Dangerous Games

Which best describes the theme of The Most Dangerous Game?

• The tables can turn at any time.

• Friends can come together in unexpected places.

• Revenge is always the answer.

• Never underestimate your family.

The setting of The Most Dangerous Game is...

• Zaroff's house

• New York City

• Ship Trap Island

• The Sumerian Jungle

Which of the following literary devices is presented here?

"He lived a year in a minute."

• imagery

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

What type of conflict is presented in The Most Dangerous Game?

• man vs. nature

• man vs. self

• man vs. man

• all of the above

Who is the protagonist?

• Zaroff

• Ivan

• Bob

• Rainsford

Who is the story's antagonist?

• Ivan

• Zaroff

• Rainsford

• Harrison Bergeron

Which of the following best describes the climax of The Most Dangerous Game?

• When Rainsford first finds himself shipwrecked

• When Rainsford runs into Zaroff

• When Zaroff explains that he enjoys hunting people as sport

• When Rainsford jumps into the water to make his final escape

Which quote from The Most Dangerous Game could be labeled as irony?

• "The paddling sound of feet on the soft earth..."

• "He lived a year in a minute..."

• "The world famous game hunter was now being hunted as game himself..."

• "The impulse to cry aloud with joy..."

True or False: Rainsford survives the hunt.

• True

• False

True or False: Rainsford and Zaroff are fighting for the same goal.

• True

• False