Part 2 — Answer key

Compare your answers after you have finished Part 1.

1. When your character levels up in Skyrim, which attribute can you choose to increase?
   Health
2. The city of Solitude in Skyrim is built atop a massive natural stone arch overlooking the sea.
   True
3. In Whiterun's main temple, which Divine is primarily worshipped?
   Kynareth
4. You are fighting heavily armed bandits and want to strip their weapons with a Shout. Which Shout should you use to knock weapons from their hands?
   Disarm
5. Riften is the capital city of which hold in Skyrim?
   The Rift
6. In Skyrim, blocking with a weapon completely negates all incoming physical damage in the same way that a shield does.
   False
7. Using a carriage to travel between holds advances both the in-game time and the in-game date, just like long-distance fast travel on foot.
   True
8. You are helping the Companions deal with the curse on the Circle. Which Daedric Prince is associated with the lycanthropy affecting them?
   Hircine
9. You have crafted a new sword and want to increase its damage at a grindstone. Which skill most directly increases the improvement you gain from tempering the weapon?
   Smithing
10. You are building a stealth-focused character early in the game and want to level sneaking and related skills faster. Which Standing Stone grants a 20% boost to learning stealth skills?
    The Thief Stone
11. You keep getting burned by dragon fire and want to reduce the damage. Which type of enchantment directly lowers the damage you take from fiery breath attacks?
    Resist Fire
12. To enter the Dark Brotherhood sanctuary near Falkreath for the first time, you must answer a question with the phrase "Silence, my brother."
    True
13. You are planning fast travel options around Skyrim. Which of the following locations are capital cities of holds? Select all that apply.
    Dawnstar; Morthal; Winterhold
14. During the main quest, you trap a dragon in Dragonsreach so you can track down Alduin. Which dragon do you bargain with and later ride to reach Skuldafn?
    Odahviing
15. In the quest "The Mind of Madness," you meet the beggar Dervenin, who asks you to find his master. In which city do you first encounter him to begin this quest?
    Solitude
16. You are building a high-damage stealth assassin using daggers and want to maximize sneak attack multipliers. Which of these perks or effects directly increase the dagger sneak attack damage multiplier itself? Select all that apply.
    Assassin's Blade perk; Backstab perk; Shrouded Gloves effect
17. You are allocating perk points for a character focused on improving gear through crafting. Which of these skills are considered crafting skills that can directly enhance weapons or armor through creation or enhancement? Select all that apply.
    Alchemy; Enchanting; Smithing
18. You are optimizing a high-end melee build and want to temper a Daedric sword to the highest possible damage using only legitimate mechanics. Which combination of effects directly increases the improvement you gain from the grindstone when tempering the weapon?
    Fortify Smithing gear and a Fortify Smithing potion
19. You are collecting every Dragon Priest mask and want to know which ones require travel to Solstheim from the Dragonborn expansion. Which masks are obtained on Solstheim rather than mainland Skyrim? Select all that apply.
    Ahzidal; Zahkriisos; Dukaan
20. Arrange these main quest missions in the order they occur during Skyrim's main storyline, from earliest to latest:
    Correct order: The Way of the Voice → Alduin's Wall → The Throat of the World → The World-Eater's Eyrie → Dragonslayer