The Pilgrim's Progress - Quiz
The Pilgrim s Progress
  • 1. What is the name of Christian's home, which represents the world?
A) City of Destruction
B) The Land of Beulah
C) Doubting Castle
D) Vanity Fair
  • 2. Which place is described as a miry swamp where Christian sank under the weight of his sins?
A) Valley of Humiliation
B) Slough of Despond
C) Hill Lucre
D) Plain Ease
  • 3. What is the entry point for the straight and narrow way to the Celestial City?
A) Wicket Gate
B) House Beautiful
C) Hill Difficulty
D) Mount Sinai
  • 4. Which location is emblematic of Calvary and the tomb of Christ?
A) Vanity Fair
B) Doubting Castle
C) House of the Interpreter
D) Gaius' Inn
  • 5. What are the two treacherous byways flanking the Hill Difficulty?
A) Danger and Destruction
B) Sin and Shame
C) Fear and Folly
D) Despair and Doubt
  • 6. Which location serves as a rest stop and represents the Christian congregation?
A) Gaius' Inn
B) The Land of Beulah
C) House Beautiful
D) The Enchanted Ground
  • 7. In which place did Christian fight Apollyon?
A) Hill Difficulty
B) Valley of the Shadow of Death
C) Slough of Despond
D) Valley of Humiliation
  • 8. What weapon did Christian use to impale Apollyon?
A) Breastplate of Righteousness
B) Shield of Faith
C) Sword of the Spirit
D) Helmet of Salvation
  • 9. What is the name of the place where Apollyon met Christian?
A) Plain Ease
B) Forgetful Green
C) The Delectable Mountains
D) The Enchanted Ground
  • 10. Which valley contains a quicksand bog and a deep chasm?
A) The Land of Beulah
B) Valley of Humiliation
C) Slough of Despond
D) Valley of the Shadow of Death
  • 11. Which character built a castle near the Wicket Gate?
A) Apollyon
B) Demas
C) Beelzebub
D) Giant Despair
  • 12. Where are By-Ends and his companions lost?
A) Doubting Castle
B) Vanity Fair
C) The Enchanted Ground
D) Hill Lucre
  • 13. What does the Pillar of Salt represent?
A) The strength of the pilgrims
B) A warning against laziness
C) Lot's wife
D) A marker for the Celestial City
  • 14. What is the only key that can open the doors of Doubting Castle?
A) Faith
B) Truth
C) Promise
D) Prayer
  • 15. Who is the owner of Doubting Castle?
A) Giant Despair
B) Beelzebub
C) Demas
D) Apollyon
  • 16. Which place is known as 'Immanuel's Land'?
A) The Delectable Mountains
B) Mount Sinai
C) Plain Ease
D) The Land of Beulah
  • 17. What happens if a pilgrim falls asleep in the Enchanted Ground?
A) They never wake up
B) They dream of the Celestial City
C) They are attacked by giants
D) They lose their burden
  • 18. Which location is a lush garden area just before the River of Death?
A) The Delectable Mountains
B) The Land of Beulah
C) Plain Ease
D) House Beautiful
  • 19. What determines the depth of the River of Death?
A) The distance from the Celestial City
B) The weight of the pilgrim's sins
C) The season of the year
D) The faith of the pilgrim
  • 20. Where is the Celestial City situated?
A) Mount Zion
B) The Delectable Mountains
C) Hill Lucre
D) Mount Sinai
  • 21. Who is the guest narrator who meets Bunyan in his dream?
A) Mr. Honest
B) Mr. Fearing
C) Mr. Greatheart
D) Mr. Sagacity
  • 22. Which of Christiana's sons marries Mercy?
A) James
B) Joseph
C) Samuel
D) Matthew
  • 23. Who is the guide and bodyguard sent by the Interpreter?
A) Mr. Skill
B) Mr. Greatheart
C) Gaius
D) Giant Grim
  • 24. Who cures Matthew of his illness caused by eating forbidden fruit?
A) Mr. Gaius
B) Mr. Skill
C) Mr. Greatheart
D) Mr. Mnason
  • 25. Where does Old Honest originate from?
A) The City of Destruction
B) Vanity Fair
C) The House Beautiful
D) Stupidity
  • 26. Whose daughter does James marry?
A) Mr. Greatheart
B) Mr. Mnason
C) Gaius
D) Mr. Fearing
  • 27. Who joins the pilgrims after being rescued from Giant Slay-Good?
A) Mr. Feeble-Mind
B) Mr. Despondency
C) Mr. Ready-to-Halt
D) Mr. Stand-Fast
  • 28. Who is the daughter of Mr. Despondency?
A) Grace
B) Mercy
C) Much-Afraid
D) Phoebe
  • 29. Which character is found praying for deliverance from Madame Bubble?
A) Mr. Feeble-Mind
B) Mr. Ready-to-Halt
C) Mr. Stand-Fast
D) Mr. Valiant-for-Truth
  • 30. What does the garden bath, conducted by Innocent, signify?
A) Repentance
B) Christian baptism
C) Salvation
D) Forgiveness
  • 31. Why does Mr. Brisk stop courting Mercy?
A) She gives her clothing away to the poor
B) She is too poor
C) She is not interested in him
D) She refuses to leave her family
  • 32. Who tells the story of the prideful villain Mr. Self-Will?
A) Mr. Greatheart
B) Old Honest
C) Mr. Sagacity
D) Gaius
  • 33. Which woman gossips about a party at Madam Wanton's home?
A) Mrs. Inconsiderate
B) Mrs. Bat's-Eyes
C) Mrs. Timorous
D) Mrs. Light-Mind
  • 34. In what year was The Pilgrim's Progress first published?
A) 1678
B) 1664
C) 1681
D) 1703
  • 35. Who wrote The Pilgrim's Progress?
A) John Bunyan
B) Robert McCrum
C) John Brown
D) Roger Sharrock
  • 36. Who directs Christian to the Wicket Gate?
A) Goodwill
B) Evangelist
C) Help
D) Mr. Worldly Wiseman
  • 37. Which character abandons Christian in the Slough of Despond?
A) Hopeful
B) Faithful
C) Pliable
D) Obstinate
  • 38. Who is the gatekeeper at the Wicket Gate?
A) Watchful
B) Goodwill
C) The Interpreter
D) Beelzebub
  • 39. What happens to Christian's burden at the cross of Calvary?
A) It falls into the open sepulchre
B) It turns into wings
C) It is taken by an angel
D) It is burned by fire
  • 40. In the Valley of Humiliation, who does Christian battle?
A) Apollyon
B) Giant Despair
C) Legality
D) Beelzebub
  • 41. What happens to Faithful at Vanity Fair?
A) He is imprisoned for life
B) He is released by Beelzebub
C) He escapes with Christian
D) He is executed by burning at the stake
  • 42. Who becomes Christian's companion after Faithful's death?
A) By-Ends
B) Hopeful
C) Ignorance
D) Mr. Worldly Wiseman
  • 43. What does the shepherd use on Mount Clear to show the pilgrims the Celestial City?
A) A magic mirror
B) A telescope
C) A perspective glass
D) A crystal ball
  • 44. How does Ignorance attempt to enter the Celestial City?
A) By following the King's Highway
B) By his own good deeds
C) By crossing the River of Death
D) By using a stolen passport
  • 45. Where was John Bunyan imprisoned when he began writing the work?
A) A palace cell
B) Bedfordshire county prison
C) London Tower
D) A church dungeon
  • 46. Approximately how many languages has The Pilgrim's Progress been translated into?
A) Exactly 50
B) Fewer than 100
C) Over 1,000
D) More than 200
  • 47. Which new location is visited in the Second Part that was not in the First Part?
A) Doubting Castle
B) Vanity Fair
C) Bypath-Meadow
D) Gaius' Inn
  • 48. Who is the wife of Christian?
A) Mercy
B) Grace
C) Christiana
D) Phoebe
  • 49. How many giants does Greatheart kill throughout the journey?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Five
D) Four
  • 50. What is the name of the monster that Greatheart helps slay in Vanity Fair?
A) Legion
B) Slay-Good
C) Maul
D) Grim
  • 51. What is the name of the giantess killed alongside Giant Despair?
A) Giantess Slay-Good
B) Giantess Maul
C) Giantess Diffidence
D) Giantess Grim
  • 52. What was Christian's name at birth?
A) Graceless
B) Christian
C) Pilgrim
D) Destruction
  • 53. What is the name of the porter at the House Beautiful?
A) Discretion
B) Watchful
C) Piety
D) Prudence
  • 54. Who tries to persuade Faithful to live with his three daughters?
A) Talkative
B) Mr. By-Ends
C) Adam the First
D) Mr. Worldly Wiseman
  • 55. What does Ignorance lack when he reaches the gates of the Celestial City?
A) A map
B) A sword
C) A guide
D) A certificate
  • 56. Who beckons pilgrims to a silver mine at the Hill Lucre?
A) Ignorance
B) By-Ends
C) Atheist
D) Demas
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