In Our Time Quizzes

In Our Time Quiz 1

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

deafening noise

the executions

women holding their dead babies
2 In the Chapter I vignette, where is the drunk battery going?
Germany

Marseille

The Champagne

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

to help a woman give birth

to get money

to heal an injury
4 What is Nick's father's occupation?
soldier

artist

merchant

doctor
5 How does the father of the baby die?
knife wound

gunshot

murder

suicide
6 At the end of Chapter I, what does Nick believe will never occur?
having a child

dying

returning home

getting older
7 Where does the Chapter II vignette take place?
France

Adrianople

Constantinople

Delaware
8 What kind of people evacuate in Chapter II?
soldiers

women and children

the elderly

the wounded
9 What type of weather is described in Chapter II?
clouds

snow

rain

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

guns

money

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

Armenian Orthodox

Christian Science

Roman Catholic
12 What is Dick's son's name in Chapter II?
Peter

George

Bill

Eddy
13 Who gets into a fight with Dick Boulton in Chapter II?
Nick's father

Eddy

Billy Tabeshaw

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

a plate

the floor

the bed
15 Who dies in the Chapter III vignette?
Germans

Billy

the narrator

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

Petersburg

Hortons Bay

St. Lawrence
17 What are Nick and Marjorie fishing for?
bass

trout

catfish

salmon
18 What does Nick say isn't fun anymore?
fishing

kissing

camping

love
19 After Marjorie leaves Nick in Chapter III, who shows up?
his father

Bill

George

Marjorie
20 In the Chapter IV vignette, what is in the road?
a tank

a wagon

a sheep

a barricade
21 What stops at the beginning of Chapter IV?
the executions

the crying

the rain

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

wine

water

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

cards

fishing

camping
24 Who does Nick say has missed a lot?
himself

his father

his mother

George
25 What does Bill praise Nick for?
his jokes

his drinking prowess

breaking up with Marjorie

his hunting skill

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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