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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, The Announcement: Pages 87-107.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Prince announces that his wedding to Buttercup will take place on what occasion?
(a) His parents' 60th wedding anniversary.
(b) The 500th anniversary of Florin.
(c) Her birthday.
(d) His birthday.

2. What did the author realize about the manner in which his relative shared the story with him?
(a) Kept only the action parts.
(b) Made up most of it.
(c) The delivery was overly theatrical.
(d) Recited it by memory.

3. How does young Buttercup like spending most of her time?
(a) Swimming in the river.
(b) Riding her horse.
(c) Farming with her father.
(d) Sewing with her mother.

4. Who is Count Rugen?
(a) Rich man who spies on Humperdinck.
(b) Rich man who spies on the farm boy.
(c) Close friend of Prince Humperdinck.
(d) Close friend of the farm boy.

5. As a child, the author was what?
(a) A bubbly child who played the banjo.
(b) An active, social child involved in theater and sports.
(c) A painfully shy child who loved math and science.
(d) A loner who did not excel in sports.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Humperdinck and Buttercup court?

2. How did the author's relative entertain him during his recovery period?

3. What does Buttercup say when Prince Humperdinck demands that she marry him?

4. What does the author do in Chapter Four?

5. For years, the author heard The Princess Bride being told in the voice of his what?

(see the answer key)

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