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WorksheetsThe Most Dangerous Game
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the island Rainsford lands on?
a)
Bermuda Triangle
b)
Ship Wreck
c)
Ship Trap
d)
Tahiti
2.
What startles Rainsford on the deck?
a)
a loud scream
b)
the engine
c)
animals roaring
d)
gunshots
3.
Who owns the island Rainsford lands on?
a)
Ivan
b)
General Zaroff
c)
Rainsford
d)
Whitney
4.
What do Zaroff and Rainsford have in common?
a)
They are farmers
b)
They live on an island
c)
They love to hunt
d)
They speak Russian
5.
Why is Zaroff no longer interested in hunting animals?
a)
It became too easy
b)
He found a new hobby
c)
He was shot
d)
His wife made him give it up
6.
What is the "ideal animal" that Zaroff hunts now?
a)
Jaguars
b)
Elephants
c)
Humans
d)
Rhinos
7.
What is Rainsford's reaction to Zaroff killing humans?
a)
He thinks it's stupid
b)
He cries out in fear and runs away
c)
He doesn't care
d)
He is mortified
8.
What do Rainsford and Whitney disagree on?
a)
whether or not a jaguar has feelings.
b)
where they will be going to hunt.
c)
which one of them has killed the biggest jaguar.
d)
which one is the better hunter.
9.
What would happen to a a man if he chose not to participate in Zaroff's game?
a)
he would be thrown off a cliff
b)
He would be ignored and sent away
c)
He would be turned over to Ivan
d)
He would be drugged and then shot
10.
Why does the General smile and turn away from the tree where Rainsford is hiding?
a)
he thinks that he has found another trail
b)
he wants to save him to hunt another day
c)
he is satisfied with his work for the day
d)
he resolves to find Rainsford the next day
11.
What happens to Zaroff the first time Rainsford leaves a trap?
a)
He gets wounded on his shoulder
b)
His dog bites him
c)
He runs away
d)
His dog dies
12.
Rainsford's Burmese Tiger pit claimed a victim. Who or what was it?
a)
Ivan
b)
Rainsford
c)
Zaroff
d)
One of Zaroff's hunting dogs
13.
What target does Rainsford's sapling trick hit?
a)
a tree
b)
Zaroff
c)
Ivan
d)
Another of Zaroff's dogs
14.
During the hunt, Rainsford is best described as...
a)
scared, but smart
b)
calm and relaxed
c)
amused by the general
d)
slow to understand the game
15.
Which detail best helps you visualize Rainsford's emotions during the hunt?
a)
"Night found him leg-weary, with hands and face lashed by the branches..."
b)
"Rest brought him new confidence and almost a feeling of security."
c)
"He knew it would be insane to blunder on through the dark..."
d)
"...awakened by a sound that made him know that he had new things to learn about fear."
16.
The best way to describe General Zaroff's character is...
a)
rich and polite
b)
crazy and hospitable
c)
strong and funny
d)
resourceful and mean
17.
Zaroff especially welcomes Rainsford because the general
a)
is glad to meet another expert hunter
b)
wants news about the outside world
c)
has no other humans to hunt
d)
wishes to share his secret with the world
18.
The best evidence that Zaroff is aware of his own viciousness and cruelty is that he
a)
makes fun of Rainsford for being afraid
b)
explains how he obtains the men he hunts
c)
says that all Cossacks are savage and that he, Zaroff, is a Cossack
d)
claims that it is not murder to klll sailors because they are scum
19.
Which of the following statements best describes how Zaroff justifies his hunting of human beings?
a)
Animal life is more precious than human life
b)
Only the strong deserve to survive
c)
Individual freedom is more important than laws
d)
Human beings are not morally responsible for one another
20.
The main conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" is between
a)
two different opinions of what the most dangerous animal is
b)
a human being and human evil
c)
a person and the doubts and fears within himself
d)
a human being and the forces of nature
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