The Most Dangerous Game Quiz (Comprehension)

The Most Dangerous Game Quiz (100 points) / Name/Block: ___________________________________         

M. Choice (2 pts each)

1.       Who is the main protagonist in the story?

a.       Sanger Rainsford

b.      Eli Whitney

c.       Mike Smith

d.      General Zaroff

2.       Who is the main antagonist in the story?

a.       General Zaroff

b.      John Locke

c.       Jeff Tweedy

d.      Captain Smith

3.       What is the name of the island in the story?

a.       Skull Island

b.      Fantasy Island

c.       Ship-Trap Island

d.      Interception Island

4.       Who is the General’s Assistant?

a.       Egor

b.      Ivan

c.       Big Worm

d.      Ricardo

5.       How many days do you have to get away from the general?

a.       1

b.      2

c.       3

d.      4

6.       What is the name of the swamp on the island?

a.       Bad Swamp

b.      Evil Swamp

c.       Death Swamp

d.      Terror Swamp

7.       Who is the author of The Most Dangerous Game?

a.       Richard Connell

b.      Stephen King

c.       Judy Blume

d.      John Grisham

8.       What is the first trap that almost kills the general?

a.       Malay Mancatcher

b.      Burmese Tiger Pit

c.       Spike of Death

d.      Spinning Buzzsaw

9.       Which of the following characters die in the story?

a.       Rainsford

b.      Zaroff

c.       Ivan

d.      B and C

10.   Which war did Rainsford serve in?

a.       World War 1

b.      World War 2

c.       World War 3

d.      Vietnam

(2 points each) - Vocabulary

11.   Caribbean______

12.   Amazon_____

13.   Indolently_____

14.   Palatial Chateau_____

15.   Gargoyle_____

16.   Astrakhan

17.   Flushed his quarry______

18.   Cossack_____

19.   Bizarre_____

20.   Cosmopolite_____

21.   Crimea_____

22.   Caucasus_____

23.   Debacle_____

24.   Mid-Victorian Point of View______

25.   Lascars_____

26.   Naïve_____

27.   Scruples_____

28.   Knouter_____

29.   Tartar_____

30.   Folies Bergere_____

31.   Blandly_____

32.   Grotesque_____

33.   Futile_____

34.   Madame Butterfly_____

35.   Marcus Aurelius______

a.       Roman emperor and philosopher

b.      An opera

c.       Useless / Hopeless

d.      Unsophisticated

e.      Misgivings about something

f.        An emphasis on proper behavior

g.       Oriental sailors

h.      Someone who beats criminals

i.         Stubborn, violent person

j.        Musical theater in Paris

k.       Mild and soothing matter

l.         Having a strange design

m.    Bad defeat

n.      Mountain range in Russia

o.      Region in Russia on the Black Sea

p.      Person at home in all parts of the world

q.      Odd in appearance

r.        People famous for their ferociousness

s.       Fur made from young lambs

t.        A monster statue found on buildings

u.      A mansion

v.       Drove his prey into the open

w.     Lazily / Idly

x.       River in South America

y.       A sea that is part of the Atlantic Ocean

Essay (15 points – 5 points per sentence!)

Write a summary of The Most Dangerous Game that is at least 5 sentences long!