Confessions of a Pop Performer

i put an X on what i think is right. please proof check
1. Zaroff doesn’t consider his sport immoral because he
(1 point)
doesn’t directly kill his victims X.
gives his visitors plenty of good food and exercise.
respects his victims.
believes the weak were put on earth to give the strong pleasure.
2. Which context clues help you figure out the meaning of the Quoted word in the following sentence?

He swam for what seemed like hours, but eventually he felt that his efforts were pointless and his hope of reaching land was "futile". (1 point)
seemed like hours
eventually
efforts were pointless X
reaching land
3. How does the author create suspense at the very beginning of the story? (1 point)
The story begins with dialogue, not description. X
Whitney refers to Captain Nielsen, but Nielsen does not appear as a character.
Whitney describes to Rainsford the mysterious reputation of the island that the boat is passing.
Whitney and Rainsford discuss the prospects of hunting up the Amazon.
4. Why does the general seem to be studying Rainsford during their first dinner together?
(1 point)
He is sizing up Rainsford’s appetite, to determine his strength.
He is trying to determine what kind of foe Rainsford would make.
He is wondering if Rainsford suspects anything is awry.
He wants to make Rainsford uncomfortable. X
5. Rainsford succeeds largely because (1 point)
he is resourceful and refuses to play by Zaroff’s rules.
he considers Zaroff’s "sport" to be cold-blooded murder.
he has no sympathy for the animals he hunts. X
he believes life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong.
6. Which word is MOST nearly opposite in meaning to bizarre? (1 point)
OrdinaryX
Unclear
Humorous
Strange
7. When Rainsford argues against Zaroff’s idea of hunting, we know that Rainsford is ____________ . (1 point)
scrupulous
grotesqueX
indolent
bizarre
8. Which word BEST describes Zaroff’s practices on the island? (1 point)
Futile
PalpableX
Naive
Grotesque
9. Choose the sentence in which all the pronouns and antecedents agree. (1 point)
Neither Rainsford nor the general would mind a challenge on their hunting expeditions.
The general and Ivan tracked Rainsford until he found him.
Each of the hunters was proud of his skills. X
Almost nobody who came to the island left with their life.
10. Choose the item that correctly identifies pronouns and their antecedents in the following sentences.
The general smiled. "No," he said. "Hunting tigers ceased to interest me some years ago. I exhausted their possibilities, you see."

(1 point)
he/the general; their/tigers
he/Rainsford; I/the general
I/the general; their/Rainsford and the general
I/the general; me/possibilities X

Thanks!

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The Most Dangerous Game Quiz

Responses saved. The final score is 10/10 (100%).

Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the BEST answer.
1. Zaroff doesn’t consider his sport immoral because he
(1 point)
(0 pts) doesn’t directly kill his victims.
(0 pts) gives his visitors plenty of good food and exercise.
(0 pts) respects his victims.
(1 pt) believes the weak were put on earth to give the strong pleasure.
1 /1 point
2. Which context clues help you figure out the meaning of the italicized word in the following sentence?

He swam for what seemed like hours, but eventually he felt that his efforts were pointless and his hope of reaching land was futile. (1 point)
(0 pts) seemed like hours
(0 pts) eventually
(1 pt) efforts were pointless
(0 pts) reaching land
1 /1 point
3. How does the author create suspense at the very beginning of the story? (1 point)
(0 pts) The story begins with dialogue, not description.
(0 pts) Whitney refers to Captain Nielsen, but Nielsen does not appear as a character.
(1 pt) Whitney describes to Rainsford the mysterious reputation of the island that the boat is passing.
(0 pts) Whitney and Rainsford discuss the prospects of hunting up the Amazon.
1 /1 point
4. Why does the general seem to be studying Rainsford during their first dinner together?
(1 point)
(0 pts) He is sizing up Rainsford’s appetite, to determine his strength.
(1 pt) He is trying to determine what kind of foe Rainsford would make.
(0 pts) He is wondering if Rainsford suspects anything is awry.
(0 pts) He wants to make Rainsford uncomfortable.
1 /1 point
5. Rainsford succeeds largely because (1 point)
(1 pt) he is resourceful and refuses to play by Zaroff’s rules.
(0 pts) he considers Zaroff’s "sport" to be cold-blooded murder.
(0 pts) he has no sympathy for the animals he hunts.
(0 pts) he believes life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong.
1 /1 point
6. Which word is MOST nearly opposite in meaning to bizarre? (1 point)
(1 pt) Ordinary
(0 pts) Unclear
(0 pts) Humorous
(0 pts) Strange
1 /1 point
7. When Rainsford argues against Zaroff’s idea of hunting, we know that Rainsford is ____________ . (1 point)
(1 pt) scrupulous
(0 pts) grotesque
(0 pts) indolent
(0 pts) bizarre
1 /1 point
8. Which word BEST describes Zaroff’s practices on the island? (1 point)
(0 pts) Futile
(0 pts) Palpable
(0 pts) Naive
(1 pt) Grotesque
1 /1 point
9. Choose the sentence in which all the pronouns and antecedents agree. (1 point)
(0 pts) Neither Rainsford nor the general would mind a challenge on their hunting expeditions.
(0 pts) The general and Ivan tracked Rainsford until he found him.
(1 pt) Each of the hunters was proud of his skills.
(0 pts) Almost nobody who came to the island left with their life.
1 /1 point
10. Choose the item that correctly identifies pronouns and their antecedents in the following sentences.
The general smiled. "No," he said. "Hunting tigers ceased to interest me some years ago. I exhausted their possibilities, you see."

(1 point)
(1 pt) he/the general; their/tigers
(0 pts) he/Rainsford; I/the general
(0 pts) I/the general; their/Rainsford and the general
(0 pts) I/the general; me/possibilities
1 /1 point

The final score is 10/10 (100%).

poppie | Sep 22, 2009

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1. Believes that the weak were put on the earth to give the strong pleasure