Lord of the Flies Quizzes

Lord of the Flies Quiz 1

1 Ralph uses what to summon the other boys?
a whistle

a fire

a bell

a conch shell
2 Piggy suffers from what?
asthma

insomnia

blindness

diabetes
3 Jack and his "hunters" are actually what type of group?
football team

juvenile delinquents

military school cadets

choir
4 The boys are stranded on an island where?
the North Atlantic

the Pacific Ocean

the Caribbean Sea

the Indian Ocean
5 Who identifies the island as part of a Coral Reef?
Piggy

Simon

Jack

Ralph
6 "Samneric" refers to what or whom?
the island

the youngest boys

the twins

the Lord of the Flies
7 "Creepers" refers to what?
vines

snakes

worms

insects
8 Ralph's father is what?
an officer in the English navy

a cartographer for the Scottish coast guard

a pilot in the English air force

an advisor to Queen Elizabeth
9 Piggy's real name is actually what?
Leslie

Percival

Gerald

none of the above
10 Why do Jack and his hunters attack Ralph and Piggy?
They want to steal the conch.

They want to steal Piggy's glasses.

They want to take control over the fire.

They want to intimidate them into joining their tribe.
11 What is referred to in the line, "There was lightning and thunder and rain. We was scared!"
Finding the beast

Simon's murder

The first day on the island

Jack and his hunters
12 Which character pretends to be a pig during the chant?
Eric

Simon

Roger

Maurice
13 According to Eric, what would be preferable to capture by Jack and his tribe?
facing the beast

never leaving the jungle

capture by the Reds

starvation
14 Which character repeats the saying, "Sucks to your ass-mar"?
Jack

Ralph

Roger

Simon
15 Who worries that the other boys think that he is insane?
Jack

Percival

Simon

Piggy
16 Who hesitates when the boys vote for chief, unsure whether to support Ralph?
Simon

Jack

Piggy

Roger
17 Ralph considers ______ the most important thing on the island.
avoiding the beast

the fire

food

the conch
18 Which of the following characters is not held as a prisoner by Jack and his hunters?
Eric

Piggy

Wilfred

Sam
19 All of the following are locations on the island except which?
the volcano

Castle Rock

the scar

the lagoon
20 Jack jokes that they could actually kill _____ in place of a pig during their dance.
Piggy

Simon

Ralph

a "littlun"
21 The conch shell can symbolize all of the following except:
authoritarianism

authority

order

democracy
22 Which of the following characters has the strongest religious sensibility?
Jack

Samneric

Simon

Piggy
23 Which of the following is a direct Satanic symbol?
The spear sharpened at both ends

The pilot

Percival

The pig's head
24 Which event in human history does not have a direct parallel in Lord of the Flies?
the development of private property

the move away from hunter-gatherer societies

the discovery of fire

the development of government
25 Ralph best represents which aspect of human nature?
moral choice

spirituality

intellect

instinct

Where had Simon fainted before?

From the text:

“He's always throwing a faint,”said Merridew. “He did in Gib.; and Addis; and at matins over the precentor.”

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Answered by Aslan on 4/16/2021 3:45 AM

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Quote Analysis. "There was a throb..."

At this point Ralph is once again challenging Jack's authority, Unfortunately all the cards are stacked against Ralph. A storm is brewing and to deflect the boys' fears, Jack orders them to dance around the fire. This communal spectacle of...

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How do the boys respond to Jack's call for Ralph's removal as chief? How does Jack react? Respond with evidence from the text.

There is a lot of immaturity here. The other boys refuse to vote Ralph out of power. Enraged, Jack has a tantrum and runs away from the group, saying that he is leaving and that anyone who likes is welcome to join him.The boys don't like the open...

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by William Golding

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