The Princess Bride Review

When Fezzik and Inigo reach the Zoo's fifth level, what meets them initially? (a) A brightly lit room that appears empty. (b) A swarm of mosquitoes. (c) A black bear. (d) A bejeweled wall with hidden messages.

(a) A brightly lit room that appears empty.

At the Zoo, how do Fezzik and Inigo get past the green-handled door? (a) Fezzik smashes it down. (b) Inigo presses a button with his sword. (c) It opens mysteriously by itself. (d) They find a secret key.

(a) Fezzik smashes it down.

What hidden danger awaits intruders at the Zoo by the ornate green-handled door? (a) Green-speckled recluse spider. (b) Black widow. (c) Garden orb-weaving spider. (d) Wolf spider.

(a) Green-speckled recluse spider.

After Westley explains to Humperdinck what fighting to the pain means, what does the Prince do? (a) Runs away. (b) Drops his sword. (c) Picks up his sword. (d) Calls the King.

(b) Drops his sword.

When Westley tells the Prince that they will fight to the pain, he explains that he will cut off many of Humperdinck's body parts, but leave his what? (a) Mouth (b) Ears. (c) Eyes. (d) Nose.

(b) Ears.

What paralyzes Fezzik with fear in the Zoo's fourth level? (a) Poison dart frogs. (b) King bats. (c) Deathstalker scorpions. (d) Asian cobras.

(b) King bats.

Why do Buttercup and Westley pledge to outlive one another? (a) They're just teasing each other. (b) So they are never separated again. (c) Florin wedding vows always include this pledge. (d) So one can always protect the other.

(b) So they are never separated again.

When Inigo finally sees the Count face to face, what does he say? (a) "I have been looking for you since the day you killed my father. Prepare to die by the sword of Inigo Montoya." (b) "Hello. You do not remember me. I am the son of Domingo Montoya. Prepare to die." (c) "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."(d) "You are not worthy to live. Today you shall die at the hands of Inigo Montoya."

(c) "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

How do Buttercup, Westley, Fezzik, and Inigo get past Yellin and the Brute Squad? (a) Fezzik intimidates everyone with his size and strength. (b) Westley's pirate friends show up to defeat the Squad. (c) As queen, Buttercup orders the Squad to go help Humperdinck. (d) Inigo holds Yellin hostage until the four are granted safe passage.

(c) As queen, Buttercup orders the Squad to go help Humperdinck.

When Westley, Buttercup, and Inigo look out the castle window, they see Fezzik with what? (a) A holocaust cloak. (b) Four swords. (c) Four horses. (d) A wheelbarrow.

(c) Four horses.

How does Inigo react when he finds the Man in Black dead? (a) Starts tearing the zoo down. (b) Tries to revive him using the machine. (c) Wallows in despair before formulating a plan. (d) Attacks the albino and his assistants.

(c) Wallows in despair before formulating a plan.

. How does Inigo fight off the menaces of the Zoo's fourth level? (a) Hypnotizing with tiny bells that he wears around his neck. (b) Stomping with his boots. (c) With his sword. (d) Standing perfectly still to appear invisible.

(c) With his sword.

What happens to Westley when the miracle pill stops working? (a) He forgets where he is. (b) He begins to cry. (c) He completely regains his strength. (d) He falls dead, but then opens his eyes.

(d) He falls dead, but then opens his eyes.

Who enters the chamber once Buttercup finishes tying up Humperdinck? (a) A guard. (b) Fezzik. (c) The King. (d) Inigo.

(d) Inigo.

Once Buttercup is married to the Prince and realizes Westley is not coming for her, what does she decide to do? (a) Live her life as a Princess. (b) Run away. (c) Leave to look for Westley. (d) Kill herself.

(d) Kill herself.

Choose all that apply: Why was Inigo worried when Fezzik was "frightened to pieces" in the Zoo of Death? a. Fezzik has never shown fear before. b. Inigo is already afraid. If they're both afraid, they might not do well in a crisis. c. Inigo is astonished that a man as big and strong as Fezzik would be afraid. d. Fezzik is really just a softie and Inigo is worried that his friend will faint.

b. Inigo is already afraid. If they're both afraid, they might not do well in a crisis. c. Inigo is astonished that a man as big and strong as Fezzik would be afraid.

Inigo wants to give Westley the Resurrection Pill at 10 after 5:00 so that they can stop the wedding before it takes place at 6:00. What's wrong with this plan? a. The Resurrection Pill will only last for 40 minutes, not 60 like they thought. b. The Prince has moved the wedding back to 5:30. c. The Resurrection Pill takes at least a half hour to take effect. d. Miracle Max has gotten the formula wrong and the Resurrection Pill won't even work.

b. The Prince has moved the wedding back to 5:30.

"Morgenstern" uses a common literary device to tell us about Inigo's and Fezzik's childhoods. What is it? a. hyperbole b. flashback c. sarcasm d. characterization

b. flashback

34. Westley doesn't make it in time to stop the wedding because a. he's very confused after being mostly dead for a few hours. b. the wedding time was moved up by Humperdinck and he didn't know it. c. the Resurrection Pill didn't work as planned. d. All the above.

b. the wedding time was moved up by Humperdinck and he didn't know it.

At what age does Buttercup become the most beautiful woman in the world? a. At birth b. At age 16 c. At age 18 d. At age 26

c. At age 18

What is the deal that the Prince strikes with Buttercup when she tell him that she has realized that she loves Westley and will kill herself if she has to marry Humperdinck? a. He agrees to call off the wedding. b. He sends his four fastest ships to hunt down and kill Westley. c. He agrees to send his four fastest ships with letters from Buttercup to find Westley. d. He agrees wait for four months for the wedding.

c. He agrees to send his four fastest ships with letters from Buttercup to find Westley.

Why did Humperdinck insist on having the Thieves Quarter cleared before the wedding? a. He thought that the threat to the Princess's life would come from someone there. b. He wanted the Thieves Quarter to be clean for the wedding. c. He didn't want any of his subjects to be able to say that the Princess was murdered by a thug in the Thieves Quarter d. He knew that's where the Guilder spies were hiding.

c. He didn't want any of his subjects to be able to say that the Princess was murdered by a thug in the Thieves Quarter

Miracle Max has a change of heart and decides to take the case. What changes his mind? a. True love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops. b. His wife Valerie shames him into doing it. c. He learns that if Westley lives, Humperdinck will suffer. d. He can't pass up the money Fezzik offers him.

c. He learns that if Westley lives, Humperdinck will suffer.

The author, William Goldman, says that The Princess Bride is his favorite book in all the world, although he's never read it. How is this possible? a. He saw the movie and loved it. b. His father wrote it for him when he was a boy c. His father read it to him when he was a boy d. His grandfather read it to him when he was a boy.

c. His father read it to him when he was a boy

Buttercup vowed to never love again when she heard that Westley had been captured by a. Prince Humperdinck b. Count Rugen c. The Dread Pirate Roberts d. Vizzini, Fezzik, and Inigo

c. The Dread Pirate Roberts

When the man in black duels with Inigo and wrestles Fezzik, he beats them both but does not kill them. What can you assume from this? a. The man in black is a coward. b. The man in black is not really that strong. c. The man in black is compassionate and not interested in killing for killing's sake. d. The man in black lost his nerve and can't kill these two men.

c. The man in black is compassionate and not interested in killing for killing's sake.

Both Fezzik and Buttercup do something amazing at the end of this book. What is it? a. They both become brave. b. They both defy the people who mean the most to them (Inigo and Westley.) c. They both think for themselves. d. They both rescue the other from harm.

c. They both think for themselves.

The Sicilian Crowd was hired to a. kidnap the Princess, making it look like Guilder had done it. b. foil the Dread Pirate Roberts' plans to kidnap the Princess. c. kidnap and kill the Princess, making it look like Guilder had done it. d. bring the Princess back from the Guilder front alive for her wedding.

c. kidnap and kill the Princess, making it look like Guilder had done it.

After Westley kept her safe from the flames in the Fire Swamp, rescued her from Snow Sand, and was chewed on by Rodents of Unusual Size, Buttercup thanks Westley by a. marrying him as soon as they make it out of the Fire Swamp. b. giving him safe passage to his pirate ship, The Revenge. c. telling him she can live without love and leaving him at the edge of the Fire Swamp. d. sending him to the Zoo of Death Count Rugen.

c. telling him she can live without love and leaving him at the edge of the Fire Swamp.

How did Westley survive being captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts, who never took prisoners? a. He asked, "Please." b. He begged for his life and offered anything Roberts he wanted. c. He described Buttercup's beauty. d. Both a and c.

d. Both a and c.

Why does Buttercup treat Westley so badly after the visit from the Count and Countess? a. She is angry because her horse didn't look its best for the visit. b. She is jealous of the Countess's fine clothes. c. She always treated Westley badly; this was no different. d. She was jealous of the Countess's attention to Westley, and Westley's attention to the Countess.

d. She was jealous of the Countess's attention to Westley, and Westley's attention to the Countess.

Why is it important for the reader to know about Inigo's and Fezzik's childhoods? a. So the reader will understand how unfair the things they suffer are. b. So the reader will feel a greater closeness to them through the rest of the book. c. So the reader will look at them with more respect. d. So the reader will understand what motivates them through the rest of the book.

d. So the reader will understand what motivates them through the rest of the book.

Who is The Dread Pirate Roberts? a. Felix Raymond Ryan, of Boodle, outside Liverpool b. Westley c. Cummerbund d. all the above

d. all the above

Choose all that apply: Why does Prince Humperdinck kill Westley? a. Because Buttercup truly loves Westley. b. He's jealous of Westley. c. To break Buttercup's heart. d. To make sure that Westley never bothers them again.

a. Because Buttercup truly loves Westley. b. He's jealous of Westley.

How is Goldman's profession ironic? a. He is a writer who hated reading as a child. b. He is a screenwriter who hates movies. c. He abridges books for a living. d. He hates fairy tales.

a. He is a writer who hated reading as a child.

Why did the Prince help Buttercup with the letter to Westley? a. He was fishing for information that would help Rugen torture Westley. b. He wanted to help Buttercup write the letter because she wasn't very smart. c. He wanted to assure that the letter said what HE wanted it to say. d. He knew the letter would never get to Westley anyway.

a. He was fishing for information that would help Rugen torture Westley.

Why is the author so unhappy in the prologue? a. His wife is cold and his son is a blimp; he thought he'd be doing better at this point in his life. b. He just lost The Stepford Wives screenwriting job. c. Sandy Sterling left him. d. He almost forgot about the Morgenstern book for his son's birthday.

a. His wife is cold and his son is a blimp; he thought he'd be doing better at this point in his life.

Miracle Max claimed that Westley said he needed to come back "to bluff," when Westley actually said "True love." Why did Max say this? a. It had been 3 years since he worked and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to work the miracle. b. He didn't hear Westley correctly; working with the bellows was not an exact science. c. He didn't want to do the work because it was late at night. d. Inigo and Fezzik didn't have enough money.

a. It had been 3 years since he worked and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to work the miracle.

Why do Inigo and Fezzik need to find the man in black? a. They need his planning abilities to be able to find the Six- Fingered Man for Inigo. b. They need his sword-fighting ability to fight Count Rugen. c. They need his sword-fighting ability to fight their way into the castle. d. They want revenge for what he did to them on the Guilder Plain.

a. They need his planning abilities to be able to find the Six-Fingered Man for Inigo.

Prince Humperdinck courted Buttercup by confronting her and saying, "I am your Prince and you will marry me." a. True b. False

a. True

The Prince moved up the time of the wedding because he thought that the Guilderians might actually be plotting an attack. a. True b. False

a. True

Choose all that apply: Together, Fezzik and Inigo defeat a. a snake b. a hippo c. bats d. a spider

a. a snake c. bats d. a spider

Buttercup finally realizes that the man in black is her dear, beloved Westley when a. he says "As you wish" after he hits the bottom of the ravine. b. she tears of his mask before pushing him down the ravine. c. she recognizes his eyes, which are like the sea before a storm. d. he tells her who he is.

a. he says "As you wish" after he hits the bottom of the ravine.

Prince Humperdinck can best be described as looking a. like a barrel b. tall and handsome c. short and not so handsome d. like a crab

a. like a barrel

Buttercup responded by saying, "Yes, I will marry you, my Prince." a. True b. False

b. False

Buttercup was somewhat interested in boys when she was growing up. a. True b. False

b. False

Yellin resigned as Chief of All Enforcement because the Prince no longer needs him. a. True b. False

b. False

Choose all that apply: 11. Evidence that Prince Humperdinck is cruel: a. His only concern when told his father was dying was that he'd have to get married. b. He enjoyed killing animals in the Zoo of Death, where there is no sport in hunting. c. He refused to marry Princess Noreena because she was bald. d. He wanted a wife who was so beautiful that it would make people think he must be a pretty amazing man.

b. He enjoyed killing animals in the Zoo of Death, where there is no sport in hunting.

Which of the follow shows that that Prince Humperdinck is not shallow. a. His only concern when told his father was dying was that he'd have to get married. b. He enjoyed killing animals in the Zoo of Death, where there is no sport in hunting. c. He refused to marry Princess Noreena because she was bald. d. He wanted a wife who was so beautiful that it would make people think he must be a pretty amazing man.

b. He enjoyed killing animals in the Zoo of Death, where there is no sport in hunting.

When Westley replied to Buttercup's requests with "As you wish," that is not what he was really saying. What was it? a. As you wish b. I love you c. Do it yourself d. Right away

b. I love you