This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > The Great Gatsby – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Great Gatsby Quiz 38 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which character was a football star at Yale and peaked at age 21? A) George Wilson. B) Nick Carroway. C) Jay Gatsby. D) Tom Buchanan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tom Buchanan. 2. Why is it called The Great Gatsby? A) Because Gatsby is great. B) Because he held great parties. C) Because Nick thinks Gatsby is great. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because Nick thinks Gatsby is great. 3. Dan Cody was a millionaire. How did he get his money? A) Copper and other metals. B) Fishing. C) Gambling. D) Stealing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Copper and other metals. 4. What does it mean to be 'incredulous'? A) Willing to believe anything. B) Uninterested or apathetic. C) Unable to believe something. D) Easily convinced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unable to believe something. 5. Where were Nick and Tom educated? A) Yale. B) Harvard. C) Princeton. D) Duke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yale. 6. What is Tom's mistress' name? A) Myrtle. B) Daisy. C) Jordan. D) Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myrtle. 7. An inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive A) Euphemism. B) Ramification. C) Denizen. D) Evasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 8. What word means taking the lead and starting something? A) Disdain. B) Literally. C) Initiative. D) Imply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Initiative. 9. What do Meyer Wolfsheim's cuff links symbolize? A) His high social class. B) His alma mater. C) His family crest/ old money connections. D) His dangerous connections (possibly to the mob). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His dangerous connections (possibly to the mob). 10. Authority A) The moral or legal right pr ability to control. B) A person that you have met but do not know very well. C) The act of being friendly and welcoming to guests. D) To become weaker or fall into smaller pieces. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The moral or legal right pr ability to control. 11. A certificate issued by a government or private company which promises to pay back with interest the money borrowed from the buyer of the certificate. A) Annoyance. B) Intention. C) Possession. D) Bond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bond. 12. What is the meaning of "Dissension" ? A) Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act. B) The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasted effect. C) Disagreement that leads to discord. D) Contempt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disagreement that leads to discord. 13. What is the meaning of the word 'intimation'? A) Suggestion. B) Declaration. C) Announcement. D) Proclamation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suggestion. 14. Who said the following quote? "'You're very polite, but I belong to another generation ..... You sit here and discuss your sports and your young ladies and your ..... As for me, I am fifty years old, and I won't impose myself on you any longer." A) The owl-eyed man. B) Gatsby. C) Meyer Wolfsheim. D) Jordan Baker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meyer Wolfsheim. 15. What is the name of Tom's mistress? A) Meryl Wilson. B) Merynn Wilson. C) Myrtle Wilson. D) Meryvn Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myrtle Wilson. 16. Nick's reluctance to take a stand against things he should A) The Corruption of the American Dream. B) Hope. C) Paradox. D) Possessiveness and Jealousy. E) Reality vs Illusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paradox. 17. The soldiers returned home to a ..... welcome from their friends and family. A) Tumultuous. B) Ravages. C) Solidarity. D) Complacent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tumultuous. 18. What does Nick discover about Tom and Daisy's marriage during dinner? A) They're both very happy and content with their lives. B) Neither is happy; Tom is having an affair. C) Neither is happy; Daisy is having an affair. D) Neither is happy; both are having affairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither is happy; Tom is having an affair. 19. Define:sedative A) In a way that indicates or shows disbelief; difficult to believe. B) To speak without preparation; to improvise. C) Tending to calm or soothe. D) Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others. E) Crucial; absolutely necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tending to calm or soothe. 20. What is a synonym for devoid? A) Complete. B) Full. C) Lacking. D) Lackluster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lacking. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9The Great Gatsby Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books