of his hand.

B) Newton has the ability to talk to the spirit of Agnes Nutter.

C) Newton is able to short-circuit every electronic item he touches.

D) Newton has a supernatural affinity for computers.

15. What is the irony of the sword for War?

A) It was forged in Hell in preparation for Armageddon, which never came.

B) It is Aziraphale’s original flaming sword that he gave to the first Adam.

C) It turns out to be only about 6,000 years old.

D) It turns out to be the wrong sword after all.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. Why does Anathema Device burn Agnes’s second book of prophecies?

2. How has growing up in Lower Tadfield affected Adam’s character?