1 How many years have supposedly passed since the last expedition? Thirty Ten Three Two 2 How did the psychologist ensure that every member of the expedition crossed the border without issue? Positive reinforcement Bribery Pavlovian signalling Hypnosis 3 How much supplies did the twelfth expedition bring into Area X? A decade's worth Two years' worth Six months' worth One years' worth 4 How long were they told the supplies from base camp could last them? A few weeks A decade Six months Two years 5 What does the biologist describe as their "most outlandish equipment"? A black box with a red lens that glows red in the presence of danger A crate of cotton candy-flavored MREs A set of elementary compasses Fuji film cameras 6 What was the protocol if their mysterious instrument glowed red? They should hike to the border and await extraction They have an hour to retreat to an underground location They have thirty minutes to get to a "safe place" They should submit to hypnosis 7 How many varieties of venomous snake are they told live in Area X? About ten Only one At least six A thousand 8 The biologist says that "desolation tries ... " To break you To colonize you To infiltrate you To habituate you 9 How long does it take after reaching base camp for the explorers to find the tower? A year Four days A week Four months 10 What element of Area X wasn't represented in the maps? The tower The abandoned fishing town The lighthouse The border 11 What is strange about the biologist's opinion that the unmapped structure is a tower? It is a silo It looks more like a house It is made of wood, not stone It tunnels into the ground 12 What is the Southern Reach's policy on outside contact during an expedition? Only the psychologist can attempt outside contact Only superiors should be contacted Explorers must submit reports of findings and progress every night It is NOT to be attempted 13 How is the narrative being taken down? In a series of interviews after re-entry By an omniscient narrator In an old dictaphone In a waterproof journal issued by Southern Reach 14 What is the profession of the fifth explorer who never crossed the border? Medic Chemist Psychologist Linguist 15 Why is there a sense of relief at the fact that it was the linguist, specifically, who stayed behind? Linguistics seems, at the time, the least essential specialty She was the least liked member of the group, on a personal level She had previously expressed doubts about the expedition She seemed unqualified, even in her own field 16 What is the biologist's specialty? Genetic mutation Transitional biomes Transitional environments Fruiting bodies 17 Which member of the expedition opposes searching the tower before mapping the rest of the Area? Surveyor Psychologist Anthropologist Biologist 18 What natural structure does the biologist compare the interior of the tower to? Nautilus shells A snail's shell A coral reef A salt cave 19 What is the first threatening animal the group encounters? A mutated wild boar A mutated bear A flock of violent geese A crocodile 20 What happens when the biologist is initially inspecting the writing on the tower wall? The anthropologist retreats in fear The biologist scrapes a sample off the wall A creature from below attacks the expedition party A nodule bursts on the spores and she inhales the contents 21 What do the explorers hear every night at sundown? The thrum of crickets and frogs from the marsh The rustling of leaves and grass A transmission from Area X A low, gutteral moan 22 What hypnotic incantation causes the surveyor and anthropologist to go slack? Annihilation Paralysis is not a cogent agent Consolidation of authority Alacazam 23 What is the first symptom of the spore from the tower? Allergies Immunity to hypnotic suggestion An internal brightness Heightened senses 24 Who is the first to inquire about the materiality of the words on the tower wall? Psychologist Surveyor Anthropologist Biologist 25 Which of the explorers wishes she could know the biologist's thoughts? Anthropologist Psychologist Linguist Surveyor