The Prince and the Pauper Quiz

In the play The Prince and the Pauper, Prince Edward is angry at how the guards treat Tom. This shows that the prince

• does not like the guards

• wants people to think well of him

• has a sense of justice

• likes to use his power

Tom sauntered from Charing Village toward Westminster Palace, which means he

• started and then stopped

• hitched a ride

• was in a hurry

• took his time

Which of the following people would be described as a pauper?

• beggar

• butcher

• guard

• shopkeeper

In the novel The Prince and the Pauper, Twain describes Tom as hungry but "busy with the shadowy splendours of his night's dreams" and not noticing when people jostle him. What does this suggest about Tom?

• He is already dreaming about being the prince.

• He does not understand how poor he and his family are.

• His imagination lifts him above his circumstances

• His mind is so affected by hunger that he sees things

In the play The Prince and the Pauper, why is King Henry VIII's health important to the plot?

• King Henry VIII starts to reform the laws

• King Henry VIII is about to be crowned

• Prince Edward is about to leave London

• Prince Edward is next in line to be king

When members of the royal court say Prince Edward has an affliction, they mean

• he is ill

• he is lonely

• he is kind

• he is angry

The play The Prince and the Pauper focuses mainly on how the Prince changes. What does the following passage show about how Tom has changed?

2ND PRISONER. And whether he be mad or not, his praises are on all men's lips. He has saved many innocent lives, and now he means to destroy the cruelest laws that oppress the people.

• Tom has decided to keep fooling his courtiers.

• Tom has learned to use the royal power for good.

• Tom has come to believe that he really is the king.

• Tom has appointed himself a justice of the court.

Which sentence best expresses a theme of the novel The Prince and the Pauper?

• Kind actions will also be rewarded

• Imagination is more important than facts.

• People are defined by their circumstances.

• People are more than they appear to be.

In the play The Prince and the Pauper, why does the prince originally want to switch places with Tom?

• to escape from his father's court

• to avoid being the next King of England

• to confuse and anger his father

• to enjoy life as an ordinary boy

Review the following sentences from the play and novel versions of The Prince and the Pauper. What do you think was Mark Twain’s most likely reason for imitating the speech of people in the 1600s in his book?

PLAY: PRINCE: How dare you treat a poor subject of the King in such a manner!

NOVEL: "How dar'st thou use the King my father's meanest subject so?

• He thought is added humor to the story.

• He wanted to convey a sense of the times.

• He wanted to prove he could write in dialect.

• He wanted to show that he was a student of history.