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The Most Dangerous Game!

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the "evil" island that the sailors fear?
a)
Zaroff Island
b)
Ship-Trap Island
c)
Skull Island
d)
Death Island
2.
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
3.

Where are Rainsford and Whitney going on their yacht?

a)

Vacation

b)

An island

c)

On a hunting trip in Rio De Janeiro

d)

The catch the 7th game of the 2004 World Series

4.

How did Rainsford get to General Zaroff's island?

a)

He fell off his boat

b)

Airplane

c)

His boat sunk

d)

He responded to a mysterious letter he received in the mail

5.

Who is described as the "silent giant"?

a)

General Zaroff

b)

Rainsford

c)

General Rainsford

d)

Ivan

6.

Who does Rainsford kill in the story?

a)

Everyone

b)

Zaroff, Ivan, and one of Zaroff's dogs

c)

Zaroff, Ivan and captured sailors

d)

Whitney

7.

What is the main conflict in the story?

a)

External: a human and a dangerous animal

b)

External: a human and an evil human

c)

Internal: A human and their own fear

d)

External: a human and the forces of nature (a storm).

8.

What can we infer at the end of the story?

a)

Rainsford slept in Zaroff's bed and Zaroff had lost

b)

Rainsford went home and Zaroff had lost

c)

Zaroff won the fight and Rainsford was fed to the dogs

d)

Rainsford cares too much for the finer points of life

9.
Who is the first person to "greet" Rainsford at the door of the palatial chateau?
a)
Ivan
b)
An odd looking butler
c)
General Zaroff
d)
Whitney
10.
What was Zaroff's "new animal" and, according to him, "the most dangerous game"?
a)
mongrels
b)
whites
c)
blacks
d)
humans
11.
What do General Zaroff and Rainsford have in common?
a)
they both speak Russian
b)
they are both big game hunters
c)
they both enjoy Parisian operas
d)
they both own yachts
12.
 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.
13.
Which of the following statements is the best example of foreshadowing in the story?
a)
Whitney’s tales of Ship-Trap Island foreshadow danger.
b)
The fact that Rainsford smokes a pipe foreshadows his death.
c)
The fact that Ivan does not speak foreshadows the story of Ivan’s youth.
d)
Rainsford’s construction of traps foreshadows that he is an expert hunter.