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The Most Dangerous Game Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Disarming is synonymous with:

a)

comforting

b)

strange

2.

Condone is synonymous with

a)

forbid

b)

excuse

3.

Imperative is synonymous with

a)

needed

b)

strange

4.

Uncanny is synonymous with

a)

strange

b)

normal

5.

Why does Zaroff "invent" a new kind of game?

a)

He wants to impress Rainsford.

b)

Hunting tigers has become too dangerous.

c)

He is bored with the animals he has already hunted.

6.

Which sentence from the story foreshadows danger?

a)

"What island is it?" Rainsford asked.

b)

"The old charts call it Ship-Trap Island, " Whitney replied.

c)

"The best sport in the world," agreed Rainsford.

7.

The main conflict Rainsford faces in this story is his effort to

a)

protect himself from wild animals.

b)

survive as Zaroff hunts him.

c)

swim to shore after falling off the boat.

8.

What causes Rainsford to know "the full meaning of terror" (line 651)?

a)

Zaroff has followed Rainsford all night.

b)

Zaroff sees Rainsford in the tree.

c)

Rainsford realizes Zaroff is playing with him.

9.

Which of the following events happens first?

a)

Rainsford kills Ivan.

b)

Rainsford kills one of Zaroff's dogs.

c)

Rainsford wounds Zaroff.

10.

How is the story's main conflict resolved?

a)

Rainsford kills Zaroff in Zaroff's bedroom.

b)

Rainsford jumps into the sea.

c)

Zaroff allows Rainsford to stay and rest at his home.