Q.1
The first priorities for the boys are to explore the island, build shelter, make a fire, find food and agree basic hygiene rules. These efforts are related to which of the following?
  • The innate violence of humanity
  • The innate generosity of children
  • The relationship between hunting and uncivilised behaviour
  • The relationship between rules, cooperation, survival and civilisation
Q.2
The conch is the agreed symbol of authority on the island. It challenges which of the following?
  • Authority conveyed by age
  • Authority conveyed by uniform
  • Authority wielded through violence
  • All of the above
Q.3
Hunting pigs gives the boys a taste for violence. Which of the following is also correct?
  • Hunting pigs makes each of the boys aware of the need to control violent impulses
  • The practice of hunting pigs leads to the creation of a more cooperative society on the island
  • Hunting pigs is important to the survival of the boys
  • Hunting pigs does not contribute any benefit to the boys
Q.4
Ralph mourns for Piggy at the end of the novel. How does he remember his companion?
  • As a useful comrade
  • As a true and wise friend
  • As an insufferable know-it-all
  • As an annoying, but ultimately lovable, ally
Q.5
Which of the following appears to be missing from the final episode in the novel, when the boys are finally rescued?
  • Grief
  • Loss
  • Hope
  • Destruction
Q.6
Which of the following is NOT linked to the theme of violence in the novel?
  • The boys' arrival on the island
  • The choice of leader on the boys' first day on the island
  • The hunting of pigs
  • The deaths of Simon and Piggy
Q.7
In , where is evil located?
  • In nature
  • In the boys themselves
  • Only in the rule of law
  • Only in the outside, adult world
Q.8
When the boys first begin to explore, the island appears to be which of the following?
  • Threatening
  • Barren
  • Paradise
  • Magical
Q.9
The boys, who have been through a traumatic evacuation and plane crash, suffer from nightmares and generalised fear. What name do they give to their fear?
  • The Lord of the Flies
  • The Beast
  • The Wreck
  • The Nightmare
Q.10
Samneric feel both nervous and guilty when speaking to Ralph and warning him that Jack plans to hunt and torture him. Their internal conflict relates to which one of the following themes?
  • Loyalty
  • Civilisation
  • Violence
  • Evil
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