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Around the World in 80 Games

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the book that the speaker has written?

a)

Around the World in 80 Games

b)

Around the World in 80 Adventures

c)

Around the World in 80 Days

d)

Around the World in 80 Plays

2.

According to the speaker, what is the importance of games in human culture?

a)

They are a way of making money by winning bets

b)

They are an entertaining way of passing time

c)

They are a form of episodic entertainment only

d)

They are a way of creating a community and understanding each other

3.

What is the speaker's secret passion that led to the writing of the book?

a)

Reading travel books

b)

Traveling the world

c)

Cooking exotic dishes

d)

Playing games

4.

What is the definition of a game according to Bernard Suits?

a)

A waste of time, energy and money

b)

A form of exercise of the mind

c)

An engaging form of entertainment

d)

A way to make money without working

5.

Where did the speaker start his journey of 'Around the World in 80 Games'?

a)

The Royal Court of Ur

b)

The British Library

c)

The British Museum

d)

The Reform Club

6.

What is the name of the ancient game discovered there?

a)

Royal Game of Ur

b)

Indian Chess

c)

Backgammon

d)

Classic Monopoly

7.

What is the shape of the dice used in it?

a)

Cylinders

b)

Tetrahedrons

c)

Perfect spheres

d)

Cubes

8.

What is the connection between fortune telling and early games?

a)

They both use the same tools

b)

There is no connection between the two

c)

They both involve predicting the future

d)

Games were used for telling fortunes

9.

What is the speaker's favorite game that he started his journey with?

a)

Chess

b)

Monopoly

c)

Backgammon

d)

Checkers

10.

What is the main reason the speaker chose it as the perfect game?

a)

It has simple rules, uncertainty, and strategy

b)

It is the oldest known game in history

c)

It is the most popular game worldwide

d)

It has the most complex rules of all games

11.

Where did the first games originate according to the speaker?

a)

Ancient China

b)

Roman London

c)

Middle East

d)

Mughal India

12.

What is the main property of a game according to the speaker?

a)

It should be easy to win

b)

It should be productive

c)

It should be uninteresting

d)

It should have uncertainty

13.

What is the title of the book that Bernard Suits wrote about games?

a)

The Perfect Game

b)

The Secret

c)

The Player of Games

d)

The Grasshopper

14.

What is the main idea behind Bernard Suits' definition of a game?

a)

Playing a game is a form of mental and physical exercise

b)

Playing a game is a waste of time better spent on something productive

c)

Playing a game is an easy way to make money

d)

Playing a game is a voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles

15.

What is the connection between the title and the contents of Bernard Suits' book?

a)

The the book studies the perfect game

b)

The Secret is the title of the book about secrets

c)

The Grasshopper is a symbol of leisure and enjoyment

d)

The Player is the main character in the book