Characters
What is the name of Buttercup's true love?
Westley
In what country does the story primarily take place?
Florin
How does Buttercup refer to Westley?
Farm Boy
What theme is shown through Westley's repeated sacrifices for Buttercup?
True Love
"As you wish"
Westley
Which character has been on a 20 year quest to avenge the murder of his father?
Inigo Montoya
**Daily Double**
What is the name of the place the Prince builds so he doesn't have to travel to hunt anymore?
The Zoo of Death
What type of poison is used in the battle of wits between the Man in Black and Vizzini?
Revenge
**Daily Double**
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Inigo Montoya
**Daily Double**
What is Fezzik's (the Turk) greatest fear?
Being left alone (While people are booing.)
This is the location where Inigo and the Man in Black have their great duel.
The Cliffs of Insanity
Who murdered Inigo's father?
The Six-Fingered Man
This theme is shown by a character's constant assertion he is the smartest person of all time. ("Aristotle, Socrates, Plato? Morons.")
arrogance/ego
"You seem a decent fellow. I hate to die."
The Man in Black
Who is the only person Prince Humperdinck truly trusts?
Count Rugen
What is the name of the neighboring country where Vizzini plans to take Buttercup to murder her?
Guilder
What is the EXACT JOB Vizzini and the others have been hired to do?
Kidnap Buttercup and murder her on the Guider frontier.
What theme is shown during the duel between the Man in Black and Inigo, as well as the Man in Black and Fezzik?
Honor and respect
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous of which is, 'never get involved in a land war in Asia,' but only slightly less well-known is this: 'Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line."
Vizzini
Who kills Buttercup's true love?
The Dread Pirate Roberts
How many levels are their in the prince's "special place"?
5
**Daily Double**
What does Inigo swear by so that the Man in Black trusts him and will take the rope?
The soul of his father
This theme is emphasized through the novel's humor and exaggeration of stereotypical fairy tale characters.
Satire
"My way's not very sportsman-like."
Fezzik