Dead Space Lore Quiz: 15 Questions for Real Fans
Fifteen questions on the Dead Space story, from the Black Marker and the USG Ishimura to Titan Station, Tau Volantis and the Brethren Moons. Every answer comes with a short explanation and a link to the page that covers it.
How well do you know the Markers? This quiz covers the main Dead Space story, from the Black Marker's discovery to Isaac Clarke's last look at the Brethren Moons over Earth. Every answer explains itself and links to the page where we cover it with sources. Full spoilers for all three games. (Dead Space; Dead Space 2; Dead Space 3)
Dead Space lore quiz
0/15 answered · 0 correct1. What is Isaac Clarke's job?
2. What is the name of the planet cracker ship Isaac answers the distress call from?
3. Who did Isaac come to the Ishimura looking for?
4. What are the reanimated dead called in Dead Space?
5. Which church was founded in Michael Altman's name?
6. Where on Earth was the Black Marker found?
7. Who shoots Kyne and reveals she's an EarthGov agent?
8. What does Isaac learn about Nicole at the end of Dead Space?
9. On which station is Dead Space 2 set?
10. Which pilot teams up with Isaac in Dead Space 2 and loses an eye to Stross?
11. Which ice world do Isaac, Carver and Norton travel to in Dead Space 3?
12. Which EarthGov Director used Isaac's memories to build the Site 12 Marker?
13. Who leads the Unitologist sect the Circle in Dead Space 3?
14. Who was the Unitologist captain of the USG Ishimura?
15. What is a Brethren Moon?
Go deeper#
- Dead Space story explained, the whole saga in order. (Dead Space; Dead Space 2; Dead Space 3)
- The Black Marker and Unitology. (Dead Space: Martyr)
- Benjamin Mathius, the Ishimura's captain. (Dead Space: Downfall)
- Dead Space plot summary and ending. (Dead Space)
- Nicole Brennan and Kendra Daniels. (Dead Space)
- Dead Space 2 story and Hans Tiedemann. (Dead Space 2)
- Ellie Langford. (Dead Space 2; Dead Space 3)
- Jacob Danik and the Circle. (Dead Space 3)
- The Brethren Moons. (Dead Space 3)
- Dead Space 3 ending explained. (Dead Space 3)
Frequently asked questions
- How hard is this Dead Space quiz?
- The opening questions are ones anyone who played the first game should get. It gets harder as it goes, and the last few lean on Dead Space 3 and the Downfall film.
- Where do the answers come from?
- Every answer is taken from the games, the novel Martyr and the film Downfall, as covered on our cited explainer pages. Nothing comes from fan theory.
- Do I need to have read the books or seen the films?
- Mostly no. Two questions draw on Martyr and Downfall, but both are also explained in the games.
Sources
- BookDead Space: Martyr, B. K. Evenson, 2010
- VideoDead Space: Downfall, Animated film, Film Roman, 2008
- GameDead Space, EA Redwood Shores, 2008
- GameDead Space 2, Visceral Games, 2011
- GameDead Space 3, Visceral Games, 2013
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Benjamin Mathius
Benjamin Mathius was the captain of the USG Ishimura and a high ranking Unitologist, placed in command to retrieve Marker 3A from Aegis VII for the Church. His devotion and the Marker's influence drove him to madness, and he died restrained on his own ship as the outbreak began.
Black Marker
The Black Marker was the alien artifact discovered in the Chicxulub crater on Earth in 2214, believed to have guided human evolution and to have served as the template for every Red Marker copy that followed. Its public exposure by Michael Altman gave rise to the Church of Unitology.
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