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Jonathan Livingston Seagull Trivia Quiz

A quiz on Richard Bach's allegory of life, love and flight through the eyes of a seabird.

A multiple-choice quiz by Oddball. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Oddball

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
180,916

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
460

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. "A mile from shore, a fishing boat chummed the waters, and...a crowd of a thousand seagulls came to dodge and fight for bits of food" What was this feeding frenzy called? Hint

Morning Food

Food Flight

Fishing Time

Breakfast Flock

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Question 2 of 15

2. At the start of the book, what flying maneuver was Jonathan trying to learn? Hint

Speed

Slow flying

Loops

Landing

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Question 3 of 15

3. What did Jonathan's parents feel about his love of aviation? Hint

Dismay

Anger

Pride

Indifference

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Question 4 of 15

4. When the order is given for a seagull to 'stand to center', they may do so for Honor, which is the way the flock leaders are marked. What other reason would one 'stand to center?" Hint

Shame

Love

Pride

Achievement

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Question 5 of 15

5. What was the specific incident that led to Jonathan being cast out of the flock? Hint

Diving through a crowd of seagulls

Arguing with the Council

Doing a barrel-roll around the elder gulls

His parents appealed to the elder gulls

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was the first observation Jonathan makes about his new world after being escorted there by the two gulls? Hint

'Where are the boats?'

'So this is Heaven'

'What a beautiful world'

'Is it this dark all the time?'

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who was Jonathan's first instructor and later friend in the new world? Hint

Sullivan

Harold

Mike

Johnny

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Question 8 of 15

8. One day Jonathan worked up all his courage and went to the elder gull to learn about speed. What was his name? Hint

Chosun

Khalil

Chiang

Yoshihiro

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Question 9 of 15

9. The first time Jonathan succeeded in thought speed, he wound up on an unfamiliar world with a green sky and what else? Hint

Numerous gems

Dinosaurs

Two suns

His parents

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Question 10 of 15

10. What was the 'most difficult...the most fun of all' lesson Jonathan was taught by the elder gull? Hint

Trust

Time travel

Love

Brotherhood

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who of the following was the first of Jonathan's students upon his return to his old life? Hint

Henry Calvin

Fletcher Lynd

Martin William

Charles-Roland

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Question 12 of 15

12. How many students did Jonathan have by the time he decided to return to the Flock? Hint

Four

Nine

Eleven

Seven

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Question 13 of 15

13. What did the Elders rule after the return of Jonathan and the Outcasts? Hint

Fight them off

Learn what you can from them

Ask if they have rehabilitated

Ignore them

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Question 14 of 15

14. After Jonathan's 'healing' of Kirk Maynard and seemingly bringing Fletcher Lynd back from death, many in the Flock called him either a devil or what else? Hint

Son of the Great Gull

The Blessed One

The Great Healer

The True Elder

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who took over the Outcasts after Jonathan vanished? Hint

Fletcher Lynd

Kirk Maynard

Terrence Lowell

Henry Calvin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "A mile from shore, a fishing boat chummed the waters, and...a crowd of a thousand seagulls came to dodge and fight for bits of food" What was this feeding frenzy called?

Answer: Breakfast Flock

Jonathan usually doesn't mess with this, preferring instead to fly "way off alone, beyond boat and shore."

2. At the start of the book, what flying maneuver was Jonathan trying to learn?

Answer: Slow flying

It seems to be mandatory for him to learn not to stall..."To stall in the air for a seagull is disgrace and dishonor."

3. What did Jonathan's parents feel about his love of aviation?

Answer: Dismay

Mom worried about her son being 'bone and feathers', while Dad tried to instill in him that the reason he flies is so he can eat.

4. When the order is given for a seagull to 'stand to center', they may do so for Honor, which is the way the flock leaders are marked. What other reason would one 'stand to center?"

Answer: Shame

'Stand to center for Shame' means that they would be cast out of the flock and banished to a solitary life.

5. What was the specific incident that led to Jonathan being cast out of the flock?

Answer: Diving through a crowd of seagulls

Jonathan had just learned how to dive at speeds over 200 mph and wanted to show his 'breakthrough' to Breakfast Flock, but forgot how to turn at that speed, so he fired through the flock, 'eyes closed, in a great shriek of wind and feathers. The Gull of Fortune smiled upon him this once and no one was killed.'

6. What was the first observation Jonathan makes about his new world after being escorted there by the two gulls?

Answer: 'So this is Heaven'

When he came to what he thought was Heaven, he saw jagged cliffs and a few gulls practicing flying lesson. Chiang confirmed later that it is a different world, based on how he lived his former life.

7. Who was Jonathan's first instructor and later friend in the new world?

Answer: Sullivan

Sullivan (or 'Sully' as Jonathan called him) was the only gull besides Chiang mentioned by name in the new world.

8. One day Jonathan worked up all his courage and went to the elder gull to learn about speed. What was his name?

Answer: Chiang

Chiang was the elder gull and head instructor who, 'instead of being enfeebled by age, had been empowered by it.'

9. The first time Jonathan succeeded in thought speed, he wound up on an unfamiliar world with a green sky and what else?

Answer: Two suns

Chiang reasoned Jonathan needed a little more control.

10. What was the 'most difficult...the most fun of all' lesson Jonathan was taught by the elder gull?

Answer: Love

It was through these lessons that Jonathan resolved to return to his former flock and teach those who wanted to learn.

11. Who of the following was the first of Jonathan's students upon his return to his old life?

Answer: Fletcher Lynd

Fletcher had just been made outcast by the elders for doing a barrel-roll around the Council.

12. How many students did Jonathan have by the time he decided to return to the Flock?

Answer: Seven

Jonathan and his students returned to the Flock about a month after the last member joined, defying a law that says an Outcast can never return.

13. What did the Elders rule after the return of Jonathan and the Outcasts?

Answer: Ignore them

The Enders ruled, 'the gull who speaks to an Outcast is himself Outcast.'

14. After Jonathan's 'healing' of Kirk Maynard and seemingly bringing Fletcher Lynd back from death, many in the Flock called him either a devil or what else?

Answer: Son of the Great Gull

To recap, Kirk Maynard came to the Outcasts with a broken wing and Fletcher slammed into a granite cliff avoiding a small gull, thereby jump-starting his first lesson in thought-speed.

15. Who took over the Outcasts after Jonathan vanished?

Answer: Fletcher Lynd

The last thing Jonathan said to Fletcher was, 'Don't let them spread silly rumors about me, or make me a god. I'm a seagull...I like to fly.'

Source: Author Oddball

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