The Most Dangerous Game Review

Zaroff's ideal animal must ______.

• be extremely fast.

• be extremely large.

• be big game.

• be able to reason and think.

How does the author create suspense at the beginning of the selection?

• He starts the story with dialogue, not description

• He has Whitney refer to Captain Nielsen, a dangerous figure.

• He has Whitney describe the mysterious reputation of the island they are passing.

• He shows how Whitney and Rainsford plan to go hunting in the Amazon.

In "The Most Dangerous Game," which answer choice best describes General Zaroff's problem before he invents his "game"?

• He loves hunting but hates to see animals suffer.

• He hates Ivan but needs him for company

• He cares only for hunting, but hunting has begun to bore him.

• He hates Rainsford but must be kind to him.

In "The Most Dangerous Game," what is the "game" that Zaroff invents?

• He invites the world's greatest hunters to compete against one another.

• He hunts human beings—sailors he has lured to the island.

• He invites other hunters to compete against Ivan.

• He and Ivan compete against each other in tracking animals.

A man vs. nature conflict is _______.

• when the General tells Rainsford about his "game."

• when Rainsford comes upon Death Swamp.

• when Zaroff's dog Lazarus dies.

• when Ivan holds Rainsford at gunpoint.

In "The Most Dangerous Game," why does General Zaroff think he is justified in playing his game?

• He feels rich people have more rights than the poor people

• He resents the loss of his home in the Russian Revolution

• He feels that people have the right to use whatever power they have.

• He wishes to share the pleasure he feels in the game with others. 

How does General Zaroff lure sailors onto his island?

• He invites well-know intellectuals to stay with him and go hunting

• He kidnaps men from locals villages

• He tricks passing ships into crashing and hunts survivors

• He hires workers but then hunts them

Which TWO of the following best identify the central themes of "The Most Dangerous Game?"

• When violence becomes too common, some people no longer take it seriously.

• Pride in one's country makes people feel superior to others based on race

• The power of love will save people from hurting and harming others.

• Humans place in nature is to act with reason, not to become like violent animals.

Match the following quote to the correct character.

• Rainsford

• "I'm still a beast at bay"

• Rainsford

• "Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong."

• General Zaroff

• "There are 2 types of people in the world; the hunter and the hunted."

• General Zaroff

• “It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason

• Whitney

• "Even so, I rather think they understand one thing—fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death."

What is the meaning of appraising in the following sentence from The Most Dangerous Game? Base your answer on the context clues.

• informing

• avoiding him

• evaluating

• envying