1.2 Quiz "The Most Dangerous Game"

Which of the following passages from the story foreshadows danger?

"The old charts call it Ship-Trap Island," Whitney replied.

Which of the following statements by General Zaroff adds to the suspense of the story?

"To date I have not lost."

Which of the following sentences best describes Zaroff's problem.

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

Rainsford succeeds largely because

He is resourceful and refuses to play by Zaroff's rules

Read the following passage from the story and determine why it is ironic. Then he [Rainsford] ran for his life. The hounds raised their voices as they hit the fresh scent. Rainsford knew now how an animal at bay feels.

It is ironic because earlier in the story he didn't seem to care how a hunted animal feels

Which of the following events comes first in "The Most Dangerous Game?"

Rainsford falls overboard.

An idiom is an expression that means something different from the literal definition of its parts. Read the sentence below from the story and determine the idiom and its intended meaning. "...I have heard that in America businessmen often go to pieces when they give up the business that has been their life."

The idiom is "go to pieces," and it means to "go crazy."

How does the author create suspense at the very beginning of the story?

Whitney describes to Rainsford the mysterious reputation of the island that the boat is passing.

"The Most Dangerous Game" is best described as

a deadly contest between two hunters

Read the following excerpt from the story and then answer the question that follows. "The best sport in the world," agreed Rainsford. "For the hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for the jaguar." "Don't talk rot, Whitney," said Rainsford. "You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?" "Perhaps the jaguar does," observed Whitney. "Bah! They've no understanding." "Even so, I rather think they understand one thing--fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death." According to the passage, Rainsford

believes that hunting is completely moral and there is nothing wrong with it

Read the following excerpt from the story and answer the question that follows. A man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. "Rainsford!" screamed the general. "How in God's name did you get here? What part of the PLOT is this particular scene?

climax, or turning point

Read the following sentence from the story that describes when Rainsford first meets Ivan at the chateau. In his hand the man held a long-barreled revolver, and he was pointing it straight at Rainsford's heart. This is an example of what type of conflict?

external, man vs. man.

Read the following excerpt from the story and answer the question that follows. "Can't see it," remarked Rainsford, trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht. You're good eyes," said Whitney, with a laugh, "and I've seen you pick off a moose moving in the brown fall bush at four hundred yards, but even you can't see four miles or so through a moonless Caribbean night." "Nor four yards," admitted Rainsford. "Ugh! It's like moist black velvet." Based on the word choice, or diction, used in this passage, the mood the writer wants to create is

gloomy and tense

Which word best describes Zaroff's practices on the island?

grotesque

In addition to being defeated by Rainsford's hunting skills, Zaroff is also defeated by his own

overconfidence.

Read the following excerpt from the story and answer the question that follows. His eyes made out the shadowy outlines of a palatial chateau; it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows. The figurative language used to describe the sea is

personification as it is described as being greedy.

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word that is bold-faced, and italicized in the passage below. "Don't be alarmed," said Rainsford, with a smile which he hoped was (disarming). "I'm no robber. I fell off a yacht. My name is Sanger Rainsford of New York City."

removing or lessening suspicions or fears

When Rainsford argues against Zaroff's idea of hunting, we know that Rainsford is

scrupulous

The title of the story "The Most Dangerous Game" is a double entendre because... (Select both correct answers.)

the word "game" can refer to something you play the word "game" can refer to something you hunt

Which context clues in the following sentence help you figure out the meaning of the bold-faced, italicized word? "...He saw that all the lights were in one enormous building--a lofty structure with pointed towers plunging upward into the gloom."

towers plunging upward