1 of 5
Martin depicts war as destroying people, objects, and ___.

2 of 5
What must the characters in A Clash of Kings inevitably learn to confront?

3 of 5
What motif serves to emphasize the fragility of social life and civilization?

4 of 5
What motif of taboo breaking contributes to a sense that the book’s world teeters precariously between civilization and primitivism?

5 of 5
What symbol represents the human tendency to make meaning out of events and phenomena that may be inherently meaningless?