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The Most Dangerous Game Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 44mins

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1.

In The Most Dangerous Game, which event happens first?

a)

Rainsford's trap kills Ivan.

b)

Rainsford falls overboard.

c)

Rainsford sleeps in Zaroff's bed.

d)

Rainsford leaps into the sea.

2.

In The Most Dangerous Game, which answer best describes the problem General Zaroff has before he invents his game?

a)

He hates Ivan, but he needs his help for the hunt.

b)

He loves hunting, but he hates to see animals suffer.

c)

He cares only for hunting, but hunting has begun to bore him.

d)

He hates Rainsford, but he must be hospitable to get him to stay.

3.

In The Most Dangerous Game, what is the game that Zaroff invents?

a)

He invites the world's greatest hunters to compete against one another.

b)

He hunts human beings; sailors he lures to the island.

c)

He invites other hunters to compete against Ivan.

d)

He and Ivan compete against each other in tracking animals.

4.

In The Most Dangerous Game, how does Rainsford finally defeat General Zaroff?

a)

He makes a Malay mancatcher using a dead tree.

b)

He digs a pit lined with stakes and conceals it with branches.

c)

He refuses to participate in Zaroff's hunt any longer.

d)

He swims back to Zaroff's house and ambushes him there.  

5.

In The Most Dangerous Game, what does General Zaroff list as important attributes of the animal he wishes to hunt?

a)

It must be exceptionally strong, cunning, and able to reason.

b)

It must be able to reason, be large, and cunning.

c)

It must be cunning, courageous, and be able to reason.

d)

It must be very large, strong and prey on animals.

6.

What is the meaning of appraising in the following sentence from The Most Dangerous Game? Base your answer on the context clues.  

 

Whenever he looked up from his plate he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly.

a)

informing

b)

avoiding him

c)

evaluating

d)

envying

7.

What is the meaning of quarry in  the following passage from "The Most Dangerous Game?" Base your answer on context clues.  

 

"I wanted the ideal animal to hunt, "explained  the general. "So I said" 'What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?"'

a)

animal that is hunted

b)

animal that is hunting

c)

person who is hunting

d)

desire to go hunting

8.

What is the meaning of futile in the following sentence from "The Most Dangerous Game?" Base your answers on context clues.  

 

Now he had got a grip on himself, had stopped, and was taking stock of himself and the situation.  He saw that straight flight was futile; inevitably it would bring him face to face with the sea.  

a)

direct

b)

useless

c)

obvious

d)

understandable

9.

In "The Most Dangerous Game," why does General Zaroff think he is justified in playing his game?

a)

He feels rich people have more rights than the poor people

b)

He resents the loss of his home in the Russian Revolution

c)

He feels that people have the right to use whatever power they have.

d)

He wishes to share the pleasure he feels in the game with others. 

10.

In The Most Dangerous Game,"which factor contributes most to General Zaroff's defeat at Rainsford's hands?

a)

Zaroff's loss of Ivan

b)

Zaroff's overconfidence

c)

Zaroff's reliance on his dogs

d)

Zaroff's inferior hunting skills.

11.

“The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-vanishing fireflies” contains an example of  

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

12.

“Sleep had given him new vigor; a sharp hunger was picking at him.” This line contains   

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

13.

What figurative language can be found in this line: “giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws”?

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile and personification

d)

simile

14.

“He lived a year in a minute” is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

15.

Reorder the following in Chronological order

a)

Rainsford falls off the boat

b)

Rainsford learns that Zaroff hunts humans

c)

Rainsford kills Ivan with a trap

d)

Rainsford jumps off the cliff

e)

Rainsford challenges Zaroff to a duel and kills him.

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
16.

Match the following Elements of Plot in the Most Dangerous Game.

a)

Inciting Incident

1.

Rainsford falls off the boat

b)

Rising Action

2.

Rainsford discovers Zaroff hunts humans

c)

Climax

3.

Rainsford jumps off a cliff to escape

d)

Falling Action

4.

Rainsford sneaks into Zaroffs room

e)

Resolution

5.

Rainsford kills Zaroff

17.

In the very beginning of the story Rainsford is heading to the ______ to hunt _____

a)

Amazon/ Jaguars

b)

Rockies/ Grizzlys

c)

Death-swamp/ Alligators

d)

Bermuda Triangle/ Swordfish

18.

The Most Dangerous Game is written in what Point of View ( P.O.V )?

a)

1st person

b)

4th Person

c)

Third Person Omniscient

d)

Third Person Limited.

19.

How does General Zaroff lure sailors onto his island?

a)

He invites well-know intellectuals to stay with him and go hunting

b)

He kidnaps men from locals villages

c)

He tricks passing ships into crashing and hunts survivors

d)

He hires workers but then hunts them

20.

Which TWO of the following best identify the central themes of "The Most

Dangerous Game?"

a)

When violence becomes too common, some people no longer take it seriously.

b)

Pride in one's country makes people feel superior to others based on race

c)

The power of love will save people from hurting and harming others.

d)

Humans place in nature is to act with reason, not to become like violent animals.

21.

Match the background information to the character.

Categorize the following

Famous Hunter

From New York

Has hunted every type of animal.

Rich and Wealthy

Led a calvary of Cossack Soldiers.

Deaf, dumb, and mute.

Tortures People.

Friend to Rainsford.

Rainsford
General Zaroff
Ivan
Whittney
22.

Match the following quote to the correct character.

a)

"I'm still a beast at bay"

1.

Rainsford

b)

"There are 2 types of people in the world; the hunter and the hunted."

2.

Rainsford

c)

"Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong."

3.

General Zaroff

d)

“It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason

4.

General Zaroff

e)

"Even so, I rather think they understand one thing—fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death."

5.

Whitney

23.

Match the following traps to the characters they affected.

a)

Burmese Tiger Trap

1.

Zaroff's best hunting trap

b)

Ugandan Knife Trap

2.

Ivan

c)

Malay Man-Catcher

3.

General Zaroff.

24.

True or False: Rainsford physical characteristic are described in the story using Direct Characterization.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What is Dehumanization?

a)

To evolve into an animal

b)

To deprive someone of human qualities

c)

To make someone an animal

d)

To be mean to someone.

26.

a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor; (v.) to stain or contaminate

a)

tangible

b)

amenity

c)

peril

d)

taint

27.

touchable

a)

elude

b)

tangible

c)

imprudent

d)

bewilderment

28.

sudden and unexpected

a)

abrupt

b)

imperative

c)

scowl

d)

condone

29.

danger

a)

quarry

b)

precariously

c)

peril

d)

stealthy

30.

something that increases comfort

a)

Indolently

b)

palpable

c)

affable

d)

amenity

31.

unwise

a)

Indolently

b)

imprudent

c)

imperative

d)

dogged

32.

condition of being confused

a)

bewilderment

b)

futile

c)

scowl

d)

abrupt

33.

to pardon or overlook

a)

Indolently

b)

imperative

c)

placid

d)

condone

34.

To avoid or escape

a)

precariously

b)

placid

c)

elude

d)

stealthy

35.

friendly

a)

peril

b)

affable

c)

imperative

d)

palpable

36.

sneaky

a)

stealthy

b)

dogged

c)

indolently

d)

quarry

37.

the object of a hunt; prey

a)

taint

b)

tangible

c)

quarry

d)

scowl

38.

a facial expression of dislike or displeasure; a frown

a)

peril

b)

imprudent

c)

scowl

d)

elude

39.

useless

a)

amenity

b)

futile

c)

precariously

d)

imperative

40.

absolutely necessary

a)

futile

b)

imprudent

c)

stealthy

d)

imperative

41.

unsteadily; insecurely

a)

affable

b)

indolently

c)

precariously

d)

placid

42.

calm or still; not easily upset

a)

scowl

b)

futile

c)

palpable

d)

placid

43.

easily felt; easily perceived

a)

palpable

b)

peril

c)

placid

d)

precariously

44.

lazily

a)

imperative

b)

imprudent

c)

indolently

d)

tangible

45.

stubbornly persevering; won't give up

a)

palpable

b)

elude

c)

scowl

d)

dogged

46.

. . . like moist black velvet . . .

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

imagery

47.

The revolver pointed as rigidly as if the giant were a statue.

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

imagery

48.

the night. . . pressed its thick warm blackness upon the yacht

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

imagery

49.

The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-vanishing fireflies.

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

allusion

50.

Madame Butterfly, Marcus Aurelius, Pol Roger, Chambertin

a)

Irony

b)

Metaphors

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Allusions

51.

"Oh yes. . . I have electricity. We try to be civilized here."

a)

Irony

b)

Allusion

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Personification

52.

giant rocks. . . crouch like a sea monster

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

allusion

53.

"The old charts call it 'Ship-Trap Island,'" Whitney replied. "A suggestive name, isn't it? Sailors have a curious dread of the place. I don't know why. Some superstition --"

a)

allusion

b)

imagery

c)

metaphor

d)

foreshadowing

54.

The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea closed over his head.

a)

metaphor

b)

imagery

c)

simile

d)

foreshadowing

55.

The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

imagery

56.

. . . the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson. . .

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

imagery

d)

personification

57.

. . . night crawled by like a wounded snake. . .

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

foreshadowing

d)

irony

58.

The muck sucked viciously at his foot. . .

a)

allusion

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

59.

Rainsford stood blinking in the river of glaring gold light.

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

allusion

d)

metaphor

60.

The sea rumbled and hissed

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

allusion