Princess Bride Chapters 7 and 8 Quiz

3. Why does Max put the bellows in Westley's mouth?

• To get the truth out.
• To look like he's doing something useful.
• To resuscitate the lungs.
• To clear out any negative energy.

15. When Westley, Buttecup, and Inigo look out the castle window, they see Fezzik with what?

• four horses
• four swords
• four wheelbarrows
• four holocaust cloaks

Describe something that is "ashen": The Count’s frozen face was petrified and ashen and the blood still poured down the parallel cuts.

• A) Brightly colored
• B) Dark and gloomy
• C) Covered in ash
• D) Pale from illness or emotion

8. In the castle, who is astonished to see Westley alive?

• the albino
• Count Rugen
• Prince Humperdinck
• Buttercup

5. What happens as soon as the miracle pill passes through Westley's throat?

• He begins talking.
• He begins convulsing.
• The three men are discovered.
• nothing

What is a "liability"? “What are our liabilities?” “There is but one working castle gate and it is guarded by perhaps a hundred men.”

• A) An asset
• B) Something that holds you back
• C) Something beneficial
• D) A reward

11. With Inigo in pursuit of the Count and the man in black missing, what does Fezzik do?

• gets captured by guards
• finds Buttercup
• runs into Humperdinck
• gets lost

What does it mean to be "squeamish"? It was the creepers that made him squeamish. And the slitherers. And the stingers.

• A) Eager to try new things
• B) Easily disturbed or disgusted by unpleasant things
• C) Fearless in the face of danger
• D) Skilled in negotiation

What does it mean to "reverberate"? Your ears you keep, so that every shriek of every child at seeing your hideousness will be yours to cherish—every babe that weeps in fear at your approach, every woman that cries ‘Dear God, what is that thing?’ will reverberate forever with your perfect ears. That is what ‘to the pain’ means.

• A) To echo with sound
• B) To fade away
• C) To disappear
• D) To remain silent

9. What is the Count's reaction when Inigo approaches him and says, "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

• He laughs.
• He runs away.
• He can't move.
• He is angry.