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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Pages 49-66.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal does Rainsford call the most dangerous?
(a) Jaguars.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Human beings.
(d) Cape buffalo.

2. On page 38, Zaroff calls something that Rainsford says "barbarous." What does this word mean in this context?
(a) Unimaginative.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Cruel and uncivilized.
(d) Willfully ignorant.

3. Whom does Zaroff credit for his great abilities as a hunter?
(a) His father.
(b) God.
(c) Himself.
(d) Another famous hunter.

4. Which character says, on page 31, "Instinct is no match for reason"?
(a) Nielsen.
(b) Rainsford.
(c) Zaroff.
(d) Ivan.

5. What is in General Zaroff's cellar?
(a) The dogs' kennels.
(b) His "training camp."
(c) The bodies of the men he has killed.
(d) A torture chamber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of General Zaroff's servant?

2. On what does Zaroff blame Rainsford's refusal to participate in murder?

3. What do Rainsford and his partner intend to hunt?

4. What is the name of the island on which the story takes place?

5. How does Zaroff obtain his victims?

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