This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Novels > The Great Gatsby – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Great Gatsby Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What odd name do three of the party goers "share" ? (NOTE:none of them actually have this name) A) Mr. Murmur. B) Mr. Whisper. C) Mr. Mumble. D) Mr. Grumble. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mr. Mumble. 2. In what decade does the story take place? A) 1930s. B) 1910s. C) 1920s. D) 1940s. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1920s. 3. Tom believes Gatsby is a ..... ? A) Thief. B) Bootlegger. C) Honest man. D) Gangster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bootlegger. 4. T or F:In chapter 7, at Daisy's behest, Gatsby invites Nick to lunch the next day at the Buchanan mansion. Nick suspects the pair will reveal their affair to Tom. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 6. Where is the Buchanan residence located? A) Louisville. B) Hamilton. C) East Egg. D) West Egg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) East Egg. 7. What was the name of the Tostoff piece that the orchestra played "At the request of Mr. Gatsby" ? A) Classic History of the Universe. B) Ragtime History of the Times. C) Jazz History of the World. D) Folk History of the Country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jazz History of the World. 8. What does "Homogeneity" refer to? A) Energy. B) Being all the same or all of the same kind. C) Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance. D) The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasted effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being all the same or all of the same kind. 9. Despite the pain, she managed to endure the long and challenging marathon. What does the word 'endure' mean? A) To feel very happy and proud. B) Exactly as it is being said. C) To go with someone or something. D) To keep going even when it's tough. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To keep going even when it's tough. 10. "When I came home to West Egg that night I was afraid for the moment that my house was on fire." Why does Nick say this? A) People from Gatsby's party were playing "hide and go seek.". B) He wanted his house to resemble the World's Fair. C) Gatsby turned all the lights on in the mansion to see into the rooms. D) He left the oven on and started a small kitchen fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gatsby turned all the lights on in the mansion to see into the rooms. 11. Who plays Daisy Buchanan? A) Peace be upon you. B) Keira Knightley. C) Michelle Williams. D) Carey Mulligan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carey Mulligan. 12. A chance, accident, or possibility conditional on something uncertain A) Insignia. B) Reproach. C) Contingencies. D) Facade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contingencies. 13. According to the text, how does Gatsby's pursuit of money affect his character? A) It causes him to become disillusioned with Daisy and end their relationship. B) It prevents him from seeing the reality of Daisy's choices and the influence of wealth on her life. C) It inspires him to pursue his dreams and work hard to achieve them. D) It leads him to become obsessed with money and material possessions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It leads him to become obsessed with money and material possessions. 14. The unexpected turn of events confounded all of the experts. What does the word 'confound' mean? A) To confuse or mix up. B) A small remaining trace of something. C) Very little or not enough of something. D) A design made by combining initials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To confuse or mix up. 15. Cheerful and friendly. Lighthearted and full of laughter A) Ascertain. B) Incomprehensible. C) Impetuously. D) Jovial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jovial. 16. Where is Gatsby's mansion located? A) Park Avenue. B) East egg. C) Brooklyn. D) West Egg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West Egg. 17. How does Nick describe the way Gatsby's guests act at the parties? A) Like well-behaved individuals who take care in all of their dealings. B) Like wild animals who do what they want when they want. C) Like people at an amusement park who are careless and there for the party. D) Like people who think they are of a higher class than they actually are as individuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like people at an amusement park who are careless and there for the party. 18. How is George Wilson described? A) As a red-haired, dull-looking man, pale and almost handsome. B) As a brunette, lively man, dark skin and very handsome. C) As a brunette, lively man, pale and very handsome. D) As a fair-haired, dull-looking man, pale and almost handsome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As a fair-haired, dull-looking man, pale and almost handsome. 19. What does George Wilson believe about the owner of the car that killed Myrtle? A) He suspects it was Nick Carraway's car. B) He thinks it was Gatsby's car. C) He is unsure about the car's owner. D) He believes it was Tom Buchanan's car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He thinks it was Gatsby's car. 20. What type of enterprise is operated by George B. Wilson? A) A bar. B) A garage. C) A restaurant. D) A hotel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A garage. 21. Gatsby's library symbolizes A) Gatsby's attempt to fit in-the man himself. B) One cannot turn back time. C) The disintegration of a relationship. D) Shady character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gatsby's attempt to fit in-the man himself. 22. Where does Tom take Nick and Myrtle for a party? A) West Egg. B) East Egg. C) Valley of Ashes. D) Morningside Heights . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Morningside Heights . 23. Which character represents the corrupting influence of wealth and power? A) Daisy Buchanan. B) Nick Carraway. C) Jay Gatsby. D) Tom Buchanan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tom Buchanan. 24. How is Gatsby introduced into the novel? A) He is mentioned in a conversation between Nick and Jordan. Later Nick sees him on the lawn in the moonlight. B) Nick meets him at a party. C) Everyone talks about him at the party, but no one sees him. Later Nick sees him with Daisy. D) Jordan tells Daisy about Tom's affair, and Daisy meets Gatsby to begin an affair of her own to get even with Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is mentioned in a conversation between Nick and Jordan. Later Nick sees him on the lawn in the moonlight. 25. Who recognizes Gatsby's name when Jordan asks Nick about him? A) Tom. B) Daisy. C) Fitzgerald. D) Nick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daisy. 26. Paying scrupulous attention to correctness in etiquette; attentive to detail A) Sleepwalking. B) Fluctuate. C) Juxtaposition. D) Punctilious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Punctilious. 27. Which statement best describes Daisy A) Kind, elegant, loving. B) Rich, shallow, selfish. C) Poor, angry, smart. D) Funny, energetic, sporty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rich, shallow, selfish. 28. Is Tom Buchanan cheating on his wife? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 29. What word means exactly what is being said? A) Literally. B) Perceive. C) Bound. D) Determined. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Literally. 30. Tom's degrading treatment of Myrtle reveals the cruel side of his privileged upbringing. His "loyalty" to Daisy also reveals his hypocrisy:he's cheating on her but appreciates that she is in his social statosphere. What theme is represented here? A) The Jazz Age. B) Class (old money, new money, no money). C) The American Dream. D) Past and Future. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Class (old money, new money, no money). 31. She studied economics in college and now works as a financial analyst. What does the word 'economics' mean? A) To feel very happy and proud. B) The study of money and resources. C) To make or cause to become. D) Refusing to change your mind or behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The study of money and resources. 32. When Gatsby successfully refutes Tom's questioning that he "is an Oxford man, " Nick find's Gatsby's rebuttal ..... and says that he wanted to "slap him on the back" (Fitzgerald 129). A) Meretricious. B) Laudable. C) Ineffable. D) Portentious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laudable. 33. How does Gatsby's love for Daisy drive his actions in Chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby? A) Gatsby desperately tries to win Daisy back and convince her to leave her husband. B) Gatsby decides to give up on his love for Daisy and moves away. C) Gatsby becomes indifferent towards Daisy and starts pursuing other women. D) Gatsby completely ignores Daisy and focuses on his business ventures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gatsby desperately tries to win Daisy back and convince her to leave her husband. 34. Which vocabulary term matches the following definition:(v.) To find out or learn with certainty A) Corroborate. B) Sporadic. C) Feign. D) Ascertain. E) Discreet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ascertain. 35. Who is Nick Carraway's cousin? A) Daisy Buchanan. B) Tom Buchanan. C) Jay Gatsby. D) Jordan Baker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Daisy Buchanan. 36. What can the reader infer about Gatsby's characteristics? A) He chose to be open and would contemplate life whenever he could. B) He always bemoaned and found an excuse for not being forthcoming. C) He was such an honest man that everyone considered him as a hero. D) He was blinded by his own dream which caused him not to distinguish between reality and fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was such an honest man that everyone considered him as a hero. 37. Feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled A) Affront. B) Cordial. C) Perturbed. D) Malevolence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perturbed. 38. Additionally, green evokes thoughts ..... envy and jealousy, feelings which are on full display both in Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan. A) On. B) Of. C) In. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 39. Which of the following is NOT one of the rumors hears about Gatsby while at the party? A) He is in the mafia. B) He killed a man. C) He went to Oxford. D) He was a German Spy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is in the mafia. 40. How does Nick know Daisy and Tom? A) Nick and Tom served in the war together. He met Daisy at their wedding. B) Nick and Daisy went to school together. Daisy was dating Tom. C) He met them through a friend of his parents in Chicago. D) Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from school. 41. Nick and Jordan get engaged. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 42. What is the meaning of the word intermittent? A) (adj) not permanent; brief. B) (adj) occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady. C) (n) a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty; eventuality. D) (v) voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (adj) occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady. 43. Malicious resentfulness or hostility; spite A) Debauchee. B) Ineffable. C) Insidious. D) Rancor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rancor. 44. Damaged; spoiled A) Erroneous. B) Marred. C) Notoriety. D) Permeate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marred. 45. Tom accuses Gatsby of A) Being a fake. B) Having an affair with Daisy. C) Stealing his money. D) Being involved in organized crime. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being involved in organized crime. 46. Wealth, young, unmarried, good hearted and romantic. Find a hero with these qualities. A) Nic Carraway. B) Tom Buchanan. C) Jordan Baker. D) Jay Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jay Gatsby. 47. What is the significance of Gatsby's idealized vision of Daisy in Chapter 7? A) It causes him to become disillusioned with her and end their relationship. B) It shows that he is obsessed with an idea, not a person. C) It inspires him to pursue his dreams and work hard to achieve them. D) It leads him to become obsessed with money and material possessions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It shows that he is obsessed with an idea, not a person. 48. What word means too many to count or name? A) Innumerable. B) Resolve. C) Incessant. D) Distort. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Innumerable. 49. Which character best fits this description:Narrator of the story A) Nick. B) Owl Eyes. C) Gatsby. D) Wolfsheim. E) George Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nick. 50. In New York City, Tom keeps his affair a secret from everyone. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 51. Who do Gatsby and Tom run into at lunch? A) Myrtle. B) Jordan. C) Daisy. D) Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tom. 52. At the end of the novel, Nick finally has the strength to confront Tom. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 53. What does Tom buy Myrtle in New York? A) A purse. B) A dog. C) And BMW. D) A house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dog. 54. What do Nick and Gatsby discuss before Nick realizes Gatsby's identity as a host? A) Girls. B) The War. C) Car. D) Boats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The War. 55. How does Gatsby react to Myrtle's death? A) He is devastated and takes responsibility. B) His only concern is for Daisy and he plans to take responsibility. C) He blames Tom for the accident. D) He feels indifferent, as he was not directly involved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His only concern is for Daisy and he plans to take responsibility. 56. Why is it ironic that Tom is angry at Daisy for loving Gatsby? A) Jordan has always said Daisy loves Gatsby. B) Tom himself is having an affair. C) Gatsby gets his money illegally. D) Daisy cannot support herself financially. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom himself is having an affair. 57. All of the following live on East Egg EXCEPT: A) Tom Buchanan. B) Daisy Buchanan. C) Nick Carraway. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nick Carraway. 58. Who does Daisy marry? A) Tom. B) A mysterious unnamed man. C) Gatsby. D) No one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tom. 59. What is Tom doing when we first see him? A) Seducing a waitress at a restaurant. B) Swimming. C) Playing polo. D) Reading Shakespeare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing polo. 60. Catherine tell Nick that both Myrtle and Tom can't stand what? A) Dr. TJ Eckelberg's eyes. B) Gatsby. C) Each other. D) The poor. E) Daisy & George. 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