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Worksheets"The Most Dangerous Game" Quiz 8 H
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which TWO of the following best identify the central themes of this story?
When violence becomes too common, some people no longer take it seriously.
Pride in one’s country makes people feel superior to others based on race.
The power of love will save people from hurting and harming others.
Nature provides everything humanity needs and therefore anything else is wasteful.
Humankind’s place in nature is to act with reason, not to become like violent animals.
What does Rainsford’s repetition of the word “nerve” in paragraph 169, paragraph 179, and paragraph 197 reveal about his character?
Rainsford’s repetition characterizes him as forgetful and blundering, which is why he must repeat the word to remember his mission.
Rainsford’s repetition shows that it is his courage and ability to reason that enables him to survive.
Rainsford’s repetition was probably taught to him in a private school growing up and is a symbol of his class status.
Rainsford’s repetition shows just how scared and cowardly he is, suggesting that he will not survive this hunt.
How does Rainsford’s opinion on animals change throughout the story?
At first, Rainsford believes only humans can feel, but by the end, he agrees with Whitney that animals can also feel “fear of pain” (Paragraph 13).
At first, Rainsford thinks that there is only one rational animal, humans, but then he discovers the new animal that Zaroff has “invented” (Paragraph 100).
At first, Rainsford believes humans are smarter than animals, but then he sees that some humans are actually “a very inferior lot” (Paragraph 131).
At first, Rainsford sees animals only as prizes for human hunters, but later Rainsford sympathizes with the animal “at bay” when he too becomes the hunted (Paragraph 204).
“He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.” (Paragraph 207) What is the overall effect of the last line of the story?
The last line leaves the reader to infer that Rainsford has killed Zaroff, contrasting Zaroff’s chilling death with Rainsford’s rewarding night’s sleep.
The last line leaves the reader to conclude that the events of this story have all been a dream Rainsford had while asleep on the yacht.
The last line leaves the reader to infer that Rainsford has killed Zaroff, making the ending a triumphant victory for civilization and American values.
The last line leaves the reader to suppose that Rainsford actually likes the comforts of civilization better than nature and that civilization is man’s place above nature.
Zaroff's character is best described as...
Dynamic
Static
Secondary
Flat
Which of the following serves as the story's inciting incident?
When Rainsford discovers Zaroff's mansion in the jungle.
When Zaroff reveals that he is hunting humans.
When Rainsford falls off of the yacht into the ocean.
When the face-off between Zaroff and Rainsford begins.
How does the author create suspense at the beginning of the selection?
He starts the story with dialogue, not description
He has Whitney refer to Captain Nielsen, a dangerous figure.
He has Whitney describe the mysterious reputation of the island they are passing.
He shows how Whitney and Rainsford plan to go hunting in the Amazon.
Which of the following best describes the primary conflict introduced in the story?
Rainsford vs. Zaroff
Rainsford vs. the ocen
Ivan vs. Zaroff
Rainsford vs.Ivan
In "The Most Dangerous Game," which answer choice best describes General Zaroff's problem before he invents his "game"?
He loves hunting but hates to see animals suffer.
He hates Ivan but needs him for company
He cares only for hunting, but hunting has begun to bore him.
He hates Rainsford but must be kind to him.
In "The Most Dangerous Game," Zaroff tells Rainsford that his visitors always choose to participate in the hunt rather than face Ivan. What can you infer from this remark?
The visitors greatly enjoy Zaroff's game.
The visitors have formed secret plans to escape.
The visitors would rather take their chances in the hunt than be tortured.
Zaroff tricks them into believing that the hunt will not hurt them.
Why is it relevant that Zaroff is a "Cossack"? It reveals-
He is Russian
His fierceness
His immorality
All of the above
Who is the protagonist of "The Most Dangerous Game?"
Rainsford
Zaroff
Ivan
The reader
Which of the following statements is the BEST example of foreshadowing how the story might go/end?
The conversation about the island, including the mention of a dangerous feeling and cannibals.
The fact that Rainsford smokes a pipe and he loses it
The fact that Ivan does not speak to Rainsford when he knocks on the door
Rainsford’s swim in the Caribbean Sea toward the island
Which of the following best describes the climax of The Most Dangerous Game?
When Rainsford first finds himself shipwrecked
When Rainsford runs into Zaroff
When Zaroff explains that he enjoys hunting people as sport
When Rainsford jumps into the water to make his final escape
Which quote from The Most Dangerous Game could be labeled as irony?
"The paddling sound of feet on the soft earth..."
"He lived a year in a minute..."
"The world famous game hunter was now being hunted as game himself..."
"The impulse to cry aloud with joy..."
The exposition occurs when....
Whitney and Rainsford are discussing big game hunting.
Rainsford falls overboard.
General Zaroff invites Rainsford to hunt with him.
What purpose does Whitney serve in the story?
He was the first man ever hunted and killed by Zaroff.
He saves Rainsford from Ship-Trap Island.
He tells about the uneasy feeling he has about Ship-Trap Island and foreshadows the rest of the story.
He pushes Rainsford overboard the yacht and is responsible for Rainsford being trapped on Ship-Trap Island.
The resolution of the short story is...
when Whitney told Rainsford that animals had feelings too
when Rainsford slept in Zaroff's bed
Which of the following BEST describes the mood of the following passage:
"There was no sound in the night as Rainsford sat there but the muffled throb of the engine that drove the yacht swiftly through the darkness, and the swish and ripple of the wash of the propeller.
Rainsford, reclining in a steamer chair, indolently puffed on his favorite brier. The sensuous drowsiness of the night was on him."
Relaxed
Tense
Nightmarish
Joyous
Which of the following BEST describes the mood of the following passage:
"Rainsford held his breath. The general’s eyes had left the ground and were traveling inch by inch up the tree. Rainsford froze there, every muscle tensed for a spring. But the sharp eyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown face."
Spooky
Calm
Suspenseful
Humorous
