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Lord of the Flies

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which characters’ names represent a loss of identity?

a)

Sam and Eric

b)

Jack and Roger

c)

Piggy and Ralph

d)

West and Wilkens

2.

Who is elected leader of the group on the island?

a)

Ralph

b)

Jack

c)

Simon

d)

Piggy

3.

What symbolizes order and civilization?

a)

Conch

b)

Glasses

c)

Scar

d)

Mask

4.

Which object represents intelligence and seeing clearly?

a)

Glasses

b)

Conch

c)

Scar

d)

Binoculars

5.

Which symbol also means Beelzebub or the devil?

a)

Roger

b)

Parachutist

c)

Jack

d)

Lord of the Flies

6.

Which character, even though he thinks building huts should be the number one priority, he gets a thrill when he hits a boar with a spear?

a)

Roger

b)

Jack

c)

Ralph

d)

Rick

7.

The killing of which character shows that people are more likely to do bad things when in a group because they get caught up in the excitement or feel the security of acting in a group?

a)

Mulberry Mark Boy

b)

Simon

c)

Ralph

d)

Piggy

8.

What is the reason the boys are on the island?

a)

Plane Crash

b)

Boat Crash

c)

Born There

d)

What Island?

9.

What is Jack’s reaction when he isn’t elected leader for the second time?

a)

Leaves to form his own tribe

b)

Cries

c)

Is mad, but okay w decision

d)

Demands a revote

10.

When the naval officer arrives on the island, how does he describe the situation?

a)

fun and games

b)

war and peace

c)

a tragedy in the making

d)

a proper training exercise

11.

Who is captured and forced to become part of Jack's group?

a)

Roger

b)

Simon

c)

Samneric

d)

Maurice

12.

What is the scar referring to?

a)

The scratch on Ralph's face

b)

The debris from the plane crash

c)

Where the fire burned the island

13.

How do the boys make fire?

a)

find a lighter on the island

b)

rub two sticks together rapidly

c)

matches from the plane

d)

piggy's glasses

14.

Which character most likely dies in the fire at the beginning of the book.

a)

Piggy

b)

Boy with the Mulberry Birthmark

c)

The naval officer

d)

The Beast

15.
Who are the Littleuns?
a)
a tiny ant
b)
The group of smaller boys
c)
The big boys
d)
The dead adults
16.

What main theme about human nature does Simon discover when speaking to the Lord of the Flies?

a)

The beast is part of us

b)

Pigs are ugly

c)

Humans need each other

d)

Humans are inherently innocent

17.

Who among the kids was the first to kill an animal?

a)

Jack

b)

Piggy

c)

Ralph

d)

One of the little kids

18.

Which character symbolizes order and civilization?

a)

Jack

b)

Simon

c)

Piggy

d)

Captain

19.
What is Ralph angry about when he sees the ship?
a)
The signal fire is out.
b)
The boys are not waving to the ship.
c)
The boys are all napping when the ship drives by.
d)
The fire is too strong and will burn them alive before the ship arrives.
20.

What did Jack use to while hunting?

a)

A mask

b)

Camouflage

c)

Face paint

d)

A hat

21.

Who is the author of Lord of the Flies?

a)

Ernest Hemingway

b)

William Golding

c)

Ray Bradbury

d)

Albert Einstein

22.

“The head remained there, dim-eyed, grinning faintly, blood blackening between the teeth.” - Which symbol in the book would this quote best represent?

a)

lagoon

b)

airplane

c)

beast

d)

pig head on the stick

23.

“I got the conch, I get to speak.” Was said by which character?

a)

Samneric

b)

Jack

c)

Ralph

d)

Piggy

24.
When Ralph is at Castle Rock, what injury does he sustain?
a)
Jack bites off part of his earlobe.
b)
Scraped elbows and knees from wrestling Jack.
c)
A flying spear gives him a flesh wound near his ribs.
d)
They will tie a white flag to it to surrender.
25.
Why is Percival's interaction with the naval officer important in the final scenes?
a)
He cries and the officer picks him up to show that compassion still exists.
b)
The boy grabs his leg to show how desperate it all is.
c)
The boy has forgotten his address, maybe his name. It shows the loss of civilization.
d)
The man ignores the little boy to show that their youth is really lost.
26.
What does Ralph accuse Jack of just before they fight for the first time?
a)
being a liar
b)
being a loser
c)
being a savage
d)
being a thief
27.
What happens to Simon's body?
a)
The boys roll him off a cliff
b)
He floats out to sea
c)
They leave him on the beach
d)
The boys cover him with palm fronds in the morning
28.
What is Piggy's reaction to the death of Simon?
a)
He says it was a tragedy.
b)
He says it was an accident.
c)
He's afraid he'll be next.
d)
He says there is no justice on the island.
29.
Who is the first to witness the beast on the mountaintop other than Sam and Eric?
a)
Jack
b)
Ralph
c)
Simon
d)
Roger
30.
What is the solution to the signal fire problem?
a)
Build a fire near the beach.
b)
Man the fire twenty-four hours.
c)
Set the forest on fire.
d)
Abandon the fire and build a raft.
31.
Who is the boy who becomes injured when they are play-acting as a pig they are hunting?
a)
Maurice
b)
Percival
c)
Robert
d)
Phil
32.
How does Ralph feel on his first hunt?
a)
terrified and alone
b)
nervous and nauseous
c)
proud and apprehensive
d)
numb and embarrassed 
33.
Which of the following descriptions was NOT used to describe the beast from the air?
a)
claws and teeth
b)
it bashed into things
c)
it was furry and had wings
d)
it had the tail of a dragon
34.
Who comes up with the idea to make a sundial?
a)
Jack
b)
Piggy
c)
Ralph
d)
Simon
35.
What has become the unmentionable subject? Who brings it up?
a)
the beastie/Simon
b)
being rescued/Piggy
c)
the beastie/Ralph
d)
no adult supervision/Ralph
36.
How does Golding refer to members of Jack's tribe?
a)
cruel
b)
savages
c)
members
d)
boys
37.
What happens to Piggy's body?
a)
it washes out to sea
b)
Ralph buries it in the jungle
c)
the book doesn't say
d)
it turns into a pig and attacks Jack
38.
What happens to the conch?
a)
Jack takes it and officially has all of the power
b)
Ralph takes it from Piggy's dead hands and runs away
c)
the conch shatters into little pieces
d)
None of these
39.
Piggy tries to convince Jack's tribe to give up all of the
a)
"savage nonsense"
b)
"theft of his glasses and the conch"
c)
"violence and hatred"
d)
All of these
40.

The destruction of the conch is symbolic of...

a)

the loss of civilization and order

b)

the loss of assemblies and fun meetings

c)

the break down of society on the island and the decent into savagery.

d)

Both the loss of civilization and order and the break down of society on the island and the decent into savagery.

41.

Ralph insists on having clean faces when confronting Jack's tribe?

a)

True

b)

False

42.

What does Jack do to the first pig he finds?

a)

Kills it

b)

Smacks it

c)

Lets it get away

d)

Yells at it

43.

What do the boys need an army for?

a)

Fighting off enemies

b)

Hunting for food

c)

Building shelters

d)

Finding good swimming spots

44.

Why do the boys need green branches?

a)

They other branches wont light on fire

b)

Green branches smell better

c)

Green branches keep island mosquitos away

d)

Green branches create more smoke

45.

Where does Simon sleep the first night?

a)

In the forest, alone

b)

In a hut with Ralph

c)

Under the stars

d)

On a rock

46.

Who calls most of the assemblies?

a)

Jack

b)

Piggy

c)

Simon

d)

Ralph

47.

Who chants "Kill the pig! Cut her throat! Bash her in!"?

a)

Jack and his "men"

b)

Ralph

c)

Piggy

d)

The littl'uns

48.

What is the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced?

a)

Savagery

b)

Dystopia

c)

Civilisation

d)

Democracy

49.

What a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives?

a)

Dystopia

b)

Original Sin

c)

Savagery

d)

Democracy

50.

What is the condition of being primitive or uncivilized; often associated with being cruel or violent?

a)

Dystopia

b)

Savagery

c)

Original Sin

d)

Allegory

51.

What is it called when the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities?

a)

Allegory

b)

Simile

c)

Signs

d)

Symbolism

52.

What is it called when the setting and whether reflect the mood or feelings of the characters?

a)

Savagery

b)

Pathetic fallacy

c)

Symbolism

d)

Allegory