The Rabbits Quizzes

The Rabbits Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Rabbits?
John Tan

John Marsden

Shaun Tan

Shaun Marsden
2 Where is The Rabbits set?
An unnamed country based on Canada

An unnamed country based on Australia

United States

Australia
3 Who illustrated The Rabbits?
Shaun Tan

John Marsden's son

John Tan

John Marsden
4 What genre is The Rabbits?
Biography

Historical nonfiction

Short fiction

Picture book
5 In what media is The Rabbits illustrated?
Oil paint

Colored pencil

Gauche

All of these
6 Who narrates The Rabbits?
An unnamed rabbit narrator

An unnamed Australian narrator

An unnamed collective marsupial narrator

John Marsden
7 What color are the marsupials?
Blue

White

Reddish brown

Black
8 What physical accessory helps personify the rabbits?
Jackets

Hats

Monocles

All of these
9 What do the curly white figures set against black voids at the beginning and end of the book depict?
Rabbit skeleton

Stars

Sea shells

Marsupial skeletons
10 Where do the marsupials live?
In houses

In trees

On shorelines

In castles
11 What protrudes from the rabbits' heads?
Radio transmitters

Crystals

Ears

Antennae
12 How do the marsupials initially react to the rabbits arriving in their country?
With curiosity

With hatred

With violence

With disgust
13 What do the elder marsupials warn?
The rabbits will put everyone to work in mines

The rabbits won't understand the right ways

The rabbits are dumb

The rabbits are violent monsters
14 Which answer is not one of the technologies the rabbits are shown using?
Combustion engines

Telescopes

Compasses

Cell phones
15 What does one of the rabbits lower into a scientific beaker of liquid?
A marsupial

A feather

A lizard

A finger
16 What color do the rabbits' eyes glow?
Green

Red

Blue

Yellow
17 How do the rabbits arrive in the country?
By spaceship

By bridge

By car

By sailboat
18 What color is the rabbits' flag?
Blue

Green

Red

Yellow
19 What design is on the rabbits' flag?
A maple leaf

A crucifix

A large dot

Arrows pointing in all directions
20 How do the rabbits construct their homes?
Out of lumber

Out of jigsaw-shaped pieces

They steal them from the marsupials

Out of concrete
21 Which is not a type of animal the rabbits bring to the country?
Giraffe

Sheep

Cow

Dog
22 The "food" that makes the marsupials sick is a metaphor for what?
Alcohol

Tobacco

Opium

Cannabis
23 What does Tan illustrate to indicate that the rabbits are working even at nighttime?
A sky full of stars

A clock showing the time

Lanterns

All of these
24 The Rabbits is an allegory for what historical event(s)?
British colonization of Australia

Indigenous invasion of Britain

British colonization of Canada

Rabbits displacing marsupials from New Zealand
25 What weapons do the marsupials use against the rabbits?
Spears

Bombs

Pistols

Cannons

on the page where it is brown, and the rabbits are fighting what does the brown represent.

On page 8, the colour scheme is a dirtier brown, not the natural brown from the beginning. Like feral rabbits that bread uncontrollably.

Asked by jin-hua c #1326855

Answered by Aslan on 11/9/2023 2:17 PM

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How do the composers present a first nations perspective on a historical event? PLEASE ANSWER

The most prominent theme in The Rabbits is colonial invasion. Collectively narrated from the perspective of numbat-like marsupials whose country is invaded by rabbits, the story tracks how the rabbits use advanced technologies and greater...

Asked by kian h #1189961

Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/10/2021 1:01 PM

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How does the rabbits explore individual and shared experiences?

Check out the themes section below:

https://www.gradesaver.com/the-rabbits/study-guide/themes

Asked by haydof r #1172150

Answered by Aslan on 9/7/2021 8:44 PM

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