Lord of the Flies Quizzes

Lord of the Flies Quiz 1

1 Ralph uses what to summon the other boys?
a conch shell

a bell

a whistle

a fire
2 Piggy suffers from what?
diabetes

asthma

insomnia

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

football team

military school cadets

juvenile delinquents
4 The boys are stranded on an island where?
the Pacific Ocean

the North Atlantic

the Caribbean Sea

the Indian Ocean
5 Who identifies the island as part of a Coral Reef?
Jack

Piggy

Ralph

Simon
6 "Samneric" refers to what or whom?
the island

the Lord of the Flies

the twins

the youngest boys
7 "Creepers" refers to what?
vines

insects

snakes

worms
8 Ralph's father is what?
a pilot in the English air force

a cartographer for the Scottish coast guard

an advisor to Queen Elizabeth

an officer in the English navy
9 Piggy's real name is actually what?
Gerald

Percival

Leslie

none of the above
10 Why do Jack and his hunters attack Ralph and Piggy?
They want to intimidate them into joining their tribe.

They want to steal the conch.

They want to steal Piggy's glasses.

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!"
Jack and his hunters

Finding the beast

Simon's murder

The first day on the island
12 Which character pretends to be a pig during the chant?
Eric

Roger

Simon

Maurice
13 According to Eric, what would be preferable to capture by Jack and his tribe?
never leaving the jungle

facing the beast

starvation

capture by the Reds
14 Which character repeats the saying, "Sucks to your ass-mar"?
Jack

Ralph

Roger

Simon
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.
avoiding the beast

food

the fire

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

Eric

Piggy

Sam
19 All of the following are locations on the island except which?
the scar

Castle Rock

the lagoon

the volcano
20 Jack jokes that they could actually kill _____ in place of a pig during their dance.
a "littlun"

Ralph

Piggy

Simon
21 The conch shell can symbolize all of the following except:
authoritarianism

order

authority

democracy
22 Which of the following characters has the strongest religious sensibility?
Piggy

Jack

Samneric

Simon
23 Which of the following is a direct Satanic symbol?
The pilot

The pig's head

The spear sharpened at both ends

Percival
24 Which event in human history does not have a direct parallel in Lord of the Flies?
the development of private property

the discovery of fire

the move away from hunter-gatherer societies

the development of government
25 Ralph best represents which aspect of human nature?
instinct

moral choice

intellect

spirituality

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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Answered by Aslan on 3/13/2024 2:41 AM

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by William Golding

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