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Quiz about Richard Connells The Most Dangerous Game

Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game" Quiz

A very famous short story by Richard Connell shows how the hunters can become the huntees very quickly.

A multiple-choice quiz by danceswithcows. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
danceswithcows

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
224,147

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
17 / 25

Plays
1039

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. Who is Rainsford's friend that he is talking with at the beginning of the story? Hint

Egan

Bellinger

Whitney

Washington

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Question 2 of 25

2. Where is Rainsford's yacht headed for? Hint

Africa

London

Rio de Janeiro

Jamaica

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Question 3 of 25

3. What is the gun store that the two men have ordered their hunting guns from? Hint

Memington's

Purdey's

Varaia's

Rainsford makes his own guns, he's too proud to shop from a store

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Question 4 of 25

4. What is the name of the "evil" island that the sailors fear? Hint

Death Island

Zaroff Island

Ship-Trap Island

Skull Island

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Question 5 of 25

5. How is Rainsford separated from the yacht? Hint

He's shot

He jumps off

He lunges for his dropped pipe, and loses his balance

He's pushed off by a frightened crew member

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Question 6 of 25

6. After Rainsford lands on the island, he stumbles across an empty bullet cartridge. What type of cartridge was it? Hint

A twenty seven

A thirty one

A twenty two

A twenty

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who is the first person to "greet" Rainsford at the door of the very large house? Hint

General Zaroff

Whitney

An odd looking butler

Ivan

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Question 8 of 25

8. What is Rainsford's first name?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 25

9. General Zaroff says he has read a book of Rainsford's about hunting what kind of animal? Hint

Buffalo

Lions

Tigers

Snow leopards

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Question 10 of 25

10. What does Rainsford think is the most dangerous of all big game?

Answer: (Two Words, One of these fractured Zaroff's skull)

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Question 11 of 25

11. Where was it that General Zaroff discovered that hunting was beginning to bore him? Hint

The Amazon

The Congo

India

The Rocky Mountains

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Question 12 of 25

12. What was Zaroff's "new animal" and, according to him, "the most dangerous game"?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 13 of 25

13. Why did Zaroff believe this animal was so formidable? Hint

Because of its ability to speak

Because of its greater strength

Because of its ability to reason

Because of its great speed

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Question 14 of 25

14. What would happen to a man if he chose not to participate in Zaroff's game? Hint

He would be ignored and sent out anyway

He would be thrown off a cliff

He would be drugged and then shot by Zaroff

He would be turned over to and tortured by Ivan

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Question 15 of 25

15. True or False: Zaroff has lost the game only once to a very cunning Norweigan sailor.

True

False

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Question 16 of 25

16. What was *not* one of the things supplied to a player of the game? Hint

A knife

Food

Gun

Hunting clothes

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Question 17 of 25

17. Why does the General smile and turn away from the tree where Rainsford is hiding? Hint

He thinks that he has found another trail

None of the above

He is satisfied with his work for the day and resolves to find Rainsford the next day

He wants to save him to hunt another day

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Question 18 of 25

18. What kind of success does Rainsford's first trap have? Hint

Zaroff is fully aware of the trap, and walks around it

Zaroff is unaware of the trap, but Ivan is the one who receives its wrath

Zaroff is hit dead-on by the trap

Zaroff nearly walks into it, but dodges at the last second and receives only a glancing blow

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Question 19 of 25

19. Rainsford's Burmese Tiger Pit claimed a victim. Which of the following was it? Hint

Ivan

Rainsford

Zaroff

One of Zaroff's hunting dogs

20. Rainsford tries another trick to take Zaroff down. He holds his hunting knife to a springy sapling and launches it down to the trail with the aid of a grapevine. Where did Rainsford learn this trick? Hint

Paraguay

Uganda

Zimbabwe

Mongolia

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Question 21 of 25

21. What target does Rainsford's sapling trick hit? Hint

Zaroff

A tree

Another of Zaroff's dogs

Ivan

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Question 22 of 25

22. While travelling back to his home, Zaroff hums a tune from what musical piece? Hint

Beethoven's Ode to Joy

Carmen Jones

Strauss's The Blue Danube

Madame Butterfly

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Question 23 of 25

23. Which two annoyances kept Zaroff from enjoying his dinner? Hint

Replacing Ivan and his escaped quarry

Purchasing a new pistol and fixing up the island

Repairing his home and replacing his lost dogs

Restocking the island with animals and reforming his ways

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Question 24 of 25

24. True or false: Rainsford escaped Zaroff and entered into his home by running through the jungle. (Note: This refers to the END of the story)

True

False

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who wins the game?

Answer: (One or Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is Rainsford's friend that he is talking with at the beginning of the story?

Answer: Whitney

Whitney is Rainsford's friend and hunting partner, accompanying him to South America.

2. Where is Rainsford's yacht headed for?

Answer: Rio de Janeiro

Rainsford is headed towards Rio to do some jaguar hunting.

3. What is the gun store that the two men have ordered their hunting guns from?

Answer: Purdey's

"'I hope the jaguar guns have come from Purdey's. We should have some good hunting up the Amazon. Great sport, hunting.'"

4. What is the name of the "evil" island that the sailors fear?

Answer: Ship-Trap Island

The place is called Ship-Trap, because (as its name would imply) many ships end up crashed upon its shores.

5. How is Rainsford separated from the yacht?

Answer: He lunges for his dropped pipe, and loses his balance

Rainsford stays on deck to smoke his pipe. He looks out over the water, and mistakenly drops his pipe. He grabs for it, but falls off as a result.

6. After Rainsford lands on the island, he stumbles across an empty bullet cartridge. What type of cartridge was it?

Answer: A twenty two

"'A twenty two,'" he remarked, "'That's odd. It must have been a fairly large animal too.'"

7. Who is the first person to "greet" Rainsford at the door of the very large house?

Answer: Ivan

Rainsford is welcome by Ivan, a deaf and dumb servant of Zaroff's, pushing a pistol into his gut, threatening to fire.

8. What is Rainsford's first name?

Answer: Sanger

"'I'm Sanger Rainsford of New York,'" Rainsford began again, "'I fell off a yacht. I am hungry.'"

9. General Zaroff says he has read a book of Rainsford's about hunting what kind of animal?

Answer: Snow leopards

"'I've read your book about hunting snow leopards in Tibet, you see,'" explained the man. "'I am General Zaroff.'"

10. What does Rainsford think is the most dangerous of all big game?

Answer: Cape Buffalo

Rainsford notices the large Cape Buffalo trophy in Zaroff's trophy room, and remarks that he has always thought that it is the most dangerous of all big game. Zaroff, with a smile, declares him to be wrong.

11. Where was it that General Zaroff discovered that hunting was beginning to bore him?

Answer: The Amazon

Zaroff had been hunting jaguars in the Amazon, and lay awake one night finding that hunting was beginning to bore him.

12. What was Zaroff's "new animal" and, according to him, "the most dangerous game"?

Answer: Humans

Zaroff proceeded from the Amazon to buy his island, and secure it with methods to trap unsuspecting sailors and eventually hunt them.

13. Why did Zaroff believe this animal was so formidable?

Answer: Because of its ability to reason

"'But no animal can reason!'" objected Rainsford. "'My dear fellow,'" said the general, "'there is one that can.'"

14. What would happen to a man if he chose not to participate in Zaroff's game?

Answer: He would be turned over to and tortured by Ivan

Some men still refuse the hunt, but once Ivan (who was once the torturer of the Great White Czar) is through, they "invariably choose the hunt."

15. True or False: Zaroff has lost the game only once to a very cunning Norweigan sailor.

Answer: False

"'And if they win?'" The smile on the general's face widened. 'To date, I have not lost,' he said."

16. What was *not* one of the things supplied to a player of the game?

Answer: Gun

A gun would have been entirely too much to the advantage of the player.

17. Why does the General smile and turn away from the tree where Rainsford is hiding?

Answer: He wants to save him to hunt another day

"The General was playing with him! The general was saving him for another day's sport! The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. Then it was that Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror."

18. What kind of success does Rainsford's first trap have?

Answer: Zaroff nearly walks into it, but dodges at the last second and receives only a glancing blow

Zaroff's hunting experience allowed him to agily leap out of the way of the trap, but it still wounded him enough to send him back to his house to have it dressed.

19. Rainsford's Burmese Tiger Pit claimed a victim. Which of the following was it?

Answer: One of Zaroff's hunting dogs

Zaroff's dog goes tumbling down the pit into the stakes, convincing Zaroff that he needs the whole pack.

Answer: Uganda

"His mind worked frantically. He thought of a native trick he had learned in Uganda."

21. What target does Rainsford's sapling trick hit?

Answer: Ivan

Although Zaroff still stands after Rainsford fires, Ivan is eliminated.

22. While travelling back to his home, Zaroff hums a tune from what musical piece?

Answer: Madame Butterfly

Walking back after Ivan's demise, Zaroff hums a bit from "Madame Butterfly".

23. Which two annoyances kept Zaroff from enjoying his dinner?

Answer: Replacing Ivan and his escaped quarry

General Zaroff enjoyed quite an exquisite dinner, although Ivan's death and Rainsford's escape may have bothered him a bit.

24. True or false: Rainsford escaped Zaroff and entered into his home by running through the jungle. (Note: This refers to the END of the story)

Answer: False

Rainsford found it quicker to swim to Zaroff's mansion than walk through the jungle.

25. Who wins the game?

Answer: Rainsford

Rainsford confronts Zaroff in his bedroom, and finally defeats the deranged General.

Source: Author danceswithcows

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