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It has been 35 years since Christopher Reeve first declared as Superman that he was "here to fight for truth, and justice, and the American way".

Since then the honour of wearing superhero pants on the outside has passed onto Henry Cavill, the star of Zack Snyder’s Man Of Steel spectacle earlier this year.

But how well do you know your Superman history? And which Superman character are you most like?

Luckily, and relevantly, both of those questions can be solved faster than a speeding bullet by pointing your eyes down this page.

What score and who did you get? And what's your favourite Superman moment? Let us know by commenting at the bottom of this page.

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Kal-El

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Superman

Kal-El to Kryptonians, Clark Kent to Pulitzer Prize judges.

Beneath the crisp white shirt, spectacles and dapper mild manner lurks the world’s greatest superhero, but it took him a few years and few super-size smack downs with super villains to make him the beacon of light he should be.

The last son of Krypton and massive advocate of retaining public phone boxes, you are the most powerful being on Earth. And relax.

Bizarro

Bye bye. You am reverse Kryptonian powers: you am freeze vision and you am fire breath. Heh heh, you am Bizarro Number 1! Hello.

General Zod

King of Kryptonian beards and voted most likely to get a timeshare in the Phantom Zone.

If there’s one thing you hate more than Jor-El it is his son sitting pretty on the Planet Earth while your military coup ends in failure.

Well, it might have worked out better if the planet hadn’t exploded.

But then, there’s always Earth.

Jor-El

Elder Kryptonian statesman, visionary and scientist you may be, but also not afraid to get stuck into some fighting when you need to.

As at home writing speeches as you are riding giant Kryptonian flying dragons, your main regret is that no one really listens.

Time spent walking the streets of Krypton with a sandwich board proclaiming the end of the world might have been better spent building a three person spaceship.

Still, your son will be safe under the Earth’s yellow sun.

Lara Lar-Von

Marrying Jor-El was a great idea, being a Kryptonian not so much.

Sacrificing yourself to save your only son may be the greatest act of altruism the universe has ever seen.

As her initials show, she remains an important person in Superman’s life.

Perry White

Editor extraordinaire of the world’s greatest newspaper, the Daily Planet.

From your tower, beneath the famous spinning globe, you have great views of this new ‘Superman’ who’s arrived in town.

If he’s actually a good guy, perhaps he can attack the real enemy: circulation figure crushing internet journalism.

Lex Luthor

You’re the greatest living American, you have no doubt about that.

Sitting in the luxury of the LexCorp tower penthouse, all you have to do is bask in the adulation of the people.

Hang on, what was that Red blur that flew past the window?

Jonathan Kent

Together with Martha Kent, you form the conscience at the heart of the Superman universe.

You are as much the father Earthiest mightiest hero as Jor-El.

The life lessons you bestow on your adopted son, including getting him up early to let the chickens out, shaped a legend.

Martha Kent

Few have contributed as much to Superman as Martha Kent, from journalism as a route to tame his powers and a nifty blue suit, red cape combo.

It’s not an ‘S’. It is an ‘S’.

It’s not an ‘S’.

It’s an S.

Lois Lane

Sharp super-journo on a rapid career path to the top of the Daily Planet.

It’s probably a life full of coincidence that means she never quite makes the connection between Clark Kent and Supes.

The most important character in Superman’s emergence into the world and probably that world’s saving.

Lana Lang

Where Superman’s thing for alliteration all began in the quiet rural life of Smallville.

Lana left quite an impression on the young Clark Kent.

It’s a good thing for Lois that she didn’t follow him to the big smoke.

Jax-Ur

Kryptonian super-scientist and follower of Zod.

Constantly banished to the phantom Zone for crimes involving your prowess in genetics and biology, your arrival on Earth does not bode well.

Not likely to have travelled just for a sun tan.

Professor Emil Hamilton

Not the only scientific genius in Metropolis, but probably the one with the finest beard.

At the forefront deducing the nature of Superman you have the slight suspicion that he might be a threat to the world, but that can always wait for sequels when presumably you’ll discover the strange new rock kryptonite.

Faora-Ul

Behind every great General is a heat vision equipped, super-strong, invulnerable Kryptonian woman.

That’s you.