The Magician’s Nephew Quizzes

The Magician's Nephew Quiz 1

1 Which of these descriptions best fits Digory's character?

Courageous, arrogant, and greedy

Courageous, selfless, and caring

Caring, Courageous, and arrogant

Selfless, silly, and childish
2 When Digory discovers the true nature of Uncle Andrew's laboratory, Digory describes Uncle Andrew as:

A sad, crazy old man

A wicked, cruel magician

An evil villain

A powerful, controlling wizard
3 Which of the following is an example of irony:

Digory's need to follow Polly into an unknown world because Uncle Andrew tricks him

Polly is late for dinner because she was adventuring in other worlds

Uncle Andrew's desire to experiment with magic, but not to go himself to any magic lands

Aslan's love for the creatures he created
4 How is Queen Jadis/ the Witch characterized in the novel?

Beautiful, cruel, powerful, greedy

cruel, powerful, greedy, severe-looking

greedy, cruel, severe-looking, understanding

Beautiful, powerful, kind, caring
5 Aslan is representative of which of the following

Divinity

Goodness

Son of God

All of these are correct
6 How does Queen Jadis kill all life in Charn?

A long and bloody war

The Deplorable Word

She turns herself to wax

None of these are correct
7 Why does Digory live with the Ketterleys?

The Ketterleys are taking care of Digory’s sick mother while Digory’s father is in India

He wanted to be closer to Polly so they could go on adventures together

His parents have died

He is prisoner of his mad uncle
8 How do Digory and Polly arrive at the Woods Between Worlds

Queen Jadis calls them there

Uncle Andrew says a magic spell

By touching the yellow rings

By touching the green rings
9 What is the grave mistake that Digory almost makes in the Wood Between Worlds?

He kills a guinea pig

He jumps in the wrong pool

He almost goes to Charn alone

He almost leaves the home pool without marking it
10 What creatures do Digory and Polly find in the Wood Between Worlds?

Mice

None, no animals live there

Other children

Guinea pigs
11 What color is the sun in Charn?

red

white

black

yellow
12 How does Digory awaken Queen Jadis?

He rings a bell

He touches her

Digory doesn't wake her, Polly does

He puts a ring on her
13 Which theme does Queen Jadis help to develop the most in the novel

Nature and Growth

Faith

Friendship

Temptation
14 Which literary element is best represented in the following quote: “Make your choice, adventurous Stranger; / Strike the bell and bide the danger, / Or wonder, till it drives you mad, / What would have followed if you had.”(Chapter 4, p 58)

Metaphor

Imagery

Paradox

Juxtaposition
15 Uncle Andrew makes the magic rings from which of the following materials:

Ash that he turned to jewels

Magical jewels

Dust from Atlantis

Ancient precious metal
16 When Aunt Letty and Queen Jadis meet, how does Aunt Letty react

She asks Queen Jadis to tea

She thinks Queen Jadis is from the circus

She feels scared

All of these answers are correct
17 Who is Fledge?

The charger Queen Jadis had in Charn

Digory's horse at his country home

Aslan's messenger

The London cab horse Strawberry, and the first flying horse of Narnia
18 When the characters arrive in an “empty world (112), the Cabby says, “If we’re dead-- which I don’t deny it might be-- well, you got to remember worse things ‘appen at sea and a chap’s got to die sometime.” (113). Which literary element is demonstrated in this situation?

Understatement

Metaphor

Simile

Imagery
19 Who are the antagonist and protagonist of the novel?

Uncle Andrew; Digory

Queen Jadis; Digory

Uncle Andrew; Aslan

Queen Jadis; Aslan
20 What is Atlantis?

A lost city, who met its downfall due to greed and immorality

The sister kingdom of Charn

A land outside of Narnia

The hometown of Uncle Andrew's fairy godmother
21 What are the functions of the yellow and green rings, as discovered by Digory and Polly?

The yellow ring brings you to Other Worlds; the green ring brings you to London

The yellow ring brings you to the Woods; the green ring brings you into the Other Worlds

The yellow ring brings you to Home; the green ring brings you to the Woods

The yellow ring brings you to Other Worlds; the green ring brings you home
22 Which of the following situations helps to develop the theme of friendship?

Polly touches her yellow ring while Digory touches the Witch, in order to get her out of London

Uncle Andrew orders the hansom cab for Queen Jadis

The animals make a pet of Uncle Andrew

Aslan talk to the Cabby before asking him to be King
23 What do both Polly and Digory feel when they arrive in the Wood Between the Worlds?

Angry with Uncle Andrew

Scared

As if they have been there forever

All of these are correct
24 How do the children arrive in Charn?

Aslan puts them there as punishment

They use the green rings to jump into a pool in the woods

Queen Jadis summons them there

Uncle Andrew sent them there to seek Queen Jadis for her beauty
25 Which of the following situations demonstrates the theme of temptation

Polly sees the rings in Uncle Andrew's study and wants to touch them

Digory reads the inscription in Charn and wants to ring the bell

Queen Jadis tells Digory the benefits of the silver apple

All of these are correct

What is the genre of "the magician's nephew"

It would be young adult fantasy.

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Explain the destruction of Charn

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The Magician's Nephew

by C. S. Lewis

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