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WorksheetsWilliam Golding
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Where is William Golding from?
USA
Russia
France
England
In which war did William Golding serve in the Navy?
World War I
World War II
American Revolution
Russo-Japanese War
His experiences in war changed his views of ________
human nature and civilization
society and marriage
war
love and hate
Where do the boys find themselves in his novel, Lord of the Flies?
an island
a boarding school
the forest
in the woods
"Before the second World War, I believed in the perfectibility of social man...but after the war I did not because I was unable to. I had discovered what one man could do to another." This shows that Golding,
lost his faith in humanity after the war.
believes that everyone is capable of love.
feels that man is naturally good.
believes that war causes corruption.
In the beginning of the novel, Golding describes the island as _______ but by the end it becomes _______.
disturbing, beautiful
a paradise, a menacing place
a tropical oasis, a resort for families
an uninhabited place, a war zone
a device which uses characters, events, & elements of a story as symbols to represent something else.
allegory
parralel structure
biography
science fiction
One major theme of LOTF is "an attempt to trace the defects of _______ back to the defects of ______.
society, human nature
human beings, society
war, human nature
society, war strategies
When did Golding publish, Lord of the Flies?
1954
1950
1948
1951
Golding believed that without laws and consequences people would
behave morally, and remain good and civilized
become uncivilized and violent
remain pure and honest
not change at all
