Plot 1
Plot 2
Characters
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100

General Zaroff first comes to his island once he

 buys it in order to build his chateau there

100

The MAIN conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" is between 

A. two different opinions of what the most dangerous animal is 

B. a human being and a human evil 

C. a human being and the forces of nature

B. a human being and a human evil

100

Who is the main character in the story? 

Rainsford

100

Define the word "Disarming"

Rainsford gave a smile that he hoped was disarming

removing or lessening fears

100
Who is Lazarus?

One of Zaroff's prized dogs

200

Rainsford comes to the island because he 

 swims to it after accidentally falling overboard a yacht

200

The last sentence of the story is, "He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided." What important piece of plot information does that sentence give you? 

Zaroff has lost the final duel.

200

What is Zaroff's MAIN reason for preferring to hunt human beings rather than animals? 

Hunting men is more of a challenge than hunting beasts because they have REASON

200

Define "Zealous"

"Even so zealous a hunter as general Zaroff could not trace him..."

Enthusiastic

200

How do we know that Zaroff say Rainsford on night one?

He smiled and blew smoke at him 

300

Rainsford first realizes he is going to be the prey when 

A. he sees the blood and an empty cartridge in the bush 

B. Zaroff claims to hunt game that is more dangerous than the Cape Buffalo 

C. Zaroff claims to have invented a new kind of game to hunt 

D. Zaroff tells him to join the hunt or become Ivan's sport

D. Zaroff tells him to join the hunt or become Ivan's sport

300

Which of the following events occurs first? 

A. Ivan threatens Rainsford. 

B. Zaroff welcomes Rainsford. 

C. Zaroff hunts Rainsford. 

A. Ivan threatens Rainsford

300

Zaroff especially welcomes Rainsford because the general -

 is glad to meet another expert hunter that he knows of

300

Define "surmounted"

Overcame

300

Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game?"

Richard Connell

400

Who is dead by the end of the story? 

 Zaroff, Ivan, and one of Zaroff's best dogs

400

A moment of foreshadowing is a - 

A. When Rainsford is hit by the tree

B. When Whitney goes to bed

C. The men's conversation about jaguars 

D. The name of the island 

C. The men's conversation about jaguars

400

The BEST evidence that Zaroff is aware of his own viciousness and cruelty is that he -

 A. makes fun of Rainsford for being afraid 

B. explains how he obtains the men he hunts

 C. says that all Cossacks are savage . 

D. claims that it is not murder to kill sailors because they are "scum"

C. says that all Cossacks are savage and that he, Zaroff, is a Cossack

400

Define "impulse" 

"Rainsford's impulse was to hurl himself down like a panther"

Sudden desire to do something

400

Why is General Zaroff is excited to hunt Rainsford?

Rainsford is a fellow hunter who is equal to Zaroff's wit

500

Rainsford finally gets the better of Zaroff when Rainsford 

swims to Zaroff's chateau and surprises him

500

Which of the following statements is a theme of the story? 

A. The importance of empathy

B. Reason versus Instinct

C. The effects of war

D. All of the above

D. All of the above

500

How does Zaroff try to justify his hunting of human beings? 

He says only the strong deserve to survive.

500

Define "amenities"

"'We do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here...'"

Comforts and conveniences

500

Where are the men originally going when on the yacht and what are they planning to do?

Rio to hunt jaguars