Quiz on The Giver

What is the primary concern of the community in Chapter 1?

• Weather

• New children

• The upcoming Ceremony

• The arrival of new technology

What is Jonas’s main fear about the upcoming Ceremony?

• He might not be assigned a job

• He might be assigned a job he doesn’t like

• He might be skipped and not assigned a job

• He might be assigned a job too difficult for him

What is the role of the Receiver in the community?

• To enforce rules

• To receive and keep all the community’s memories

• To make new laws

• To train new community members

How does the community in The Giver handle the release of a person?

• They celebrate the person’s life

• They move the person to a different community

• They perform a ceremony

• They execute the person without ceremony

In Chapter 5, what does Jonas’s family discuss at the dinner table?

• The weather forecast

• The new rules for the community

• The dream Jonas had

• The upcoming holiday

In Jonas's community people are

• given choices

• are controlled

• A democratic society

• are free

What are some of the rules and customs mentioned in the first five chapters that show how the community maintains order and control?

• Rules about family structure

• Customs related to ceremonies

• Regulations on job assignments

• All of the above

What is Jonas apprehensive about at the beginning of the story?

• The upcoming Ceremony

• He might be assigned a job he doesn’t like

• To receive and keep all the community’s memories

• They execute the person without ceremony

Why is Jonas worried about the Ceremony of Twelve?

• He might be assigned a job he doesn’t like

• To receive and keep all the community’s memories

• They execute the person without ceremony

• The dream Jonas had

Why does the Giver stay away from the people in the community?

• His job is easy

• He keeps all the memories and it is painful

• He dislikes everyone

• Everyone dislikes him