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Quiz about Robert Louis Stevensons The Bottle Imp

Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Bottle Imp" Quiz

This is my first quiz and I have selected a classic story about the struggle between good and evil, "The Bottle Imp".

A multiple-choice quiz by srfield99. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
srfield99

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
276,934

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
244

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. How much did Keawe originally pay for the bottle? Hint

The only boat he owned

One hundred dollars

Fifty dollars

Six pence

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the danger of owning the bottle? Hint

If you die before you sell it, you will be damned to hell.

The imp may escape at any time.

If you break it, you will die.

The bottle has no power; it is a farce.

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Question 3 of 10

3. The bottle may be sold for a profit.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. The imp in the bottle granted wishes. What was Keawe's first wish? Hint

To cure his friend of scurvy.

To get the money back that he paid for the bottle.

To own an island.

To be forever young.

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Question 5 of 10

5. How did Keawe obtain the money and land for his dream house? Hint

The imp conjured the land and the money.

He sold the bottle for a million dollars.

He inherited it as a result of his uncle and cousin being drowned at sea.

He wished to be the King of Hawaii.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Keawe and Lopaka coaxed the imp to look out of the bottle.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Keawe sold the bottle to Lopaka. Why did he eventually wish to buy it back? Hint

He became poverty stricken.

He contracted a disease known as "The Chinese Evil" and needed a cure.

He wanted to marry Kokua and she desired the bottle.

The imp haunted his dreams and ordered him to buy it back.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Keawe bought the bottle back for one cent. Why was this considered a problem? Hint

The imp could not cure disease.

He discovered that the imp had fled the bottle.

It was his last cent.

He felt that he could never sell it for less than a cent.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Kokua got rid of the bottle for four centimes. Why did she end up with it again? Hint

The bottle returned to her on its own.

She figured she could always sell it again later.

Her conscience bothered her.

Keawe became enraged and made her buy it back.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Kokua finally sold the bottle to a boatswain and Keawe tried to buy it back. Was he able to? Hint

Yes, he bought it for one centime.

No, the boatswain died in a horrible accident caused by the imp.

No, there was not a small enough denomination of money to purchase it for less than the boatswain paid for it.

No, the boatswain said he was going to hell anyway and wouldn't sell.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How much did Keawe originally pay for the bottle?

Answer: Fifty dollars

Fifty dollars...the best bargain ever or the worst??

2. What is the danger of owning the bottle?

Answer: If you die before you sell it, you will be damned to hell.

You had better be a good salesman!

3. The bottle may be sold for a profit.

Answer: False

The bottle must be sold for less than what was paid for it. This is one thing that makes the story so interesting.

4. The imp in the bottle granted wishes. What was Keawe's first wish?

Answer: To get the money back that he paid for the bottle.

Keawe wanted to test the bottle to see if it worked.

5. How did Keawe obtain the money and land for his dream house?

Answer: He inherited it as a result of his uncle and cousin being drowned at sea.

Be careful what you wish for!

6. Keawe and Lopaka coaxed the imp to look out of the bottle.

Answer: True

It was apparently very ugly.

7. Keawe sold the bottle to Lopaka. Why did he eventually wish to buy it back?

Answer: He contracted a disease known as "The Chinese Evil" and needed a cure.

"The Chinese Evil" is another name for leprosy. Good reason!

8. Keawe bought the bottle back for one cent. Why was this considered a problem?

Answer: He felt that he could never sell it for less than a cent.

Keawe didn't realize that there were denominations of money worth less than one cent.

9. Kokua got rid of the bottle for four centimes. Why did she end up with it again?

Answer: Her conscience bothered her.

She could not bear the thought of being the cause of someone else's damnation.

10. Kokua finally sold the bottle to a boatswain and Keawe tried to buy it back. Was he able to?

Answer: No, the boatswain said he was going to hell anyway and wouldn't sell.

I guess the boatswain was stuck with it!

Source: Author srfield99

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