11C first chapter - the lost world

What's the name of the book?

• Sir Arthur Conan

• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

• Arthur Conan Doyle

• Sir Conan Doyle

Which of the following professions or roles did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have during his lifetime? Choose all that apply.

• Lawyer

• Doctor

• Politician

• Inventor

Why did Doyle initially write his first story? Choose all that apply.

• To become famous

• To make money

• As a university assignment

• Because he had few patients

What are true facts about Sherlock Holmes and his creator?

• Holmes was first introduced in “The Sign of the Four.”

• Doyle considered Holmes his most important work.

• Holmes’ death in a story angered the public.

• Doyle eventually wrote more stories about Holmes.

Why did the narrator listen to Mr Hungerton, even though he found it boring? Choose all that apply

• Mr Hungerton was his boss

• He was in love with Gladys

• He liked economics

• Mr Hungerton was Gladys’s father

What did Gladys say she wanted in a man? Choose all that apply.

• Someone rich

• A hero

• Someone like great explorers

• A journalist

Which explorers did Gladys mention as examples of her ideal man? Choose all that apply.

• Charles Darwin

• Richard Burton

• Lord Stanley

• Ernest Shackleton

What was the narrator’s response to Gladys rejecting him? Choose all that apply.

• He decided to forget her

• He promised to do something great

• He asked her to wait for him

• He accepted the challenge to become a hero

What was the narrator’s profession? Choose all that apply.

• Editor

• Journalist

• Scientist

• Writer

What request did the narrator make to Mr McArdle? Choose all that apply.

• To be sent on a dangerous mission

• To be promoted

• To write about science

• To go on an adventurous assignment