WorksheetsThe Most Dangerous Game Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 44mins
In The Most Dangerous Game, which event happens first?
Rainsford's trap kills Ivan.
Rainsford falls overboard.
Rainsford sleeps in Zaroff's bed.
Rainsford leaps into the sea.
In The Most Dangerous Game, which answer best describes the problem General Zaroff has before he invents his game?
He hates Ivan, but he needs his help for the hunt.
He loves hunting, but he hates to see animals suffer.
He cares only for hunting, but hunting has begun to bore him.
He hates Rainsford, but he must be hospitable to get him to stay.
In The Most Dangerous Game, what is the game that Zaroff invents?
He invites the world's greatest hunters to compete against one another.
He hunts human beings; sailors he lures to the island.
He invites other hunters to compete against Ivan.
He and Ivan compete against each other in tracking animals.
In The Most Dangerous Game, how does Rainsford finally defeat General Zaroff?
He makes a Malay mancatcher using a dead tree.
He digs a pit lined with stakes and conceals it with branches.
He refuses to participate in Zaroff's hunt any longer.
He swims back to Zaroff's house and ambushes him there.
In The Most Dangerous Game, what does General Zaroff list as important attributes of the animal he wishes to hunt?
It must be exceptionally strong, cunning, and able to reason.
It must be able to reason, be large, and cunning.
It must be cunning, courageous, and be able to reason.
It must be very large, strong and prey on animals.
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.
informing
avoiding him
evaluating
envying
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?"'
animal that is hunted
animal that is hunting
person who is hunting
desire to go hunting
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.
direct
useless
obvious
understandable
In "The Most Dangerous Game," why does General Zaroff think he is justified in playing his game?
He feels rich people have more rights than the poor people
He resents the loss of his home in the Russian Revolution
He feels that people have the right to use whatever power they have.
He wishes to share the pleasure he feels in the game with others.
In The Most Dangerous Game,"which factor contributes most to General Zaroff's defeat at Rainsford's hands?
Zaroff's loss of Ivan
Zaroff's overconfidence
Zaroff's reliance on his dogs
Zaroff's inferior hunting skills.
“The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-vanishing fireflies” contains an example of
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
“Sleep had given him new vigor; a sharp hunger was picking at him.” This line contains
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
What figurative language can be found in this line: “giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws”?
metaphor
personification
simile and personification
simile
“He lived a year in a minute” is an example of what type of figurative language?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
Reorder the following in Chronological order
Rainsford falls off the boat
Rainsford learns that Zaroff hunts humans
Rainsford kills Ivan with a trap
Rainsford jumps off the cliff
Rainsford challenges Zaroff to a duel and kills him.
Match the following Elements of Plot in the Most Dangerous Game.
Inciting Incident
Rainsford falls off the boat
Rising Action
Rainsford discovers Zaroff hunts humans
Climax
Rainsford jumps off a cliff to escape
Falling Action
Rainsford sneaks into Zaroffs room
Resolution
Rainsford kills Zaroff
In the very beginning of the story Rainsford is heading to the ______ to hunt _____
Amazon/ Jaguars
Rockies/ Grizzlys
Death-swamp/ Alligators
Bermuda Triangle/ Swordfish
The Most Dangerous Game is written in what Point of View ( P.O.V )?
1st person
4th Person
Third Person Omniscient
Third Person Limited.
How does General Zaroff lure sailors onto his island?
He invites well-know intellectuals to stay with him and go hunting
He kidnaps men from locals villages
He tricks passing ships into crashing and hunts survivors
He hires workers but then hunts them
Which TWO of the following best identify the central themes of "The Most
Dangerous Game?"
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.
Humans place in nature is to act with reason, not to become like violent animals.
Match the background information to the character.
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.
Match the following quote to the correct character.
"I'm still a beast at bay"
Rainsford
"There are 2 types of people in the world; the hunter and the hunted."
Rainsford
"Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong."
General Zaroff
“It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason
General Zaroff
"Even so, I rather think they understand one thing—fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death."
Whitney
Match the following traps to the characters they affected.
Burmese Tiger Trap
Zaroff's best hunting trap
Ugandan Knife Trap
Ivan
Malay Man-Catcher
General Zaroff.
True or False: Rainsford physical characteristic are described in the story using Direct Characterization.
True
False
What is Dehumanization?
To evolve into an animal
To deprive someone of human qualities
To make someone an animal
To be mean to someone.
a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor; (v.) to stain or contaminate
tangible
amenity
peril
taint
touchable
elude
tangible
imprudent
bewilderment
sudden and unexpected
abrupt
imperative
scowl
condone
danger
quarry
precariously
peril
stealthy
something that increases comfort
Indolently
palpable
affable
amenity
unwise
Indolently
imprudent
imperative
dogged
condition of being confused
bewilderment
futile
scowl
abrupt
to pardon or overlook
Indolently
imperative
placid
condone
To avoid or escape
precariously
placid
elude
stealthy
friendly
peril
affable
imperative
palpable
sneaky
stealthy
dogged
indolently
quarry
the object of a hunt; prey
taint
tangible
quarry
scowl
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure; a frown
peril
imprudent
scowl
elude
useless
amenity
futile
precariously
imperative
absolutely necessary
futile
imprudent
stealthy
imperative
unsteadily; insecurely
affable
indolently
precariously
placid
calm or still; not easily upset
scowl
futile
palpable
placid
easily felt; easily perceived
palpable
peril
placid
precariously
lazily
imperative
imprudent
indolently
tangible
stubbornly persevering; won't give up
palpable
elude
scowl
dogged
. . . like moist black velvet . . .
personification
simile
metaphor
imagery
The revolver pointed as rigidly as if the giant were a statue.
personification
simile
metaphor
imagery
the night. . . pressed its thick warm blackness upon the yacht
personification
simile
metaphor
imagery
The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-vanishing fireflies.
personification
simile
metaphor
allusion
Madame Butterfly, Marcus Aurelius, Pol Roger, Chambertin
Irony
Metaphors
Foreshadowing
Allusions
"Oh yes. . . I have electricity. We try to be civilized here."
Irony
Allusion
Foreshadowing
Personification
giant rocks. . . crouch like a sea monster
simile
metaphor
personification
allusion
"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 --"
allusion
imagery
metaphor
foreshadowing
The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea closed over his head.
metaphor
imagery
simile
foreshadowing
The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse.
metaphor
simile
personification
imagery
. . . the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson. . .
metaphor
simile
imagery
personification
. . . night crawled by like a wounded snake. . .
metaphor
simile
foreshadowing
irony
The muck sucked viciously at his foot. . .
allusion
simile
personification
metaphor
Rainsford stood blinking in the river of glaring gold light.
simile
personification
allusion
metaphor
The sea rumbled and hissed
personification
simile
metaphor
allusion
