Princess Bride: TEST Chp 6 "The Festivities"

Why did the "booer" in Buttercup's dream call her the Queen of Garbage?

• The booer was jealous that Buttercup was beautiful while she was ugly.

• The booer didn't approve of Buttercup because she liked Princess Noreena better.

• The booer knows that Humperdinck and Buttercup don't love each other.

• The booer knows Buttercup threw love away in the Fire Swamp when she left Westley.

Which of the following is NOT one of the themes of this book? (a)  

• bribery
• marriage
• true love
• life isn't fair
• revenge

Which item below was an example of foreshadowing?

• Inigo returns to the Thieves' Quarter as he was instructed to by Vizzini.

• The 6-fingered man who killed Domingo Montoya is Count Rugen.

• Count Rugen breaks Westley on the Machine.

• Buttercup realizes she made a mistake by leaving Westly in the Fire Swamp.

How does Fezzik react to the village boys' jeers and laughs, after he found Vizzini dead and is not sure what to do next?

• He sits huddled over and just takes their taunts.

• He gets annoyed and jumps up to growl at them, scaring them away.

• He says he will fight them all as a group if they don't leave him alone.

• He ignores them and walks away.

What do the babies in Buttercup's dreams symbolize?

• The future children she'll have with Humperdinck.

• Her guilt over leaving Westley in the Fire Swamp

• The children she might have had with Westley if he hadn't died.

What are Prince Humperdinck's honeymoon plans for after the wedding?

• He will show Buttercup the Zoo of Death and gloat about how he killed Westley there.

• They won't have a honeymoon since he is too busy running the kingdom.

• He will take Buttercup on a trip to the French Riviera.

• He will murder Buttercup and blame Guilder for it.

Which of the following is NOT one of the forms of torture that Westley endures? (a)  

• Burns / burning
• they starve him
• he's chained up
• Sucking away years of his life
• Letting ticks crawl all over him

What does the Machine in the Zoo of Death do?

• Sucks away years of life from its victims.

• Stretches victims on a rack until they talk.

• Burns victims until they scream for mercy.

• Measures the pain victims feel under Count Rugen's tortures.

How does Buttercup discover that Prince Humperdinck has been lying to her?

• She is warned in a dream.

• She overhears him plotting with Count Rugen.

• He slips up when talking about his ships

• She discovers the entrance to the Zoo of Death while out riding.

Which choice is a characteristic of Westley and any hero figure in literature?

• The hero starts out as naive and inexperienced

• The hero yearns for a beautiful lady who is his inspiration

• The hero's origins are mysterious.

• The hero must go on a journey, learn a lesson, or change in some way

• All of the above