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"?
women holding their dead babies

deafening noise

the executions

gunfire killing children
2 In the Chapter I vignette, where is the drunk battery going?
Marseille

Paris

The Champagne

Germany
3 In "Indian Camp," why do Nick and his father travel to the Indian settlement?
to help a woman give birth

to get money

to heal an injury

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

soldier

artist

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

murder

suicide

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

getting older

dying

having a child
7 Where does the Chapter II vignette take place?
France

Adrianople

Delaware

Constantinople
8 What kind of people evacuate in Chapter II?
the elderly

the wounded

women and children

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

snow

clouds

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

logs

his pride

guns
11 What religion is Nick's mother in Chapter II?
Roman Catholic

Christian Science

Armenian Orthodox

Greek Orthodox
12 What is Dick's son's name in Chapter II?
Eddy

Bill

Peter

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

Eddy

Nick's father

Billy Tabeshaw
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?
Billy

Germans

the narrator

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

Berlin

Petersburg

Hortons Bay
17 What are Nick and Marjorie fishing for?
salmon

trout

catfish

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

kissing

love

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

George

Marjorie

Bill
20 In the Chapter IV vignette, what is in the road?
a wagon

a barricade

a sheep

a tank
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?
water

soda

wine

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

camping

fishing

hunting
24 Who does Nick say has missed a lot?
George

his father

himself

his mother
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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Answered by Aslan on 11/30/2021 4:16 PM

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