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Lord of The Flies Introduction (Historical Context, Symbols, and Author Bio)
Lord of The Flies Introduction (Historical Context, Symbols, and Author Bio)
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1
One criticism of Lord of The Flies is that it is...
Cliché
Racist
Idealist
Sexist
2
At the start of the novel, Lord of The Flies, the boys are...
crash landed after being evacuated from a nuclear Holocaust.
On vacation with their families but the adults die in the plane crash.
On a school trip gone horribly wrong.
On their way to camp for the summer.
3
In
Lord of the Flies
, Ralph represents
Authority and Civility
Logic and Reason
Innocence and Purity
Knowledge and Wisdom
4
Which of the following novels did NOT inspire Golding to create the Lord of The Flies as a parody
Coral Island
The Witch and The Wardrobe
Tarzan
Swiss Family Robinson
5
Which of the following choices is something that Golding is not criticizing in Lord of The Flies?
Humanity's superiority over nature
Racial Superiority
How we choose the people we put in positions of power
British Empirical Superiority
6
Compared to The Coral Island, Lord of the Flies is...
More realistic and therefore pessimistic
Fanciful or Unrealistic
Too far-fetched
More comical and carefree.
7
Why is it funny to your teacher that William Golding was a teacher himself?
You don't care about each other unless your made to or can gain something.
If we are being honest, all of these are somewhat true.
You are all sociopaths. The security guards protect you from each other.
We have to have a bathroom pass or else you would all just walk around.
8
The conch represents
Democracy and Social Order
Evil and Destruction
Blind adherence to Authority
Hope and Freedom
9
What are the main symbols in lord of the flies?
weather, pigs, mask
kids, adults, plane
forest, foot steps and food
specs, conch, and fire
10
Golding witnessed atrocities committed by Nazis, but the boys are not German they are British. Why?
He wanted everyone to know what happened in Germany could happen anywhere.
He believed that the holocaust could have easily happened in England.
He didn't want to offend German people.
He did not know how to write in German or even in a German accent.
11
The boys who die on the island are chosen by the writer because they are...
Physically Ugly and scarred
Viewed as Strange and an outsider
Fat & Lazy
Vulnerable & Weak
12
How old are the boys supposed to be in Lord of The Flies?
10 - 15 years old
3 - 10 years old
The book never specifically says.
6 - 12 years old
13
Where was William Golding from?
France
Germany
United Kingdom
United States
14
Why did Golding leave women out of the novel?
He did not think the public was ready to read about women treated savagely.
He did not have enough experience with women.
He did not think that women were capable of the evil that man was.
He did not want to complicate it with problems of sexual triviality.
15
Golding believed that the savagery we should fear most is not the savagery of others but the savagery in ourselves.
False
True
16
The Lord of the Flies is a reference to the demon Beelzebub, this type of reference is called?
a theme
imagery
an allusion
an archetype
17
As characters, Sam and Eric represent...
duality of man
double trouble
mistaken identity
warring siblings
18
The Coral island and Lord of the Flies are extremely similar.
True
False
19
A theme of LOTF is that authority, social order, and civil society bind us together and without them we are doomed.
True
False
20
One classic (maybe cliché) theme that Golding reverses in Lord of The Flies is...
Good manners have positive results.
Evil is punished and good is rewarded
All of these are true
Good always defeats evil
21
In Lord of the Flies, Simon's character symbolizes which religious figure?
Peter
Adam
Jesus
Eve
22
What famous battle did William Golding participate in that affected him greatly?
The Storming of Omaha
The Battle of The Bulge
The Crossing of The Delaware
The D-day Invasion of Normandy
23
This symbol (The Lord of the Flies) represents what in the novel?
law and order
the end of adult supervision
evil and the evilness of humanity
anarchy and savagery
24
Which of the following is not one of the ways in which a reader can read Lord of The Flies?
A Dark Romantic Tragedy
A political allegory
A religious allegory
A dark, coming of age, adventure story
25
William Goulding said that two inspiring factors to him writing the novel were...
His time in World War II
His relationship with his wife.
How he saw children treat each other as a teacher.
His life work as a missionary in the Canary Islands.
26
In Lord of the Flies,
Piggy
represents...
Science/intellect/logic
Unhealthy people
A supporter/the general people
Idiocy/faulty reasoning/weak people
27
What award did William Golding win?
A Nobel Prize
A Pulitzer
An Emmy
An Academy Award
28
The
Lord of the Flies
is a
religious allegory
of the Garden of Eden.
False
True
29
"Men produce _____________ as bees produce honey." - William Goulding
Jealousy
Babies
Evil
War
30
Which of the following terms does Crash Course use to describe the end of the novel and the saving of the children.
Deus Ex Machina
Alpha Beta Sigma
Amadeus Rex
Tyrannosaurus Rex
