The History of Rasselas: Prince of Abissinia Quizzes

The History of Rasselas: Prince of Abissinia Quiz 1

1 What year was the book written?
1659

1759

1800

1700
2 Johnson was
English.

American.

Irish.

French.
3 The novel is sometimes called a
bildungsroman.

parable.

horror story.

epic.
4 The novel is sometimes considered a/an
epic.

allegory.

autobiography.

oriental romance.
5 The title of the novel was almost
The Choice of Life.

Rasselas: An Oriental Romance.

The Meaning of Life.

The Search for Happiness.
6 One of the main themes of the work is
the quest for adventure.

the search for happiness.

the failings of society.

filial love.
7 One of the main themes of the work is
romantic love.

the value of nature.

the imminence of death.

the meaning of life.
8 The ending can best be described as
anticlimactic.

expected.

fulfilling.

contrived.
9 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
The astronomer

Pekuah

Rasselas

Imlac
10 Where is Abissinia?
Ethiopia

Kenya

Egypt

Zaire
11 Rasselas and his siblings are in the happy valley until
they come of age to succeed the emperor.

the emperor chooses to release them.

they do a certain amount of good deeds.

they grow old.
12 At the start of the tale, Rasselas is
15.

26.

30.

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

Angry

Indifferent

Content
14 The cause of Rasselas's complaint is that
he wants for nothing and wants to see the world.

he wants to make money.

he wants to get married.

he is angry with his father.
15 Rasselas does all the following in the happy valley before he meets Imlac except
decide he wants to stay there.

try to focus on other amusements.

begin to hope less.

try to look for an escape.
16 The artist uses his "mechanick powers" to try to
fly.

build a palace for himself.

become very strong.

breathe underwater.
17 The artist's main view is that
man must be courageous and try new things.

man must seek the society of others.

man must prefer society.

man must always seek God.
18 What happens to the artist when he tries to fly?
He helps Rasselas escape

He falls into the lake

He can never get the contraption to work

He succeeds, and leaves the happy valley
19 Who is Imlac?
A merchant

A suitor of Nekayah's

A priest

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

His discourse

His dancing

His music
21 Rasselas has to delay hearing Imlac's history because he is
trying to find an escape.

called to a concert.

sick.

busy with his siblings.
22 Imlac's father was a
merchant.

shopkeeper.

religious man.

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

travel the world.

enter the priesthood.

marry a local woman and have children.
24 When he was young, Imlac's goal was to
travel and learn.

get married.

become rich.

enter the Church.
25 The people in the caravan treat Imlac
indifferently.

poorly.

with suspicion.

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.

Asked by cristina p #604437

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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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