This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Canterville Ghost – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Canterville Ghost Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How do the creature and Virginia get to the garden? Through the ..... A) Door. B) Window. C) Ceiling. D) Wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wall. 2. The stain was different colours during the next few days. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 3. What do they do with the skeleton? A) They bury it in the churchyard. B) They leave it where they have found it. C) They put it into the library, next to the blood-stain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They bury it in the churchyard. 4. The ghost confides that he longs for ..... A) Disagreement. B) Chaos. C) Peace. D) Discord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peace. 5. It's tea time, Mrs. Otis notices something on the floor. A) It's tea. B) It's blood. Mrs. Umney is going to take it off. C) It's blood but you can't get it out. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's blood but you can't get it out. 6. The Otises bought a castle in England. And they learn that A) The castle is haunted, they are afraid. B) The castle is not haunted, but it is not clean. C) The castle is haunted but that doesn't scare them. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The castle is haunted but that doesn't scare them. 7. When Mr Otis saw the ghost he ..... A) Was quiet calm. B) Ran away. C) Screamed and fainted. D) Called the police. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was quiet calm. 8. What is the moral lesson conveyed in the story? A) The moral lesson is to be selfish and greedy. B) The moral lesson is to never trust anyone. C) The moral lesson is to always cheat and lie. D) The moral lesson in the story is to always be honest and sincere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The moral lesson in the story is to always be honest and sincere. 9. Whose description is this?The old man's eyes were as red as fire, and he had long grey hair which fell over his shoulders. His clothes were inthe style of an earlier century, and they were dirty and full of holes. Heavy, rusty chains hung from his arms and legs. A) Mr Otis'. B) Lord Canterville. C) The Ghost's. D) Washington's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Ghost's. 10. He must be taken to hospital ..... A) Probably. B) Suddenly. C) Immediately. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immediately. 11. Everyone is worried about Virginia and starts to search her A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 12. What were the twins deciding to throw at the ghost instead of the cushions? A) Had pillows. B) They would bring pea shooters and fire to pellets. C) Rocks. D) They would just throw the cushions only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rocks. 13. The meaning of the word 'grinned' is ..... A) Attacked. B) Smiled broadly. C) Played. D) Cried loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smiled broadly. 14. Which word class does 'mysterious' belong to ..... ? A) Noun. B) Preposition. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 15. Why was Sir Simon busy? A) He was plotting his revenge. B) He was planning to go away. C) He was investigating the Otis family. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was plotting his revenge. 16. How far away was Canterville Chase from Ascot? A) 6 miles. B) 5 miles. C) 3 miles. D) 7 miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7 miles. 17. The colour of the stain ..... when it came back each day. A) Didn't change. B) Changed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Changed. 18. Sir Simon ..... in the small room. A) Lived. B) Died. C) Slept. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Died. 19. 'I've brought you some of Dr Dobell's special stomach medicine.' A) Washington Otis. B) Virginia Otis. C) Mrs Otis. D) Mrs Umney. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs Otis. 20. Lord Canterville wanted to sell his castle because ..... A) The ghost lived there. B) He wanted to live in the USA. C) It was too old. D) Mr. Otis was his friend. E) His wife died there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ghost lived there. 21. They found there were food and water for on the floor in the secret room, but why didn't Sir Simon de Canterville eat until he died? A) He didn't want to eat anything that his wife's brother gave to him. B) He was chained to the wall, and the food and water too far away for him to get. C) He didn't know there were food and water in the room because there was not light inside. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was chained to the wall, and the food and water too far away for him to get. 22. Who is Mrs. Umney and what was she wearing? A) Black silk and white cap with an apron. B) Maid clothes. C) Dress. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black silk and white cap with an apron. 23. The flowers on the almond tree meant that the prophecy had come true. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 24. The Canterville family legacy can be traced back for centuries. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Fill in the blanks with the given words:light, fall, believe, whisper, disappear in the correct formMr Otis got up and ..... a candle to see in the dark. A) Lit. B) Whispered. C) Believe. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lit. 26. Once, the stain was a strong and noticeable orange. A) Glared. B) Reappeared. C) Bright. D) Evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bright. 27. Mr. and Mr. Otis have three children A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. Lord Canterville had to sell his family home because he A) Was afraid of the ghost. B) Needed money. C) Wanted to buy another house. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needed money. 29. ASSERTION:The ghost in the story was not an actual ghost but a human being.REASON:He was a ghost. A) Both assertion and the reason are false. B) Both assertion and the reason are true. C) The assertion is false but the reason is true. D) The assertion is true but the reason is false. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The assertion is false but the reason is true. 30. Why was the paints disappearing from the girls box? A) Because she used it all. B) Because the twins spilled it & the girl didn't know it. C) Because the twins used it to play pranks on the ghost. D) Because the ghost used it to fix the bloodstain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because the ghost used it to fix the bloodstain. 31. Mrs. Otis thought Sir Simon sounded ..... when he laughed. A) Scared. B) Sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sick. 32. Sir Simon Canterville killed his wife Eleanor. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 33. We can note that on Wilde's time the social order was less secure, he shows this on the story by A) The disparity between his American and British characters. B) The ghost character. C) The shame that the ghost carries. D) The Otis family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The disparity between his American and British characters. 34. Whose blood was the bloodstain near the fireplace? A) Lady Eleonore's. B) Mrs Otis'. C) Mrs Umney's. D) Virginia's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lady Eleonore's. 35. The girl told the ghost to migrate to ..... A) London. B) America. C) Baghdad. D) Oxford. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) America. 36. The Otis' family ..... ghosts. A) Were afraid of. B) Didn't want to meet. C) Didn't believe in. D) Had experience of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't believe in. 37. The children will prepare a ..... A) Drink. B) Cake. C) Trap. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drink. 38. Choose the correct interrogative (question form):. Father will have done all the work. A) Did father had done all work?. B) Had father done all work. C) Will father have done all the work?. D) How father had done all work?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will father have done all the work?. 39. How long has the Canterville ghost been awake for? A) For a month. B) For more than three hundred years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For more than three hundred years. 40. Who can help the poor creature? A) Mr Otis. B) Nobody. C) Virginia. D) Mrs Otis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Virginia. 41. What did Mr Otis see in the middle of the night? A) A servant. B) A burglar. C) A strange man with chains. D) A white ghost. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A strange man with chains. 42. Who was the owner of Canterville chase before Mr. Otis? A) Mrs. Otis. B) Duke Cheshire. C) Sir Simon. D) Lord Canterville. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lord Canterville. 43. The Otis family believed that America was better than Europe. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 44. Everyone is looking for Virginia, we think about calling the police, when all of a sudden ..... at midnight ..... A) Virginia appears. We see that she fought, she is scared. B) Virginia appears with a box of jewelry that the ghost gave her as thanks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Virginia appears with a box of jewelry that the ghost gave her as thanks. 45. Why does the ghost leave the room? A) Because he is bored. B) Because he is hungry. C) Because it is late. D) Because he is sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it is late. 46. Lewis and Clark are named after ..... A) None of these. B) Mexican people. C) American explorers. D) Canadian explorers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) American explorers. 47. Sir Simon had a very bad laugh. A) Heritage. B) Evil. C) Bright. D) Glared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evil. 48. The Young Duke loved who? A) Virginia. B) The twins. C) Mrs. Otis. D) The ghost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Virginia. 49. The ghost used it to create a blood pool. A) Virginia's box of paints. B) Small animals. C) Meat from the kitchen. D) Strawberry jam. E) A knife. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Virginia's box of paints. 50. ASSERTION:Mr. Otis locked up the library at night. REASON:Mr. Otis' family could hear an Owl's howling sound in the library, so he locked up the library at night. A) Both assertion and the reason are true. B) The assertion is true but the reason is wrong. C) Both assertion and the reason are false. D) The assertion is false but the reason is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The assertion is true but the reason is wrong. 51. In the reading, "Mr. Otis ordered them all to bed", the word "bed" is: A) A thing (noun). B) An action (verb). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An action (verb). 52. "My dear, thank goodness you are safe."Who said it? A) Mr. Otis. B) Mrs. Otis. C) The Duke of Cheshire. D) Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Otis. 53. What is Canterville Chase? A) A country house. B) A church. C) A castle. D) A old mansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A old mansion. 54. What does Virginia laid on the coffin? A) A large cross made of red and orange tulips. B) A large cross made of white and red roses. C) A large cross made of white and pink almond-blossoms. D) A large cross made of sunflowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A large cross made of white and pink almond-blossoms. 55. Virginia decided to help the ghost because ..... A) She wanted to find its treasure. B) She was afraid of the ghost. C) She was kind and sensitive. D) She wanted to return back to the USA. E) She was terminally ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was kind and sensitive. 56. Virginia was angry because the ghost stole her ..... A) Sandwich. B) Paints. C) Horse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paints. 57. Where was the mysterious noises coming from? A) The corridor and the library. B) The bed room. C) The restroom. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The corridor and the library. 58. How many children did the otis' have? A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 59. Why did James not want to clean the blood stain? A) Because he was ill. B) He did not want to. C) He felt it disgusting. D) Both A and B. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) None of these. 60. What did the ghost wear to make a noise? A) Some pillows. B) Some chains. C) Some balls. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some chains. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThe Canterville Ghost Quiz 1The Canterville Ghost Quiz 3The Canterville Ghost Quiz 4The Canterville Ghost Quiz 5The Canterville Ghost Quiz 6The Canterville Ghost Quiz 7The Canterville Ghost Quiz 8The Canterville Ghost Quiz 9The Canterville Ghost Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books