Reading - The Lost World

Who wrote "The Lost World"?

• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

• Mark Twain

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Washington Irving

Where does the story begin? Where does the adventure take place?

• In London. In South America.

• In Paris. In South America.

• In New York. In Canada.

• In London. In Alaska.

Which are two of the main themes in the book?

• Discovery and reward

• Revenge

• Industrialisation

• Biological evolution and natural selection

Who is Edward Malone?

• The narrator of the story. A young journalist who wants to live adventures in life and become a hero.

• The narrator of the story. A young scientist who wants to discover the truth about dinosaurs and their extinction.

• An old scientist who has been to the Lost World once and who would like to get some evidence of the existance of dinosaurs.

Who is Challenger?

• A scientist who doesn't believe in the existance of dinosaurs.

• The narrator of the story. A young scientist who wants to discover the truth about dinosaurs and their extinction.

• A scientist who has been to the Lost World once and who would like to get some evidence of the existance of dinosaurs.

Who is Mr McArdle?

• A scientist who organises the explorers expedition to Brazil.

• Malone's boss and director of the "Daily Gazette".

• A scientist who wants to prove that dinosaurs don't exist because they became extinct.

How does Professor Challenger discover that Edward is not a student?

• He calls the university and asks for information. They tell him they don't know any student with the name Malone.

• He sees Edwards notes and realises imediately that he is a journalist.

• He tells him some rubbish to which Edward answers affirmatively.

What is Challenger's only evidence that dinosaurs exist?

• Some photos of a pterodactyl he took and the bone of a wing of the same animal.

• Some drawings from a man who died after having seen the dinosaurs.

• Some dinosaurs' eggs.

Where does Challenger meet Professor Summerlee and why does he want to go to South America?

• In a conference at the Zoological Institute. He wants to prove that Challenger is a liar.

• In a conference at the Zoological Institute. He wants to help Professor Challenger find living dinosaurs.

• In the newspaper "Daily Gazette".He wants to prove that Challenger is lying.

He was 40. He dressed elegantly. He was very excited about the trip. He had been to South America before and told his companions many stories about it. Who is it?

• Professor Challenger

• Professor Summerlee

• Lord John Roxton

• Edward Malone