This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > Treasure Island – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Treasure Island Quiz 20 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. " ..... the sun was rising like a shimmering peach above the city." This sentence from Chapter 3 is an example of which literary device? A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 2. Lacking people, plants, animals, and other things that make aplace feel welcoming A) Shipwreck. B) Scout. C) Desolate. D) Treacherous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desolate. 3. What was Ben's outfit made of? A) Old captain's jacket. B) Goat skins. C) Cow hide. D) Coconut shellls. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goat skins. 4. Who had his shoulder broken? A) Jim Hawkins. B) Dr. Livesley. C) Captain Smollett. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Captain Smollett. 5. What does the word "Excerpt" mean? A) To describe, show or play the part of something or someone. B) Unsure. C) A passage from or part of a larger text. D) A comparison of two different things. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A passage from or part of a larger text. 6. What is the definition of superstitious? A) A belief in supernatural forces or luck. B) A sharp, curved sword. C) A sudden attack by a large group. D) A temporary peace agreement between two parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A belief in supernatural forces or luck. 7. The action of following someone or something. A) Crept. B) Devoured tagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.6. C) Pursuit. D) Defend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pursuit. 8. Spanish coins are also named as ..... A) Gold coins. B) Pounds. C) Euro. D) Pieces of eight. E) I fell capitalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pieces of eight. 9. "Heard of him! Heard of him! He was the blood-thirstiest buccaneer that sailed." The pronouns him, and he refers to ..... A) Captain Billy Bones. B) Captain Flint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Captain Flint. 10. Jim spent the nights at the Hall dreaming about the "spy-glass. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Chapter 5/page 36-Choose the right option:In the ship, our hero saw the Jolly Roger, the pirate flag. He ..... A) Took it down. B) Raised it up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took it down. 12. Why does Billy Bones give James more coins even though he has already paid James' mother A) To switch from room 13 because it is a "bad omen". B) To keep a lookout for the "one-legged seafaring man". C) He didn't pay James' mother the right amount the first time. D) To upgrade to a room with a view of the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To keep a lookout for the "one-legged seafaring man". 13. What does the captain offer as a choice to Silver and his men? A) To be taken to England for a fair trial. B) To join their crew. C) To be given supplies and left on the island. D) To surrender and be taken as prisoners. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be taken to England for a fair trial. 14. A man works on a boat on the sea A) Spy. B) In keeper. C) Doctor. D) Sailor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sailor. 15. Ms. Jenkins' joke made Mrs. Lash ..... loudly. A) Laugh. B) Lauff. C) Laugh. D) Laff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laugh. 16. What distraction prevents the pirates from noticing that Jim has cut the ship adrift? A) A ghostly figure. B) A wrestling match. C) A fire. D) An attractive woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A wrestling match. 17. The name of the book we are reading is called A) Land Ho. B) Treasure Island. C) Pirates in the Carribean. D) Skeleton Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treasure Island. 18. Jim said, "I knew he was the best possible shipmate for a novice sailor like me."Who was Jim referring to? A) Long John. B) Captain Smollett. C) Black Dog. D) Squire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long John. 19. What does the idiom "we are in a real pickle" mean in this story? A) Jim's favorite snack is pickles. B) The crew is stuck in a giant pickle. C) The boat is crashing. D) A difficult or dangerous situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A difficult or dangerous situation. 20. What was the name of the ship on which the main characters went on a treasure hunt? A) Esperanza. B) Hispaniola. C) Barbecue. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hispaniola. 21. What happened to most of the pirates? A) The found the treasure and became rich. B) They left the island never to be seen again. C) They died or were left marooned on the island. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They died or were left marooned on the island. 22. Which of the following pirates were NOT old shipmates of Captain Flint? A) Blackbeard. B) Black Dog. C) Israel Hands. D) Long John Silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blackbeard. 23. Abandoned; empty; deserted; forsaken A) Dilapidate. B) Infallible. C) Taut. D) Desolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desolate. 24. Redruth, Hunter and Joyce were servants of A) Squire Trelawney. B) Dr Livesey. C) Long John Silver. D) Captain Flint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Squire Trelawney. 25. Who do the pirates think they hear calling out? A) Billy Bones. B) Captain Flint. C) Ben Gunn. D) Jim Hawkins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Captain Flint. 26. The pirate was trying to ..... the others into telling him where to find the treasure. A) Fare. B) Manipulate. C) Sturdy. D) Falter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manipulate. 27. Which list did the book contain? A) It contained a list of all the ships that Flint had owned and sold over a period of 50 years. B) It contained a list of all the money Flint owed to various people. C) It contained a list of all the different places the treasure could be. D) It contained a list of all the money Flint had stolen from different ships. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It contained a list of all the money Flint had stolen from different ships. 28. After school, I enjoy playing basketball with my ..... A) Wound. B) Companion. C) Lend a hand. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Companion. 29. Which sentence best states the main idea of Pirates, Parrots and Pieces of Eight? A) Sailing ships were loaded with pieces of eight. B) The story of Treasure Island contains a mix of accurate and inaccurate details. C) The Spanish Main had pirates and buried treasure. D) The story of Treasure Island features some of the most well-known pirates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The story of Treasure Island contains a mix of accurate and inaccurate details. 30. What is another word for mutiny? A) Rebellion. B) Law. C) Government. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rebellion. 31. What was the relationship between Mrs Hawkins and Jim? A) They were brother and sister. B) They were mother and son. C) They were father and daughter. D) They were good friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were mother and son. 32. My dog was (a) and wet after our walk in the cold rain. A) Immense. B) A shivering. C) Trusting. D) Lingered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A shivering. 33. What is the main idea of the first three chapters of "Treasure Island" ? A) A detailed description of pirate life. B) Jim Hawkins' early life and how he comes into possession of a treasure map. C) The history of Treasure Island. D) A series of battles between pirates and the British navy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jim Hawkins' early life and how he comes into possession of a treasure map. 34. Which of the following adaptations of Treasure Island have NOT yet been made? A) An adaptation with spaceships. B) An adaptation with barn animals. C) An adaptation with Muppets. D) An adaptation from the Soviet Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An adaptation with barn animals. 35. The living room on a ship is ..... A) Fever. B) Mila. C) Cabin. D) Rate. E) Close. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cabin. 36. Who does Jim see leaving quickly from the spyglass? A) Mr Trelawney. B) Silver. C) Black dog. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Black dog. 37. When we were lost in the desert, we collected.to keep warm. A) Offers. B) Truces. C) Firewood. D) Chains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Firewood. 38. How did Ben Gunn get on the island? A) Flint left him there by mistake. B) He was shipwrecked. C) He was left there by angry pirates. (marooned). D) He sailed there alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was left there by angry pirates. (marooned). 39. Keeping something you know to yourself A) Quiet. B) Secret. C) Answered. D) Stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secret. 40. Dangerous or difficult to handle A) Desolate. B) Treacherous. C) Union Jack. D) Stockade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treacherous. 41. Her legs had fallen asleep and were so numb that she ..... over to the couch before collapsing. A) Profoundly. B) Loomed. C) Tethered. D) Staggered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Staggered. 42. What's the name of the character who dies at Jim's inn? A) Ben Gunn. B) Bill Bones. C) Trelawney. D) Doctor Livesey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bill Bones. 43. Which term refers to a person who leads or organizes a group? A) Hostage. B) Insolence. C) Scurvy. D) Ringleader. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ringleader. 44. Which of the following best describes something that is "obscure" ? A) Clear and easy to understand. B) Famous. C) Not discovered or known about; uncertain. D) Bright and well-lit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not discovered or known about; uncertain. 45. What was Jim Hawkins' father's occupation? A) Captain. B) Innkeeper. C) Sailor. D) Doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Innkeeper. 46. What is the theme of the book Treasure Island? A) Courage. B) Family. C) Friendship. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Courage. 47. A deep opening in the skin; to pass across A) Hit. B) Cap. C) Cut. D) Shut. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cut. 48. What does it mean to 'captivate' someone? A) To anger them. B) To confuse them. C) To fascinate or capture their attention. D) To bore them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To fascinate or capture their attention. 49. Why does Jim struggle to row to shore after waking up? A) Strong winds. B) Rough waves. C) Rocks near the shore. D) He was not competent enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rocks near the shore. 50. What kind of dreams did the young boy have about the man with one leg? A) Dreams of sailing. B) Nightmares. C) Happy dreams. D) Dreams of treasure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nightmares. 51. What did the children do after they had eaten? A) Played in the garden. B) Went for a swim. C) Measured the map. D) Played with the rabbits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Measured the map. 52. What is the difference between a privateer and a buccaneer? A) None of these. B) A privateer was a legal pirate; a buccaneer, an illegal one. C) A privateer is an antiquated name for a "private" in the military; a buccaneer was a craftsman ofbuckets. D) A privateer worked alone; a buccaneer worked as part of a group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A privateer was a legal pirate; a buccaneer, an illegal one. 53. The first time I drove a car, I ..... a fence. A) Bottom. B) Sure. C) Hit. D) Cap. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hit. 54. Who emerges as one of Jim's greatest tests in the story? A) Long John Silver. B) Dr. Livesey. C) Ben Gunn. D) Captain Smollett. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long John Silver. 55. Abandon on an island A) Predicament. B) Maroon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maroon. 56. Incapable of failing A) Derision. B) Infallibly. C) Furtively. D) Trite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infallibly. 57. What is the setting of Chapter 5 in "Treasure Island" ? A) In an old, abandoned castle. B) On board the Hispaniola, the ship. C) In the Admiral Benbow Inn. D) On Treasure Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On board the Hispaniola, the ship. 58. "Thrifty man, he wasn't the one to be cheated" Dr. Livesey was talking about ..... A) Captain Billy Bones. B) Captain Flint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Captain Flint. 59. What information had the newspaper men got out of Uncle Quentin? A) The tale of pirates and treasure. B) The tale of the wreck and the lost gold. C) The tale of castle witch. D) The tale of the robbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tale of the wreck and the lost gold. 60. What does Jim do to the Hispaniola? A) Cut the ropes that hold the ship in place. B) Set fire to its sails. C) Replace the Jolly Roger with the Union Jack. D) Poke a hole in it so it will sink. 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