This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Novels > The Great Gatsby – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Great Gatsby Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Was Gatsby even an Oxford man? A) Yes, he was a full Oxford man and attended for a long time. B) Not fully, he attended Oxford for about 5 months. C) Not fully, he attended Oxford for about 2 weeks. D) No, he did not attend Oxford at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not fully, he attended Oxford for about 5 months. 2. How does the character of Tom Buchanan represent the theme of Moral Decay? A) By engaging in extramarital affairs and manipulating those around him. B) By pursuing material wealth at the expense of personal relationships. C) By clinging to outdated values and traditions. D) By embodying the decline of the American aristocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By engaging in extramarital affairs and manipulating those around him. 3. The aim or objective of a course of action A) State. B) Intention. C) Arrangement. D) Possession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intention. 4. What is the object in Gatsby's house that made Daisy cry? A) A picture of Daisy that Gatsby had framed. B) The piano that Klipspringer played from. C) His colorful shirts. D) His hydroplane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His colorful shirts. 5. Showing little or no interest or concern A) Notoriety. B) Condescend. C) Contemptuous. D) Apathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apathetic. 6. How do the characters' motivations and desires contribute to the overall suspense in "The Great Gatsby" ? A) Characters' motivations have no bearing on the suspense. B) Conflicting motivations can heighten tension and suspense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflicting motivations can heighten tension and suspense. 7. What is the theme of wealth and materialism explored in Chapter 4? A) The importance of family and relationships. B) The power of knowledge and education. C) The pursuit of money and possessions. D) The impact of technology on society. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pursuit of money and possessions. 8. What is the significance of the Plaza Hotel confrontation between Tom and Gatsby? A) It reveals Gatsby's true character and intentions. B) It shows that Tom is a more sympathetic character than Gatsby. C) It marks the point where tensions between the three main characters reach their breaking point. D) It confirms that Daisy truly loves Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It marks the point where tensions between the three main characters reach their breaking point. 9. Nick moved to ..... Egg. A) East. B) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West. 10. Which woman is Tom's extramarital lover? A) Myrtle. B) Ellen. C) Jordan. D) Daisy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myrtle. 11. 'What do you want?' he asked, sounding slightly ..... A) Truculent. B) Intermittent. C) Tumultuous. D) Interminable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Truculent. 12. Which of the options was true about Gatsby's past? A) He killed a man. B) He was an Oxford man. C) He's one of Kaiser Wilhem's nephews. D) He was a German spy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was an Oxford man. 13. Jordan says that Gatsby bought his West Egg mansion because: A) He resents the way East Egg residents flaunt their money. B) He would like to be closer to Daisy. C) The mansion was the most extravagant in the suburb. D) He is looking to hide from the mob. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He would like to be closer to Daisy. 14. What is Nick Carraway's profession? A) Bond salesman. B) Doctor. C) Lawyer. D) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bond salesman. 15. What color is Gatsby's car that hits Myrtle? A) Black. B) Yellow. C) Blue. D) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow. 16. Who said, "He went to Oggsford College in England. You know Oggsford College?" A) Wolfsheim. B) Gatsby. C) NIck. D) Jordan. E) Daisy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wolfsheim. 17. How does the doctor recommend that Nick recover from his anxiety and mental illness? A) Read a self-help book. B) Take medication. C) Call Gatsby. D) Write down what happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Write down what happened. 18. What is the synonym of the word 'peremptory'? A) Tolerant. B) Authoritative. C) Lenient. D) Flexible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Authoritative. 19. A statement that might at first appear to be contradictory, but that may in fact contain some truth A) Onomatopoeia. B) Oxymoron. C) Euphemism. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paradox. 20. At the Plaza Hotel, what does Gatsby want Daisy to do? A) Tell Tom she never loved him. B) Tell Tom that she wants a divorce. C) Tell Nick that she hates his guts. D) Tell Jordan that she needs to practice her swing more. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tell Tom she never loved him. 21. What is the significance of Gatsby's flashy yellow car in Chapter 4? A) It symbolizes his wealth and success. B) It represents his love for speed and danger. C) It is a gift from Tom Buchanan. D) It belonged to Gatsby's father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It symbolizes his wealth and success. 22. What happens to Wilson's American Dream once Myrtle is killed? A) It rekindles and burns brighter than before. B) It pauses but is sure to return. C) He never had one to begin with. D) It died along with Myrtle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It died along with Myrtle. 23. George Wilson owns a garage. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 24. I don't think you will ruin your appetite if you try this ..... before dinner. A) Corpulent. B) Grail. C) Appetizers. D) Vigil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appetizers. 25. She left a borrowed car out in the rain with the top down, and then lied about it. A) Myrtle. B) Jordan. C) Daisy. D) Catherine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jordan. 26. I am obliged to help you with your request. What does the word 'obliged' mean? A) Very upset or worried about something. B) Refusing to change your mind or behavior. C) Feeling like you have to do something. D) Complete, absolute or very steep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feeling like you have to do something. 27. What rumor did Daisy hear about Nick? A) That he had died in the war. B) That he has a child. C) That he was engaged. D) That he was poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That he was engaged. 28. What did Daisy do to the letter? A) Threw it away. B) Tear it up. C) Burn it. D) Soak it in water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soak it in water. 29. When Nick returns to West Egg after his trip into the city, what is unusual about Gatsby's house? A) It's lit up from tower to cellar. B) It is full of party guests but everyone is very quiet. C) It is decorated with streamers and confetti. D) It's being painted white. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's lit up from tower to cellar. 30. What is Nick's social class/background? A) He is very poor and lives in poverty. B) He is upper-middle class. His family has money but not at the level of the Buchanan family. C) He is exactly the definition of middle class. He must work to maintain his lifestyle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is upper-middle class. His family has money but not at the level of the Buchanan family. 31. Who tells Nick the story of Gatsby and Daisy's young love? A) Nobody-Nick figures it out on his own. B) Gatsby. C) Daisy. D) Jordan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jordan. 32. Find the age of Jay Gatsby. A) 32. B) 25. C) 39. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 32. 33. Which vocabulary term is best described by the following synonyms:ill will, spite, hatred A) Sporadic. B) Tumultuous. C) Malevolence. D) Unscrupulous. E) Discordant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malevolence. 34. The face as an indication of mood, emotion, or character A) Tribute. B) Countenance. C) Obstinate. D) Ascertain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Countenance. 35. What does Jordan Baker reveal to Nick in Chapter 3? A) The flaws of the American Dream. B) Gatsby's true identity. C) The theme of deceit and dishonesty. D) The turning point in the novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The theme of deceit and dishonesty. 36. Which character seems most affected by the excess and superficiality of the party scene in Chapter 3? A) Nick Carraway. B) Tom Buchanan. C) Jordan Baker. D) Jay Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nick Carraway. 37. Who wrote The Great Gatsby? A) J.R.R. Tolkien. B) F. Scott Fitzgerald. C) JK Rowling. D) Ernest Hemingway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) F. Scott Fitzgerald. 38. Why can you surmise that the Valley of Ashes (between the Eggs) symbolizes? A) The moral decay and ugliness of the rich that actually exists but is hidden by the beautiful facades of the Eggs. B) The environmental dangers of industrialism. C) Tom's love for his mistress. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The moral decay and ugliness of the rich that actually exists but is hidden by the beautiful facades of the Eggs. 39. True or false:Gatsby did not want Daisy to know that he wanted to see her. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. What word means to move or jump with a spring? A) Jovial. B) Bound. C) Innumerable. D) Obscure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bound. 41. What word means made or created by human beings? A) Resolve. B) Perceive. C) Artificial. D) Distort. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Artificial. 42. Disdain felt toward someone or something A) Haughty. B) Scorn. C) Supercilious. D) Insolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scorn. 43. Why does Nick think men are drawn to Daisy? A) Her fashion. B) Her status. C) Her voice. D) Her money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her voice. 44. Which of the following vocabulary words is a synonym of supercilious? A) Haughty. B) Oculist. C) Scorn. D) Contiguous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haughty. 45. Why does Wilson want to move out West? A) Myrtle wants to be closer to her mother. B) To make more money. C) His wife is cheating on him. D) He is tired of life near the big city. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His wife is cheating on him. 46. What was the depth of relationships established at Gatsby's parties? A) Very shallow, no one knows anyone else. B) Deep, people are very well connected. C) Like family, everyone has known everyone for a long time, except Nick. D) Cheap, people don't want to pay for anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very shallow, no one knows anyone else. 47. Nick's bungalow was ..... from the numerous bouquets of flowers Gatsby sent over for the tea with Daisy. A) Garrulous. B) Forlorn. C) Laden. D) Redolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Redolent. 48. What's different about the green light in Chapter 5? A) It's shining brighter than usual. B) The mist covers it and it can't be seen. C) The light has been disabled and no longer works. D) It never existed it was only a figment of Gatsby's imagination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The mist covers it and it can't be seen. 49. What is the meaning of the word 'deft'? A) Inept. B) Clumsy. C) Skillful. D) Awkward. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skillful. 50. Excessively wordy or talkative A) Formidable. B) Provincial. C) Garrulous. D) Fortuitously. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Garrulous. 51. What word means:the quality of being lively, strong, and full of energy. A) Sensuously. B) Vitality. C) Disdain. D) Interpose. E) Contiguous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vitality. 52. Why did Gatsby recognize Nick? A) He recognizes him as his neighbor. B) They went to Yale together. C) He knows Nick is Daisy's cousin. D) He recognizes him from the war. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He recognizes him from the war. 53. Define:extemporize A) Tending to calm or soothe. B) Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others. C) To speak without preparation; to improvise. D) In a way that indicates or shows disbelief; difficult to believe. E) Crucial; absolutely necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To speak without preparation; to improvise. 54. She arrived to the meeting with her hair disheveled and her clothes wrinkled. What does the word 'disheveled' mean? A) To keep going even when it's tough. B) Messy or untidy in appearance. C) Refusing to change your mind or behavior. D) When someone or something interrupts or invades. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Messy or untidy in appearance. 55. For Gatsby, the green light is a symbol for ..... A) The poverty of his upbringing. B) The wealth of the residents in East Egg. C) Gatsby's hopes and dreams. D) Daisy's hopes and dreams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gatsby's hopes and dreams. 56. What is Gatsby doing when we first see him? A) Reaching his hands mysteriously into the air. B) Reclining on a couch in Tom Buchanan's living room. C) Telling the narrator his deepest secrets. D) Balancing an imaginary book on his head. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reaching his hands mysteriously into the air. 57. Myrtle was initially attracted to Tom because A) He treated he with respect. B) He stopped to give money to a homeless man. C) He dressed expensively. D) He offered her a ride while she was at a bus top. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He dressed expensively. 58. The passage most clearly implies that Gatsby A) Recognizes that throwing lavish parties will not help him reach his romantic goals. B) Thinks that his romance and future with Daisy is doomed. C) No longer trusts Nick as a friend and confidant. D) Plans to return his life to where it was when he first met Daisy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plans to return his life to where it was when he first met Daisy. 59. In the beginning of the novel, what does the reader learn about Nick Carraway? A) He has come to NY to work in the bond business. B) He was raised in an economically disadvantaged family. C) He rents one of the new mansions on West Egg. D) He enjoys judging people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He has come to NY to work in the bond business. 60. In line 90, "incarnation" most nearly means A) Affair. B) Cycle. C) Embodiment. D) Romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Embodiment. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThe Great Gatsby Quiz 1The Great Gatsby Quiz 2The Great Gatsby Quiz 3The Great Gatsby Quiz 4The Great Gatsby Quiz 5The Great Gatsby Quiz 6The Great Gatsby Quiz 7The Great Gatsby Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books