Exploring The Most Dangerous Game

What is the primary theme of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

• The importance of friendship

• The hunter becoming the hunted

• The value of education

• The power of love

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

Which event serves as the inciting incident in "The Most Dangerous Game"?

• Rainsford falling off the yacht

• Rainsford meeting General Zaroff

• Rainsford discovering the island

• Rainsford setting traps

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the climax of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

• Rainsford falling into the sea

• Rainsford confronting Zaroff in his bedroom

• Rainsford setting a trap for Zaroff

• Rainsford swimming to the island

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which plot element involves the introduction of characters and setting in "The Most Dangerous Game"?

• Climax

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Denouement

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

What literary device is used when Rainsford hears gunshots on the island before meeting Zaroff?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

How does General Zaroff justify his hunting of humans?

• He believes humans are the most challenging prey

• He wants to reduce the population

• He is following orders

• He is conducting an experiment

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the denouement of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

• Rainsford falling off the yacht

• Rainsford sleeping in Zaroff's bed

• Rainsford setting traps

• Zaroff hunting Rainsford

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which character development is evident in Rainsford throughout the story?

• He becomes more compassionate

• He becomes more ruthless

• He becomes more fearful

• He becomes more naive

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

What is the rising action in "The Most Dangerous Game"?

• Rainsford falling off the yacht

• Rainsford meeting Zaroff

• Rainsford being hunted by Zaroff

• Rainsford confronting Zaroff

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which element of the plot is the trigger or catalyst in "The Most Dangerous Game"?

• Rainsford's conversation with Whitney

• Rainsford falling off the yacht

• Rainsford meeting Zaroff

• Rainsford setting traps

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5