The Most Dangerous Game Lesson

What is the meaning of quarry in  the following passage from "The Most Dangerous Game?" Base your answer on context clues.  "I wanted the ideal animal to hunt, "explained  the general. "So I said" 'What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?"'

• animal that is hunted

• animal that is hunting

• person who is hunting

• desire to go hunting

In "The Most Dangerous Game," why does General Zaroff think he is justified in playing his game?

• He feels rich people have more rights than the poor people

• He resents the loss of his home in the Russian Revolution

• He feels that people have the right to use whatever power they have.

• He wishes to share the pleasure he feels in the game with others. 

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.

What figurative language can be found in this line: “giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws”?

• metaphor

• personification

• simile and personification

• simile

Which quote from The Most Dangerous Game could be labeled as irony?

• "The paddling sound of feet on the soft earth..."

• "He lived a year in a minute..."

• "The world famous game hunter was now being hunted as game himself..."

• "The impulse to cry aloud with joy..."

Which best describes the theme of The Most Dangerous Game?

• The tables can turn at any time.

• Friends can come together in unexpected places.

• Revenge is always the answer.

• Never underestimate your family.

The setting of The Most Dangerous Game is...

• Zaroff's house

• New York City

• Ship Trap Island

• The Sumerian Jungle

What type of conflict is presented in The Most Dangerous Game?

• man vs. nature

• man vs. self

• man vs. man

• all of the above

Who is the protagonist?

• Zaroff

• Ivan

• Bob

• Rainsford

Who is the story's antagonist?

• Ivan

• Zaroff

• Rainsford

• Harrison Bergeron