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Tone and Setting in Lord of The Flies

Quiz by Cinco Delgado

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  • Q1
    Why does Golding maintain his tone that the killing of Simon in Lord of the Flies was innocent?
    Because the boys were blindfolded.
    Because Simon was a werewolf.
    Because the boys were responding out of fear.
    Because Simon deserved to die.
    30s
  • Q2
    Golding's tone in Lord of the Flies reflects his perspective on what?
    The innocence of children.
    Survival.
    The English mindset.
    The nature of man.
    30s
  • Q3
    Even after rescuers arrive on the island in Lord of the Flies, what is Golding's tone?
    Joy.
    Dismissal.
    Hopelessness.
    All is well.
    30s
  • Q4
    What event best exemplifies Golding's change of tone in Lord of the Flies?
    The plane crash.
    The rescue.
    Simon's death.
    The destruction of the conch.
    30s
  • Q5
    What is tone in literature?
    The feelings evoked in the readers.
    The way the dialogue is used in a work to illustrate emotion of the characters.
    The readers' feelings or opinions of a work's purpose.
    The author's feelings or opinions on a subject.
    30s
  • Q6
    The island setting in Lord of the Flies functions as which of the following things?
    a microworld
    a macroscope
    a microcosm
    a macrocosm
    30s
  • Q7
    Why is it significant that the setting of Lord of the Flies is an island where the marooned boys are all alone?
    None of the answers are correct.
    The boys' greatest challenge is avoiding starvation.
    The boys have to choose between savagery and order.
    The boys are ultimately rescued because they learn to work together to make a signal fire.
    30s
  • Q8
    Which statement about the setting in Lord of the Flies is correct?
    At the beginning of the novel, the island is a seeming paradise, at the end, it is a dystopia.
    At the beginning of the novel, the island is a dystopia, at the end it is a paradise.
    The novel remains a dystopia from beginning to end.
    The novel remains a paradise from beginning to end.
    30s
  • Q9
    Lord of the Flies takes place during a fictional war. Based on this context, how is what happens on the island significant?
    The boys' plane is shot down, which explains how they end up on the island.
    The conflict between the boys parallels the conflict between nations.
    All of the answers are correct.
    The events on the island serve as Golding's commentary on universal elements of human nature.
    30s
  • Q10
    How much of the plot of Lord of the Flies takes place on the island?
    Less than half of it
    More than half of it
    None of the answers are correct.
    All of it
    30s

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