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"?
deafening noise

gunfire killing children

the executions

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

The Champagne

Germany

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 heal an injury

to get money
4 What is Nick's father's occupation?
soldier

merchant

artist

doctor
5 How does the father of the baby die?
suicide

gunshot

knife wound

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

having a child

getting older

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

Constantinople

France

Adrianople
8 What kind of people evacuate in Chapter II?
women and children

soldiers

the wounded

the elderly
9 What type of weather is described in Chapter II?
snow

heat

rain

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

logs

guns

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

Roman Catholic

Armenian Orthodox

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

George

Bill

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

Billy Tabeshaw

Eddy

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

a plate

the bed

the floor
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?
St. Lawrence

Hortons Bay

Petersburg

Berlin
17 What are Nick and Marjorie fishing for?
catfish

trout

salmon

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

love

kissing

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

Marjorie

his father

Bill
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 executions

the crying

the rain

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

water

alcohol

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

camping

cards

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

his father

himself

his mother
25 What does Bill praise Nick for?
breaking up with Marjorie

his drinking prowess

his hunting skill

his jokes

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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