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The Phantom Tollbooth Trivia Quiz

This quiz is on a great book, "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster!

A multiple-choice quiz by adambrundell. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
adambrundell

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
299,918

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
332

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was Milo's main problem at the start of the book? Hint

He had more toys than he knew what to do with.

He had too much to do.

He was bored with everything.

He was worried about a hard test.

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Question 2 of 10

2. What gift suddenly appeared in Milo's bedroom? Hint

pieces to assemble a tollbooth, signs, coins, a map, and a book of rules and regulations

a car, map, and money to get to Dictionopolis

an assembled tollbooth, car, directions, and a map

a tollbooth, a car, signs, directions to get to Dictionopolis , and a book of regulations

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Question 3 of 10

3. How did Milo get stuck in the Doldrums? Hint

The car automatically took him there.

He wasn't thinking.

The Lethargians held him hostage.

He was bored and bored people get stuck there.

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Question 4 of 10

4. After Officer Shrift sentences Milo to six million years in prison; who did Milo meet there? Hint

The Witch

The Which

The Spelling Bee

Rhyme and Reason

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was unusual about Alec Bings? Hint

He had twelve different faces.

He started out very old and grows younger until he is a baby.

He started at the height he is going to be when he is an adult and grows down to the ground instead of up.

Alec Bings was a character in "Alice in Wonderland".

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Question 6 of 10

6. Chroma the Great asked Milo to wake him up at exactly 5:23 a.m to conduct the sunrise, but what did Milo do a minute before? Hint

He conducted the sunrise himself and all the colors got mixed up.

He conducted the sunrise so well that Chroma offered to let him do it whenever he wanted to.

He woke up Chroma like he was told.

He slept past 5:23 and Chroma was very angry.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these demons do Milo and his friends meet first when they entered the Mountains of Ignorance? Hint

The Terrible Trivium

The Demon of Insincerity

The Gelatinous Giant

The Mad Bomber

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of the castle where Rhyme and Reason were kept? Hint

The Floating Castle

The Flying Palace

Flying Castle

The Castle in the Air

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Question 9 of 10

9. The tollbooth had disappeared from Milo's room when he came home from school ready for a new adventure.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Milo was still bored at the end of the book.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Milo's main problem at the start of the book?

Answer: He was bored with everything.

Milo thought learning was a waste of time and he couldn't see the point of any kind of knowledge.

2. What gift suddenly appeared in Milo's bedroom?

Answer: pieces to assemble a tollbooth, signs, coins, a map, and a book of rules and regulations

He assembled the tollbooth from the kit and went to the Doldrums and Dictionopolis.

3. How did Milo get stuck in the Doldrums?

Answer: He wasn't thinking.

He chose the wrong road and ended up in the Doldrums.

4. After Officer Shrift sentences Milo to six million years in prison; who did Milo meet there?

Answer: The Which

The Which turned out to be the King's great aunt whose job it was to pick which words to use.

5. What was unusual about Alec Bings?

Answer: He started at the height he is going to be when he is an adult and grows down to the ground instead of up.

Alec floated around above Milo and his friends.

6. Chroma the Great asked Milo to wake him up at exactly 5:23 a.m to conduct the sunrise, but what did Milo do a minute before?

Answer: He conducted the sunrise himself and all the colors got mixed up.

In just that few minutes a week went by thanks to the rapid sunrises and sunsets but no one noticed.

7. Which of these demons do Milo and his friends meet first when they entered the Mountains of Ignorance?

Answer: The Terrible Trivium

They went there to save Rhyme and Reason.

8. What was the name of the castle where Rhyme and Reason were kept?

Answer: The Castle in the Air

There was only a very thin ladder leading to the Castle in the Air!

9. The tollbooth had disappeared from Milo's room when he came home from school ready for a new adventure.

Answer: True

He really wanted to make another trip but the tollbooth had already gone to someone who needed the help.

10. Milo was still bored at the end of the book.

Answer: False

Milo was very excited about all the things to do and couldn't wait to learn new things.

Source: Author adambrundell

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