In Our Time Quizzes

In Our Time Quiz 1

By Nicholas Tornaritis · Edited by Adam Kissel · Last reviewed November 27, 2006

1 What is described as the worst part of the scene in "On the Quai at Smyrna"?

the executions

women holding their dead babies

gunfire killing children

deafening noise
2 In the Chapter I vignette, where is the drunk battery going?

Germany

The Champagne

Marseille

Paris
3 In "Indian Camp," why do Nick and his father travel to the Indian settlement?

to get money

to heal an injury

to help a woman give birth

to make peace
4 What is Nick's father's occupation?

merchant

doctor

artist

soldier
5 How does the father of the baby die?

murder

suicide

knife wound

gunshot
6 At the end of Chapter I, what does Nick believe will never occur?

having a child

dying

getting older

returning home
7 Where does the Chapter II vignette take place?

Adrianople

Constantinople

France

Delaware
8 What kind of people evacuate in Chapter II?

women and children

the elderly

the wounded

soldiers
9 What type of weather is described in Chapter II?

rain

clouds

snow

heat
10 What does Dick Boulton accuse Nick's father of stealing?

guns

money

logs

his pride
11 What religion is Nick's mother in Chapter II?

Roman Catholic

Greek Orthodox

Armenian Orthodox

Christian Science
12 What is Dick's son's name in Chapter II?

George

Eddy

Peter

Bill
13 Who gets into a fight with Dick Boulton in Chapter II?

Nick's father

Billy Tabeshaw

Nick

Eddy
14 What does Nick's father clean in his cottage in Chapter II?

the floor

a gun

a plate

the bed
15 Who dies in the Chapter III vignette?

the narrator

Germans

Billy

English soldiers
16 What was the name of the old town in Chapter III?

Berlin

Hortons Bay

St. Lawrence

Petersburg
17 What are Nick and Marjorie fishing for?

trout

bass

salmon

catfish
18 What does Nick say isn't fun anymore?

kissing

love

camping

fishing
19 After Marjorie leaves Nick in Chapter III, who shows up?

Marjorie

George

Bill

his father
20 In the Chapter IV vignette, what is in the road?

a barricade

a tank

a wagon

a sheep
21 What stops at the beginning of Chapter IV?

the rain

the crying

the shooting

the executions
22 What do Nick and Bill drink in Chapter IV?

alcohol

soda

water

wine
23 What do Nick and George decide is better than baseball?

cards

fishing

camping

hunting
24 Who does Nick say has missed a lot?

his father

George

his mother

himself
25 What does Bill praise Nick for?

his hunting skill

breaking up with Marjorie

his jokes

his drinking prowess

The Indian Camp

The above sentence refers to the Biblical Adam, and Nick's place in the world.

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what is an intellectual answers for life question in understanding one another

Are you referring to "In our time"?

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if you could make someone understand one thing, what would it be?

This seems like a personal question not related to the book you have listed. I might make a hesitant person understand the dire environmental crises our world is experiencing.

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