This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Novels > The Great Gatsby – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Great Gatsby Quiz 29 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why does Gatsby ask Nick for help? A) He needs money. B) He wants him to become his business partner. C) He wants to impress Tom. D) He wants to help him get back together with Daisy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He wants to help him get back together with Daisy. 2. Identify who said the quote: "When I came back from the East last autumn I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a sort of moral attention forever; I wanted no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses into the human heart." A) Tom Buchanan. B) Nick Carraway. C) Gatsby. D) Jordan Baker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nick Carraway. 3. In the Satyricon, Trimalchio has a clock and a uniformed trumpeter in his dining-room to ..... A) Greet the guests in his parties. B) Tell him how much of his life is lost and gone. C) Inform the guests when the party is over. D) Entertain Trimalchio when he is sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tell him how much of his life is lost and gone. 4. Money held a prominent place in society in the ..... s, as it provided the means to distinguish status and the lavish lifestyle that so many idolized A) 1810. B) 1910. C) 1920. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1920. 5. What does the Valley of Ashes symbolize in Chapter 2? A) The consequences of industrialization. B) The darker side of American society. C) The economic disparity during the Jazz Age. D) The pursuit of wealth and materialistic desires. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The economic disparity during the Jazz Age. 6. What are the "eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg" ? A) Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains fro theAssociation of the Blind. B) A group of security guards who monitor thedoctor's home and offices. C) A new kind of contact lens that the doctor hasjust developed. D) An illustration on a billboard overlooking thevalley of ashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An illustration on a billboard overlooking thevalley of ashes. 7. Whom does Jordan suggest Tom is talking to on the phone? A) His lover. B) His father. C) His bookie. D) Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His lover. 8. Define:supercilious A) Crucial; absolutely necessary. B) Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others. C) In a way that indicates or shows disbelief; difficult to believe. D) To speak without preparation; to improvise. E) Tending to calm or soothe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others. 9. Jordan "was incredibly dishonest, " Nick explains. She even lied about leaving the top of a car open during a rainstorm. What is the most probably reason that the author characterizes Jordan in this way? A) To be truthful to her inherent traits. B) To suggest the deep lack of morals of this wealthy class of the 1920s. C) To create interest in Nick and Jordan's relationship. D) To set her apart from other women in the novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To suggest the deep lack of morals of this wealthy class of the 1920s. 10. Gatsby comes to Nick's house before Daisy shows up. How is he behaving? A) Cocky and confident. B) Nervous and jumpy. C) Indifferent. D) Joyful and upbeat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous and jumpy. 11. Blame; censure A) Reproach. B) Feign. C) Supercilious. D) Fractious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reproach. 12. What does Nick Carraway do for a living? A) Stockbroker. B) Writer. C) Bond salesman. D) Lawyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bond salesman. 13. What does Gatsby hope to achieve through his lavish parties? A) To find a suitable business partner. B) To attract the attention of his lost love, Daisy. C) To make new friends in West Egg. D) To establish a political career. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To attract the attention of his lost love, Daisy. 14. Without paying attention A) Carelessly. B) Insincerity. C) Disapprove. D) Extraordinary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carelessly. 15. Inevitably A) Unavoidable. B) Planned. C) Flashy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unavoidable. 16. Who did Nick spot? A) Daisy. B) Himself. C) Tom. D) Jordan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom. 17. Discuss Jay Gatsby's obsession with the past and his idealized vision of Daisy. A) Gatsby's obsession with the past is focused on his career, not Daisy. B) Gatsby's idealized vision of Daisy is based on her wealth, not love. C) Gatsby is not obsessed with the past and has a realistic view of Daisy. D) Gatsby is obsessed with the past and has an idealized vision of Daisy as the love of his life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gatsby is obsessed with the past and has an idealized vision of Daisy as the love of his life. 18. Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others A) Supercilious. B) Rotogravure. C) Sumptuous. D) Ambiguously. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supercilious. 19. In an unemotional manner A) Sharply. B) Coldly. C) Formal. D) Miserably. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coldly. 20. Nebulous A) Indistinct; unclear. B) Mirror like. C) Translucent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indistinct; unclear. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres 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 8The Great Gatsby Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books