The Most Dangerous Game Review

Zaroff's ideal animal must ______.

• be extremely fast.

• be extremely large.

• be big game.

• be able to reason and think.

How does the author create suspense at the beginning of the selection?

• He starts the story with dialogue, not description

• He has Whitney refer to Captain Nielsen, a dangerous figure.

• He has Whitney describe the mysterious reputation of the island they are passing.

• He shows how Whitney and Rainsford plan to go hunting in the Amazon.

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In "The Most Dangerous Game," which answer choice best describes General Zaroff's problem before he invents his "game"?

• He loves hunting but hates to see animals suffer.

• He hates Ivan but needs him for company

• He cares only for hunting, but hunting has begun to bore him.

• He hates Rainsford but must be kind to him.

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In "The Most Dangerous Game," what is the "game" that Zaroff invents?

• He invites the world's greatest hunters to compete against one another.

• He hunts human beings—sailors he has lured to the island.

• He invites other hunters to compete against Ivan.

• He and Ivan compete against each other in tracking animals.

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A man vs. nature conflict is _______.

• when the General tells Rainsford about his "game."

• when Rainsford comes upon Death Swamp.

• when Zaroff's dog Lazarus dies.

• when Ivan holds Rainsford at gunpoint.

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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. 

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How does General Zaroff lure sailors onto his island?

• He invites well-know intellectuals to stay with him and go hunting

• He kidnaps men from locals villages

• He tricks passing ships into crashing and hunts survivors

• He hires workers but then hunts them

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Which TWO of the following best identify the central themes of "The Most Dangerous Game?"

• When violence becomes too common, some people no longer take it seriously.

• Pride in one's country makes people feel superior to others based on race

• The power of love will save people from hurting and harming others.

• Humans place in nature is to act with reason, not to become like violent animals.

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Match the following quote to the correct character.

• General Zaroff

• “It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason

• General Zaroff

• "I'm still a beast at bay"

• Rainsford

• "Even so, I rather think they understand one thing—fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death."

• Rainsford

• "Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong."

• Whitney

• "There are 2 types of people in the world; the hunter and the hunted."

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

• informing

• avoiding him

• evaluating

• envying

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