Lord Jim Quizzes

Lord Jim Quiz 1

By Laura Moon Kim · Edited by Adam Kissel · Last reviewed November 28, 2005

1 Jim is the son of:

A water-clerk

A scholar

A parson

A ship captain
2 To where are the pilgrims on board the Patna traveling?

Bangkok

Singapore

Patusan

Mecca
3 What happens to the German captain of the Patna?

He testifies at the official Inquiry.

He runs away from the official Inquiry.

He drowns.

He becomes a patient at the hospital.
4 Why does Brierly commit suicide, according to Marlow?

He cannot stand his first mate.

His certificates are canceled.

He senses his own guilt during Jim's testimony.

He has killed a man.
5 Who is Marlow?

A wealthy merchant.

An Alsatian hotelkeeper.

A British captain.

A parson.
6 Why does the pilgrim on board the Patna say, "water"?

Because his son, who is ill, needs water.

Because he is dying.

Because he is thirsty.

Because he knows the steamer is filling with water and going to sink.
7 How many white men are on board the Patna?

Five

None

Five hundred

Fifty
8 What does Marlow say about Jim repeatedly through the novel?

He is heroic.

He is a dead man.

He is like Stein.

He is one of us.
9 What is the fate of the Patna and its passengers?

The Patna does not sink, and the passengers are safe.

The Patna sinks, and the passengers drown except for those in one lifeboat.

The Patna, with its passengers, lands in Patusan.

The Patna does not sink, but a plague kills all of the passengers.
10 Why is Jim upset when he first meets Marlow?

He believes Marlow and Brierly are friends.

He has just learned that the official Inquiry proceedings were corrupt.

He believes Marlow insulted him.

He has just learned that his father passed away.
11 What are Brierly's last instructions to his first mate Jones?

To go to Patusan.

To jump into the sea with him.

To write a letter to his mother.

To lock up the dog.
12 Why does George not jump into the lifeboat, when the crew of the Patna calls for him?

He stays behind to give water to the pilgrims.

He is injured while cutting down another lifeboat.

He wants to be a hero.

He is dead on board.
13 How is Jim punished by the judgment of the official Inquiry?

He is ordered to pay a large fine.

He is sentenced to death.

He is ordered to return to England.

His sea certificates are canceled.
14 What color are Jim's clothes at the start and at the end of the novel?

White

Black

Brown

Red
15 Why do Jim and the others in the lifeboat believe that the Patna has sunk?

They feel the sea vibrate beneath them.

The passengers are screaming.

The light has gone out.

They hear a loud crash.
16 Why does Jim leave Marlow's friend, the owner of the rice mill?

He sees job opportunities elsewhere.

He is injured and must go home to England.

The second engineer from the Patna arrives.

He dislikes Marlow's friend.
17 Where does Jim go after leaving the rice mill?

De Jongh

Egstrom & Black, ship-chandlers

The Yucker Brothers in Bangkok

Stein
18 Why does Jim leave his work with the Yucker Brothers in Bangkok?

He finds the pay insufficient.

He is offered better work elsewhere.

He gets involved in a barroom fight with a man who comments on the Patna.

He gets in an argument with one of the Yucker Brothers.
19 What is Jim's new profession after he leaves the rice mill?

Chief mate

Entomologist

Water-clerk

Hotelkeeper
20 What does the owner of the rice mill feel about Jim?

Disapproval

Strong dislike

Affection

Distance
21 Where does Marlow meet the French lieutenant?

Hong Kong harbor

Patusan

Bangkok

Sydney
22 What does Captain O'Brien of the Sarah W. Granger yell over drinks at Egstrom & Blake?

"Fools!"

"Dogs!"

"Cowards!"

"Skunks!"
23 Where was Stein born?

Bavaria

Scotland

England

Germany
24 What does Stein collect as a hobby?

Emeralds

Frogs

Teak figurines

Butterflies
25 How does Stein inherit his position with the native Malay court?

Stein marries into the court.

A Scotsman introduces him as his son.

A Dutchman is friends with the Queen.

Stein conquers a significant trade route for their benefit.

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