This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Novels > The Great Gatsby – Quiz 71 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Great Gatsby Quiz 71 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Right before Gatsby officially introduces himself, where does he invite Nick? A) To dinner the following evening. B) To his party the following evening. C) To breakfast the following morning. D) To ride in his hydroplane the following morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To ride in his hydroplane the following morning. 2. TRUE or FALSE:Within a few months of the wedding, Tom has already begun to cheat on Daisy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Jordan Baker said Gatsby told her he went to Oxford, a prestigious college. Does she believe him? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 4. Fitzgerald asserts that ..... is needed to achieve the American Dream. A) Ambition. B) Money. C) Persistence. D) Opportunity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Money. 5. "In a well-fanned Forty-second Street cellar I met Gatsby for lunch. Blinking away the brightness of the street outside my eyes picked him out obscurely in the anteroom, talking to another man." Define obscurely. A) An energetic style. B) Someone who walks about in their sleep. C) No longer in force or use; inactive. D) Difficult to find. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Difficult to find. 6. Who is Tom Buchanan's mistress? A) Daisy Buchanan. B) Myrtle Wilson. C) Jordan Baker. D) Catherine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Daisy Buchanan. 7. Which theme is reinforced by the tragic ending of "The Great Gatsby" ? A) The Elusiveness of the American Dream. B) The Importance of Social Status. C) The Power of Love and Redemption. D) The Futility of Human Ambition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Elusiveness of the American Dream. 8. How does Nick feel about Gatsby's offer to compensate him for his help by hiring him? A) Nick is angry because he knows Gatsby is involved in illegal activities. B) Nick is offended that Gatsby is offering to pay him for his help. C) Nick appreciates the offer, but regretfully declines. D) Nick is overjoyed because he hates his current job. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nick is offended that Gatsby is offering to pay him for his help. 9. Why does Tom hit Myrtle? A) She keeps saying Daisy's name. B) She forgot to take the dog out. C) She called him George. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She keeps saying Daisy's name. 10. A period of two weeks A) Fortnight. B) Rotogravure. C) Epigram. D) Insinuating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fortnight. 11. Consider bad or wrong A) Annoyance. B) Insincerity. C) Disapprove. D) Carelessly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disapprove. 12. Gatsby's decision to ..... his request of Nick over to Jordan caused Nick to be somewhat peeved. Why would Gatsby not simply ask Nick himself? A) Render. B) Ravage. C) Elicit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Render. 13. What type of values does Nick identify himself as having? A) Military values. B) Southern values. C) Midwest values. D) Big city values. E) None-he's a sociopath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Midwest values. 14. Gatsby's real name is ..... A) John Gatz. B) Jack Gatz. C) James Gatz. D) Robert Salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James Gatz. 15. Which vocabulary term is best described by the following antonyms:compliment, praise, encourage A) Affront. B) Rancor. C) Pungent. D) Defunct. E) Unscrupulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affront. 16. The term "Lethargic" describes someone who is: A) Mad; insane. B) Sluggish and apathetic. C) Noisy, energetic, and cheerful. D) Having or showing no moral principles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sluggish and apathetic. 17. Which of the following is not a motif? A) The color yellow. B) Dr. T.J. Eckleburg Billboard. C) Dishonesty. D) Ashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dishonesty. 18. Containing nothing; empty; mindless A) Impetuous. B) Provincial. C) Vacuous. D) Pastoral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vacuous. 19. What city does Nick live in? A) West Egg. B) East Egg. C) Eggnog. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) West Egg. 20. Who does Wilson claim informed him that Myrtle was killed by her lover? (Don't confuse the movie with the book!) A) Tom tells him. B) Myrtle whispers this to him before she dies. C) The Dr. Eckleburg billboard reveals this to him. D) He is told this in a dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Dr. Eckleburg billboard reveals this to him. ← 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