The Old Man And The Sea Quiz 9 (20 MCQs)

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1. Humility

Correct Answer: A) Modesty, humbleness.

2. How are the sharks symbolic in The Old Man and the Sea?

Correct Answer: A) The sharks symbolize the destructive forces of nature and the inevitability of death.

3. What is the average weight of a Marlin?

Correct Answer: A) 200-400 lbs.

4. Convulsive

Correct Answer: D) Violent, spasming uncontrollable.

5. Who wanted the old man to be with him?

Correct Answer: B) The boy.

6. TRUE or FALSE:The old man calls the sea el mar.

Correct Answer: B) FALSE.

7. Which of the following adjectives describes Hemingway's writings best?

Correct Answer: B) Autobiographical.

8. What happens to the marlin that Santiago catches?

Correct Answer: D) He loses it to the sharks.

9. Finding the answer to a problem

Correct Answer: B) Resolution.

10. Which of these places did the author NOT live during his lifetime

Correct Answer: D) China.

11. The Man-o'-War bird has a wingspan of what?

Correct Answer: C) 71 feet.

12. Who wrote Old Man and the Sea?

Correct Answer: D) Ernest Hemingway.

13. In the story, where does Santiago see the lion?

Correct Answer: B) In his dreams.

14. Large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes

Correct Answer: D) Marlin.

15. What happens to the old man's fishing line after he catches the marlin?

Correct Answer: D) It holds and the old man is able to reel in the marlin.

16. What type of fish does Santiago catch?

Correct Answer: C) Marlin.

17. Compared to otherfishermen, it seems that the oldman was .....

Correct Answer: C) More careful.

18. What is 'treachery'?

Correct Answer: D) Betrayal or deceitful behavior towards someone who trusts you.

19. Who came during the night around the boat?

Correct Answer: A) Dolphins.

20. "No, ' the old man said. 'You're with a lucky boat. Stay with them."

Correct Answer: A) Direct.