Summer School 01 Quiz: "TMDG" Reading Check

TRUE OR FALSE: At the beginning of the story, Whitney believes that animals, like jaguars, DO NOT have feelings; Rainsford believes animals DO have feelings.

• True
• False

In “The Most Dangerous Game,” which answer best describes the problem General Zaroff has before he invents his “game”?

• He hates Ivan, but he needs his help for the hunt.
• He loves hunting, but he hates to see animals suffer.
• He cares only for hunting, but hunting has begun to bore him.
• He hates Rainsford, but he must be hospitable to get him to stay.

TRUE OR FALSE: Rainsford was PUSHED off the yacht.

• True
• False

TRUE OR FALSE: Rainsford's FIRST IMPRESSION of General Zaroff is that he is a SOPHISTICATED gentleman.

• True
• False

TRUE OR FALSE: General Zaroff grew bored with hunting animals, so he decided to hunt humans instead.

• True
• False

What supplies was Rainsford offered for the game? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.

• Hunting Knife
• Some food and hunting clothes
• Electric Torch
• Matches
• First-Aid Kit

In “The Most Dangerous Game,” which factor contributes most to Zaroff’s defeat at Rainsford’s hands?

• Zaroff ’s loss of Ivan
• Zaroff ’s overconfidence
• Zaroff ’s reliance on his dogs
• Zaroff ’s inferior hunting skills

What is the "new animal" General Zaroff hunts on his island?

• Unicorns

• Short giraffes

• Humans

What is the meaning of appraising in the following sentence from The Most Dangerous Game? Base your answer on the context clues.  

 

Whenever he looked up from his plate he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly.

• informing

• avoiding him

• evaluating

• envying

In The Most Dangerous Game,"which factor contributes most to General Zaroff's defeat at Rainsford's hands?

• Zaroff's loss of Ivan

• Zaroff's overconfidence

• Zaroff's reliance on his dogs

• Zaroff's inferior hunting skills.