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The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
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What is Zaroff''s main reason for preferring to hunt human beings rather than animals?
there is no other big game on his island
he hates humanity and want to take revenge against it
hunting men is more challenging than hunting beasts
he doesn't like to kill innocent creatures
2
Rainsford first realizes he is going to be the prey when--
he sees the blood and the empty cartridge in the bush
Zaroff hunts game more dangerous than the Cape buffalo
Zaroff tells him to join the hunt or become Ivan's sport
Zaroff claims to have invented a new kind of game to hunt
3
Something that is constant and "without change" is--
unruffled
invariably
surmounted
imprudent
4
The TV is protruding from the wall.
False
True
5
The word that means "removing or lessening fears" is--
receding
diverting
prolonging
disarming
6
The main conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" is between
two different opinions of what the most dangerous animal is
a human being and the forces of nature
a human being and a human evil
a person and the doubts and fears within himself
7
What is
chronological order
?
the order in which objects appear in space
the time order in which things happen
the logical order in which ideas are presented
a sequence that goes from question to answer
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Will
kept his cool
and
remained calm
through the harrowing ordeal.
unruffled
diverting
impulse
invariably
9
Zaroff especially welcomes Rainsford because the general--
wants news about the outside world
is glad to meet another expert hunter
has no other humans to hunt
wishes to share his secret with the world
10
Rainsford finally gets the better of Zaroff when Rainsford--
catches Zaroff in a tiger trap made from bent saplings
swims to Zaroff's chateau and surprises him
kills Ivan leaving Zaroff defenseless
signals to a passing boat that helps him escape
11
The speaker was late, ____ the assembly for 20 minutes.
prolonging
diverting
protruding
receding
12
General Zaroff first comes to his island after--
being stranded on it by his crew
inheriting it from his father
swimming to it when his ship sank
buying it in order to build his chateau there
13
It would be ___of you not to study for the vocabulary quiz. It could lead to poor perfromance.
imprudent
diverting
prolonging
unruffled
14
She ___ her fear of heights and jumped off of the Stratosphere in Las Vegas.
protruded
surmounted
diverted
unruffled
15
Which of the following statements describes how Zaroff justifies his hunting of human beings?
only the strong deserve to survive
human beings are not morally responsible for one another
animal life is more precious than human life
individual freedom is more important than laws
16
Which part of the plot usually contains the most tension?
exposition
complications
climax
resolution
17
Which of the following statements is the
best
example of
foreshadowing
in the story?
Ivan's inability to speak foreshadows the story of his youth
Rainsford building traps foreshadows his hunting skills
Whitney's tale of Ship Trap island foreshadows danger
the fact that Rainsford smokes a pipe foreshadows his death
18
A struggle or a clash that drives the plot along is known as--
point of view
theme
conflict
characterization
19
Foreshadowing
is--
giving away the ending of a story
hinting at what will happen later in a story
having a surprise twist at the end of a story
leaving the reader guessing at the end of the story
20
The following statement shows that General Zaroff is aware of his own viciousness...
says that all Cossacks are savage and that he is a Cossack
makes fun of Rainsford for being afraid
says it is not murder to hunt sailors because they are scum
explains how he obtains the men he hunts
