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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, The Announcement: Pages 165-192.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Inigo when the Sicilian finds him?
(a) Forty-two.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Thirty.

2. Why does Humperdinck refuse to marry Princess Noreena?
(a) She's a vegetarian.
(b) She's twice his age.
(c) She's bald.
(d) She's much taller than him.

3. When the Prince and the Count reach the place where Buttercup and the Man in Black have fallen down the ravine, Humperdinck notes how odd it is for such a master to flee in what?
(a) A ravine that has no outlet.
(b) A ravine that leads to the Fire Swamp.
(c) A place that is so easily accessible.
(d) Such a hurry.

4. How does the Man in Black win the fight against Fezzik?
(a) By coming up with a better rhyme.
(b) By moving so quickly that the giant tires and falls asleep.
(c) By taking him by the throat.
(d) By poisoning him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Fezzik is the size of a typical man by the time he is in:

2. What does the Man in Black notice about the Count?

3. After the author recovered from his childhood episode, what did he crave?

4. As a child, the author was what?

5. When Buttercup pushes the Man in Black down a ravine and says he can die for all she cares, he says what?

(see the answer key)

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