"The Bet" - Plot Quiz

Why does the banker state that life imprisonment is a worse punishment than the death penalty?

• Life imprisonment kills people slowly.

• The social parts of life are too important to give up

• Life imprisonment makes people go insane

• The question is wrong. The banker thinks that the death penalty is worse

Why did the lawyer increase the bet from five to fifteen years?

• He was arrogant in his stance in the debate

• Because he was already going insane

• Because it described how the lawyer owed money to debtors, and the bet gains him money and protects him from harm

How many years does the banker think the lawyer will last in solitary confinement?

• Three or four years

• Ten years

• All fifteen years

• He does not think the lawyer will even show up to start!

Which of the following is the banker NOT allowed to have access to while he is imprisoned?

• A therapist

• Music

• Books

• Writing letters

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The lawyer chose not to drink in the first couple years of his imprisonment because it, "excites the desires." What kind of desires are being referenced here, for the lawyer's sake?

• The desire to leave his prison

• The desire to commit suicide, due to his depression

• The desire to kill the banker out of spite

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What was a major accomplishment of the lawyer during his studies of different things while he was imprisoned?

• He learned six languages

• He memorized Shakespeare's plays

• He learned how to play all of Beethoven's music

• He wrote a novel detailing his story and of the bet

Why does the banker desire to kill the lawyer?

• He gambled away his money, and paying out the two million would make him broke

• He hates losing in any way, so killing the lawyer means he wins

• The banker is a psychopath....murder makes him happy

• Paying out the two million means nothing to him. He just hates the lawyer.

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Why does the lawyer choose to leave hours before winning the bet?

• He despises all earthly things, including money, people, freedom, and life

• He feels bad for almost making the banker go broke

• He wouldn't know what to do with the money

• Because being imprisoned makes him so depressed that he knows that the money would not bring him joy

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