Lord of the Flies Quizzes

Lord of the Flies Quiz 1

1 Ralph uses what to summon the other boys?
a fire

a conch shell

a bell

a whistle
2 Piggy suffers from what?
insomnia

asthma

blindness

diabetes
3 Jack and his "hunters" are actually what type of group?
choir

juvenile delinquents

military school cadets

football team
4 The boys are stranded on an island where?
the Caribbean Sea

the Indian Ocean

the Pacific Ocean

the North Atlantic
5 Who identifies the island as part of a Coral Reef?
Ralph

Simon

Jack

Piggy
6 "Samneric" refers to what or whom?
the twins

the youngest boys

the Lord of the Flies

the island
7 "Creepers" refers to what?
insects

vines

worms

snakes
8 Ralph's father is what?
an officer in the English navy

a pilot in the English air force

a cartographer for the Scottish coast guard

an advisor to Queen Elizabeth
9 Piggy's real name is actually what?
Leslie

Gerald

Percival

none of the above
10 Why do Jack and his hunters attack Ralph and Piggy?
They want to steal Piggy's glasses.

They want to intimidate them into joining their tribe.

They want to steal the conch.

They want to take control over the fire.
11 What is referred to in the line, "There was lightning and thunder and rain. We was scared!"
The first day on the island

Simon's murder

Finding the beast

Jack and his hunters
12 Which character pretends to be a pig during the chant?
Eric

Simon

Maurice

Roger
13 According to Eric, what would be preferable to capture by Jack and his tribe?
capture by the Reds

facing the beast

never leaving the jungle

starvation
14 Which character repeats the saying, "Sucks to your ass-mar"?
Ralph

Simon

Jack

Roger
15 Who worries that the other boys think that he is insane?
Percival

Simon

Piggy

Jack
16 Who hesitates when the boys vote for chief, unsure whether to support Ralph?
Roger

Jack

Piggy

Simon
17 Ralph considers ______ the most important thing on the island.
the conch

avoiding the beast

the fire

food
18 Which of the following characters is not held as a prisoner by Jack and his hunters?
Wilfred

Piggy

Sam

Eric
19 All of the following are locations on the island except which?
the volcano

the lagoon

Castle Rock

the scar
20 Jack jokes that they could actually kill _____ in place of a pig during their dance.
Piggy

Simon

a "littlun"

Ralph
21 The conch shell can symbolize all of the following except:
democracy

order

authoritarianism

authority
22 Which of the following characters has the strongest religious sensibility?
Simon

Samneric

Jack

Piggy
23 Which of the following is a direct Satanic symbol?
The spear sharpened at both ends

The pilot

Percival

The pig's head
24 Which event in human history does not have a direct parallel in Lord of the Flies?
the move away from hunter-gatherer societies

the development of government

the development of private property

the discovery of fire
25 Ralph best represents which aspect of human nature?
intellect

spirituality

instinct

moral choice

Where had Simon fainted before?

From the text:

“He's always throwing a faint,”said Merridew. “He did in Gib.; and Addis; and at matins over the precentor.”

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Answered by Aslan on 4/16/2021 3:45 AM

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Quote Analysis. "There was a throb..."

At this point Ralph is once again challenging Jack's authority, Unfortunately all the cards are stacked against Ralph. A storm is brewing and to deflect the boys' fears, Jack orders them to dance around the fire. This communal spectacle of...

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How do the boys respond to Jack's call for Ralph's removal as chief? How does Jack react? Respond with evidence from the text.

There is a lot of immaturity here. The other boys refuse to vote Ralph out of power. Enraged, Jack has a tantrum and runs away from the group, saying that he is leaving and that anyone who likes is welcome to join him.The boys don't like the open...

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