In the Penal Colony Quizzes

In the Penal Colony Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Edited by Madeline Cohen · Last reviewed March 18, 2018

1 What year was the story published (in German)?

1950

1920

1918

1914
2 What is the name of the colony?

Blackburn

Arcadia

We don't know

New Berlin
3 Who speaks first?

The Traveller

The Officer

The Soldier

The Condemned Man
4 The Officer describes the apparatus as

peculiar

genius

marvelous

scary
5 The Condemned Man can best be described as

intuitive

kind

cruel

bestial
6 Who invited the Traveller?

The Old Commandant

The Soldier

The New Commandant

The Officer
7 At first, the Traveller is

confused

bored

angry

intrigued
8 The Officer says the apparatus

has never needed a new part

breaks all the time

needs constant help

works on its own
9 What does the Officer wear under his collar?

Ladies' handkerchiefs

A necktie

A necklace

A scarf
10 What is the apparatus next to?

A boat

A tea house

A hill

A pit
11 The valley is described as

rocky

barren

loud

lush
12 Who invented the apparatus?

The Officer

The New Commandant

Unknown

The Old Commandant
13 The part that the condemned person lays on is the

Inscriber

Pit

Bed

Harrow
14 The moving part of the machine that has needles is the

Harrow

Bed

Inscriber

Diagram
15 The part of the machine that determines the pattern of movement is the

Harrow

Diagram

Inscriber

Bed
16 Neither the Soldier or Condemned Man

are caucasian

speak German

speak French

are dressed for the heat
17 Which of the following statements about the Condemned Man is false?

He is dumb and brutish

He becomes friendly with the soldier

He does not understand what he did or what will happen

He is very frightened about what will happen to him
18 On the Bed, the condemned person will have

straps holding them down

no clothes on

felt in their mouth

all of these
19 The apparatus has all the following features/traits except

it is very tall

it is built on top of a plateau

it has two electric batteries

it is massive
20 The Officer says the Traveller may have seen similar things to the apparatus in a/an

prison

hospital

university

church
21 The Officer is surprised that the Traveller

has not heard of the penal colony before

does not seem interested at first

came so far on this trip

does not know the Condemned Man's sentence
22 The Old Commandant was all the following except

judge

draftsman

engineer

priest
23 What will be written on the Condemned Man's body?

Honor thy Superiors

Be Just

Tell the Truth

Know thy Place
24 What is true about the judicial process?

All are presumed guilty when accused

The Condemned Man does not know his sentence

There is no chance for defense

All of these
25 Which best describes the Officer?

Efficient

Informal

Confused

Funny