The History of Rasselas: Prince of Abissinia Quizzes

The History of Rasselas: Prince of Abissinia Quiz 1

1 What year was the book written?
1759

1800

1700

1659
2 Johnson was
English.

American.

Irish.

French.
3 The novel is sometimes called a
bildungsroman.

parable.

epic.

horror story.
4 The novel is sometimes considered a/an
oriental romance.

autobiography.

allegory.

epic.
5 The title of the novel was almost
The Choice of Life.

The Search for Happiness.

Rasselas: An Oriental Romance.

The Meaning of Life.
6 One of the main themes of the work is
the search for happiness.

filial love.

the quest for adventure.

the failings of society.
7 One of the main themes of the work is
the imminence of death.

the meaning of life.

the value of nature.

romantic love.
8 The ending can best be described as
anticlimactic.

contrived.

fulfilling.

expected.
9 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Rasselas

The astronomer

Imlac

Pekuah
10 Where is Abissinia?
Kenya

Egypt

Ethiopia

Zaire
11 Rasselas and his siblings are in the happy valley until
they grow old.

they come of age to succeed the emperor.

the emperor chooses to release them.

they do a certain amount of good deeds.
12 At the start of the tale, Rasselas is
30.

15.

26.

20.
13 What is Rasselas's mood in the happy valley?
Gloomy

Content

Angry

Indifferent
14 The cause of Rasselas's complaint is that
he is angry with his father.

he wants for nothing and wants to see the world.

he wants to make money.

he wants to get married.
15 Rasselas does all the following in the happy valley before he meets Imlac except
begin to hope less.

try to focus on other amusements.

try to look for an escape.

decide he wants to stay there.
16 The artist uses his "mechanick powers" to try to
build a palace for himself.

breathe underwater.

fly.

become very strong.
17 The artist's main view is that
man must always seek God.

man must seek the society of others.

man must be courageous and try new things.

man must prefer society.
18 What happens to the artist when he tries to fly?
He succeeds, and leaves the happy valley

He falls into the lake

He helps Rasselas escape

He can never get the contraption to work
19 Who is Imlac?
A suitor of Nekayah's

A merchant

A priest

A poet and a philosopher
20 What first draws Rasselas to Imlac?
His music

His poem

His dancing

His discourse
21 Rasselas has to delay hearing Imlac's history because he is
sick.

called to a concert.

busy with his siblings.

trying to find an escape.
22 Imlac's father was a
king.

religious man.

merchant.

shopkeeper.
23 Imlac's father wanted his son to
become rich.

enter the priesthood.

marry a local woman and have children.

travel the world.
24 When he was young, Imlac's goal was to
get married.

enter the Church.

become rich.

travel and learn.
25 The people in the caravan treat Imlac
with suspicion.

indifferently.

poorly.

respectfully.

What are the basic human issues in Rasselas?

This is largely a thematic question. Check out the themes page below:

https://www.gradesaver.com/the-history-of-rasselas-prince-of-abissinia/study-guide/themes

Asked by Madhusmita D #940748

Answered by Aslan on 10/17/2019 2:52 PM

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what does Rasselas learn during his voyage?

There are a number of things he learned on his voyage: too many details to put in this short forum space. I suggest that you check out the GradeSaver themes page at the link below. You will find something that he learned under every theme.

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what is the sign of early humanism

Is this related to the work you have cited above?

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