Literary Devices
He "lived a year in a minute" is?
a) Metaphor
b) Personification
c) Hyperbole
d) Idiom
c) Hyperbole
What does Scruple means?
a) Expressing care
b) Feeling of uneasiness
c) Necessary
d) Intensely enthusiastic
b) Feeling of uneasiness
Who said:_______
"His mustache was as black as the night"
a) Ivan
b) Rainsford
c) Zaroof
d) Whitney
b) Rainsford
What trap does Zaroff lay for boats that comes near his island?
a) He has lights that indicate a fake channel
b) He shoots cannon balls at the boats, causing them to sink
c) He sends Ivan to the shore pretending to be a deserted passenger
d) He does not trap boats
a) He has lights that indicate a fake channel
The story is told in which point of view?
a) First point of view
b) Third point of view
c) Second point of view
d) Forth point of view
b) Third point of view
The name of the island "Ship Trap Island" is?
a) Foreshadow
b) Flashback
c) Metaphor
d) Imagery
a) Foreshadow
What is a synonym of uncanny?
a) Supernatural
b) Overcoming
c) Odd
d) Cultured
a) Supernatural
To whom Rainsford told____
" Who cares how the jaguar feels."
a) Ivan
b) The General
c) Whitney
d) Captain Nelsen
c) Whitney
Which Rainsford trap killed Ivan?
a) Burmese tiger-pit
b) None of the traps
c) Malay man catcher
d) Spring young sapling
d) Spring young sapling
The climax of "The Most Dangerous Game" was...
a) When General Zaroff tells Rainsford he's going to hunt him.
b) When Rainsford traps General Zaroff.
c) When Rainsford hears the dogs.
d) When General Zaroff shows rainsford his collection of heads.
a) When General Zaroff tells Rainsford he's going to hunt him.
"I am still a beast at bay" is?
a) Metaphor
b) Hyperbole
c) Idiom
d) Personification
a) Metaphor
What is the antonym of Amenity?
a) Happiness
b) Equipping
c) Inconvenience
d) Chaser
c) Inconvenience
The General described who when he said____
"He is a Cossack."
a) The hounds
b) Rainsford
c) Person from Zaroof's basement
d) Ivan
d) Ivan
Why are Rainsford's traps significant to the plot?
a) They show that Zaroff has taught him alot
b) They show how lucky he is.
c) They show his extensive knowledge of hunting.
d) They are not significant to the plot
c) They show his extensive knowledge of hunting.
a) Lucas
b) William
c) Sanger
d) Lazarus
c) Sanger
"The sea rumbled and hissed" is?
a) Simile
b) Personification
c) Hyperbole
d) None of the above
b) Personification
Fill in the blanks:
"In a ______ voice marked by a slight accent that gave it added precision and deliberateness."
a) Cultivated
b) Tangible
c) Droll
d) Solicitously
a) Cultivated
Who said_____
"Great sports hunting."
a) Whitney
b) Rainsford
c) General
d) Captain Nelsen
a) Whitney
Which trap did Rainsford fail at?
a) Burmese pit tiger
b) Malay man catcher
c) Spring young sapling
d) None of the above
b) Malay man catcher
What is the name of Zaroff's dog who is killed?
a) Benji
b) Rufus
c) Tyson
d) Lazarus
d) Lazarus
"The darkness pressed on his eye lids like a wet blanket" is?
a) Hyperbole
b) Metaphor
c) Imagery
d) B and C
c) Imagery
What is the antonym of Droll?
a) Odd
b) Serious
c) Amusing
d) A and C
b) Serious
Who said____
"Again that unpleasant word."
a) Rainsford
b) Captain Nelsen
c) General Zaroof
d) Person's from Zaroof's basement
c) General Zaroof
Which country did Rainsford got the spring young sapling from?
a) Mexico
b) Italy
c) Uganda
d) Kenya
c) Uganda
Which of the following statements best describes how Zaroff justifies his hunting of human beings?
a) Animal life is more precious than human life.
b) Only the strong deserve to survive.
c) Individual freedom is more important than laws.
d) Human beings are not morally responsible for one another.
b) Only the strong deserve to survive.