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William Golding

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is William Golding from?

a)

USA

b)

Russia

c)

France

d)

England

2.

In which war did William Golding serve in the Navy?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

American Revolution

d)

Russo-Japanese War

3.

His experiences in war changed his views of ________

a)

human nature and civilization

b)

society and marriage

c)

war

d)

love and hate

4.

Where do the boys find themselves in his novel, Lord of the Flies?

a)

an island

b)

a boarding school

c)

the forest

d)

in the woods

5.

"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,

a)

lost his faith in humanity after the war.

b)

believes that everyone is capable of love.

c)

feels that man is naturally good.

d)

believes that war causes corruption.

6.

In the beginning of the novel, Golding describes the island as _______ but by the end it becomes _______.

a)

disturbing, beautiful

b)

a paradise, a menacing place

c)

a tropical oasis, a resort for families

d)

an uninhabited place, a war zone

7.

a device which uses characters, events, & elements of a story as symbols to represent something else.

a)

allegory

b)

parralel structure

c)

biography

d)

science fiction

8.

One major theme of LOTF is "an attempt to trace the defects of _______ back to the defects of ______.

a)

society, human nature

b)

human beings, society

c)

war, human nature

d)

society, war strategies

9.

When did Golding publish, Lord of the Flies?

a)

1954

b)

1950

c)

1948

d)

1951

10.

Golding believed that without laws and consequences people would

a)

behave morally, and remain good and civilized

b)

become uncivilized and violent

c)

remain pure and honest

d)

not change at all