Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - Test
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • 1. Who is the protagonist of 'Treasure Island'?
A) Dr. Livesey
B) Long John Silver
C) Squire Trelawney
D) Jim Hawkins
  • 2. What is the name of the pirate ship in the novel?
A) Hispaniola
B) Adventure
C) Nautilus
D) Black Pearl
  • 3. Who is the main antagonist in 'Treasure Island'?
A) Ben Gunn
B) Israel Hands
C) Captain Smollett
D) Long John Silver
  • 4. Which character is a former pirate who helps Jim?
A) Doctor Livesey
B) Captain Smollett
C) Ben Gunn
D) Squire Trelawney
  • 5. Where does the adventure primarily take place?
A) Dead Man's Chest
B) Port Royal
C) Treasure Island
D) Bermuda
  • 6. What is the name of the inn where Jim first meets the pirate?
A) The Black Spot
B) The Spyglass
C) The Dead Man's Inn
D) Admiral Benbow
  • 7. Which character is the ship's captain?
A) Long John Silver
B) Jim Hawkins
C) Squire Trelawney
D) Captain Smollett
  • 8. What does the skull and crossbones symbolize?
A) Adventurous spirit.
B) Piracy.
C) King's power.
D) A map to treasure.
  • 9. What is the original title of 'Treasure Island'?
A) The Adventures of Jim Hawkins
B) Pirates and Treasure
C) Captain Flint's Legacy
D) The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys
  • 10. Who is the author of 'Treasure Island'?
A) Mark Twain
B) Jules Verne
C) Charles Dickens
D) Robert Louis Stevenson
  • 11. In which century is 'Treasure Island' set?
A) 18th century
B) 17th century
C) 20th century
D) 19th century
  • 12. Who is the first mate that dies during a storm?
A) Long John Silver
B) Ben Gunn
C) Mr. Arrow
D) Captain Smollett
  • 13. What does Jim overhear that leads him to inform the loyal crew members?
A) A discussion about returning home
B) A plan for mutiny and murder by the pirates
C) A treasure map reading session
D) Plans to abandon the ship
  • 14. Where does Long John Silver escape to after stealing money?
A) Spanish America
B) The island
C) Bristol
D) England
  • 15. What is the fate of the treasure chest found by the pirates?
A) It is empty.
B) It contains gold and jewels.
C) It is filled with silver coins.
D) It has a map to another treasure.
  • 16. Where did Robert Louis Stevenson get the inspiration for Treasure Island?
A) During a trip to America after getting married.
B) From reading Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.
C) While visiting the Devon coast.
D) In Braemar, Scotland during bad weather.
  • 17. Who was Treasure Island initially written for?
A) For publication in the Young Folks magazine.
B) To entertain himself during illness.
C) As a gift to a friend.
D) To amuse his 12-year-old stepson, Lloyd Osbourne.
  • 18. What inspired Captain Flint's pointing skeleton?
A) Washington Irving's Tales of a Traveller.
B) S. H. Burney's The Shipwreck.
C) Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold-Bug.
D) Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.
  • 19. Where did the story of Treasure Island first appear in serialized form?
A) In Tales of a Traveller.
B) In Robinson Crusoe.
C) As a book titled The Sea Cook.
D) In the pages of the Young Folks magazine.
  • 20. Which author did Stevenson mention as an influence for the Dead Man's Chest?
A) Sir Walter Scott.
B) S. H. Burney.
C) Charles Kingsley, from At Last.
D) Daniel Defoe.
  • 21. Which work did Stevenson use for Billy Bones's history?
A) Washington Irving's Tales of a Traveller, specifically the 'Money-Diggers' section.
B) Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.
C) Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold-Bug.
D) Charles Kingsley's At Last.
  • 22. When did Treasure Island first appear in serialized form?
A) After completing the novel near London.
B) In July 1884.
C) From 1 October 1881 to 28 January 1882.
D) During Stevenson's trip to America.
  • 23. What does Billy Bones urge Jim to be vigilant for?
A) A ship approaching the island
B) A treasure chest
C) An old friend from home
D) A one-legged man.
  • 24. Who was killed by the mutineers during the landing on Treasure Island?
A) Tom
B) Alan
C) Israel Hands
D) Job Anderson
  • 25. Which member of Flint's crew is lined up as a compass marker to the treasure cache?
A) John Hunter
B) Allardyce
C) Tom Redruth
D) Richard Joyce
  • 26. Who was the ship's boatswain and one of the leaders of the mutiny?
A) Dick Johnson
B) Job Anderson
C) George Merry
D) Israel Hands
  • 27. Who confronts Billy Bones at the Admiral Benbow Inn?
A) Pew
B) Black Dog
C) Long John Silver
D) Mr. Dance
  • 28. Who delivers the Black Spot to Billy Bones?
A) Pew
B) Black Dog
C) Mr. Dance
D) Job Anderson
  • 29. Who saves Jim Hawkins' life by killing Job Anderson during an attack on the stockade?
A) Israel Hands
B) Abraham Gray
C) John Hunter
D) Richard Joyce
  • 30. Who is killed by Israel Hands in a drunken fight on the Hispaniola?
A) Dick Johnson
B) Tom Redruth
C) George Merry
D) O'Brien
  • 31. Who is killed by Jim Hawkins in self-defense?
A) Job Anderson
B) Dick Johnson
C) Israel Hands
D) George Merry
  • 32. What happens to Mr. Arrow on a stormy night?
A) He falls drunkenly overboard.
B) He becomes captain.
C) He is killed by the mutineers.
D) He escapes the ship.
  • 33. Who buried treasure on Gardiners Island?
A) William Kidd
B) Blackbeard
C) Edward England
D) Howell Davis
  • 34. Who was hanged at Cape Coast Castle for serving with Bartholomew Roberts' pirates?
A) Peter Scudamore
B) Israel Hands
C) John Taylor
D) Olivier Levasseur
  • 35. Which pirate captain marooned John Taylor, his second in command?
A) Bartholomew Roberts
B) Blackbeard
C) Howell Davis
D) Edward England
  • 36. In which year did a pirate whistle 'Lillibullero'?
A) 1689
B) 1754
C) 1702
D) 1745
  • 37. Where was the Admiral Benbow Inn located, where Jim and his mother lived?
A) Penzance
B) Bristol
C) Cornwall
D) Devon coast
  • 38. In what year did Captain Flint die?
A) 1745
B) 1733
C) 1702
D) 1754
  • 39. In which year was Doctor Livesey at the Battle of Fontenoy?
A) 1733
B) 1745
C) 1702
D) 1754
  • 40. In what year was Edward Hawke promoted to rear admiral?
A) 1733
B) 1754
C) 1702
D) 1747
  • 41. What organization is referred to in the novel as being established in 1749?
A) Royal Navy
B) Bow Street Runners
C) Admiral's Council
D) Preston Pledge
  • 42. Which author's work inspired 'Treasure Island' according to the epigraph?
A) Daniel Defoe
B) Charles Kingsley
C) R. M. Ballantyne
D) Joseph Conrad
  • 43. Which island is believed by some to have inspired 'Treasure Island' due to its historical use as a pirate supply base?
A) Isla de Pinos near Cuba
B) Fidra in the Firth of Forth
C) Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands
D) Unst, one of the Shetland Islands
  • 44. What feature does Norman Island possess that is similar to the fictional Treasure Island?
A) Spyglass Hill
B) Pirate's Bay
C) Treasure Cove
D) Dead Man's Chest
  • 45. Which island is visible from North Berwick, where Stevenson spent many childhood holidays?
A) Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands
B) Unst, one of the Shetland Islands
C) Osborn Island (now Nienstedt Island)
D) Fidra
  • 46. Who suggested that Treasure Island's real name is Kidd's Island?
A) Joseph Livesey
B) R. F. Delderfield
C) Edward Trelawney
D) Charles Kingsley
  • 47. In which month and year did Mick Whitley support John Lamb's findings about the setting of 'Treasure Island'?
A) August 2022
B) June 1745
C) May 1888
D) July 1877
  • 48. What is the name of Stevenson's cave in Bridge of Allan, reportedly inspiring Ben Gunn's dwelling?
A) Gunn's hideout
B) Treasure Cove
C) Ben Gunn's den
D) Stevenson's cave
  • 49. Which inn in Bristol claimed to be an inspiration for the Admiral Benbow Inn?
A) Spyglass Tavern
B) Admiral's Retreat
C) The Llandoger Trow
D) Pirate's House
  • 50. What name did Stevenson give to the Hole in the Wall in Bristol?
A) Admiral's Retreat
B) Treasure Cove
C) Pirate's House
D) Spyglass Tavern
  • 51. Who wrote the prequel 'Porto Bello Gold'?
A) A. D. Howden Smith
B) H. A. Calahan
C) Robert Louis Stevenson
D) John Connell
  • 52. Which author wrote 'Long John Silver – Den äventyrliga och sannfärdiga berättelsen om mitt liv och leverne som lyckoriddare och mänsklighetens fiende'?
A) Björn Larsson
B) Frank Delaney
C) Michael Kernan
D) John Drake
  • 53. In which year was 'The Return of Long John Silver' published?
A) 1972
B) 1949
C) 1956
D) 2001
  • 54. Who authored the sequel 'Silver: Return to Treasure Island'?
A) John O'Melveny
B) David K. Bryant
C) Andrew Motion
D) Frank Delaney
  • 55. Which author wrote 'Flint's Island'?
A) John Connell
B) Björn Larsson
C) R. F. Delderfield
D) Leonard Wibberley
  • 56. Who is the author of 'Treasure Island Comprehension Guide'?
A) John Amrhein Jr.
B) Sara Levine
C) Ned Bustard
D) Andrew Motion
  • 57. Who wrote 'Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island'?
A) Michael Kernan
B) Frank Delaney (as Francis Bryan)
C) Andrew Motion
D) John Drake
  • 58. Which author wrote 'Skulduggery', a prequel featuring Ben Gunn?
A) Michael Kernan
B) Tony Robinson
C) John Connell
D) R. F. Delderfield
  • 59. Who starred as Jim Hawkins in the Walt Disney Studios' first completely live-action 'Treasure Island' film?
A) Davy Jones
B) Jackie Cooper
C) Kevin Zegers
D) Bobby Driscoll
  • 60. Which actor played Long John Silver in the Muppet Treasure Island (1996)?
A) Orson Welles
B) Robert Newton
C) Jack Palance
D) Tim Curry
  • 61. 'Treasure Planet' is a reimagined adaptation set in what environment?
A) Underwater
B) Desert
C) Space
D) Jungle
  • 62. Who directed the animated 'Treasure Island' film released by Warner Bros. in 1973?
A) John Hough
B) Andrew White
C) Hal Sutherland
D) Warwick Gilbert
  • 63. Which actor played Long John Silver in the 1999 adaptation of 'Treasure Island'?
A) Jack Palance
B) Robert Newton
C) Orson Welles
D) Tim Curry
  • 64. Who starred as Jim Hawkins in the Filmation animated film released by Warner Bros. in 1973?
A) Kevin Zegers
B) Richard Dawson
C) Davy Jones
D) Kevin Bishop
  • 65. In which year was the Soviet adaptation of Treasure Island featuring Osip Abdulov released?
A) 1982
B) 1971
C) 1968
D) 1937
  • 66. Who starred as Long John Silver in the 1971 Soviet (Lithuanian) film adaptation of Treasure Island?
A) Anthony Quinn
B) Nikolai Cherkasov
C) Boris Andreyev
D) Oleg Borisov
  • 67. Which director was responsible for the Bulgarian animated science fiction adaptation of Treasure Island?
A) Antonio Margherit
B) Hiroshi Ikeda
C) Rumen Petkov
D) Alain Berbérian
  • 68. Who provided story consultation for the Animal Treasure Island anime film?
A) Hayao Miyazaki
B) Gérard Jugnot
C) Takeshi Iijima
D) Philip (Jimmy Hawkins in the original)
  • 69. In which adaptation is Long John Silver played by Vic Tayback?
A) Il Pianeta del Tesoro – Treasure Planet (1987)
B) Treasure Island (1971)
C) Treasure Planet (1982)
D) L'Île au trésor (1985)
  • 70. Which adaptation of Treasure Island was released in the United States as Return to Treasure Island?
A) The 1988 Soviet animation film
B) Between God, the Devil and a Winchester (1968)
C) L'Île aux trésors (2007)
D) Treasure Island (1937)
  • 71. Who starred as Long John Silver in the Italian/German science-fiction adaptation Treasure Planet?
A) Anthony Quinn
B) Gérard Jugnot
C) Vic Tayback
D) Oleg Borisov
  • 72. Which film is a French-British-Hungarian adaptation of Treasure Island directed by Alain Berbérian?
A) L'Île aux trésors (2007)
B) Treasure Planet (1982)
C) Animal Treasure Island (1971)
D) Treasure Island (1982)
  • 73. Who composed the score for the 1971 Soviet film adaptation of Treasure Island?
A) Alexei Rybnikov
B) Nikita Bogoslovsky
C) Rumen Petkov
D) Antonio Margherit
  • 74. Who directed the French-British-Hungarian film L'Île aux trésors?
A) Antonio Margherit
B) Rumen Petkov
C) Hiroshi Ikeda
D) Alain Berbérian
  • 75. Who directed the 1965 anime TV special 'Shin Takarajima'?
A) Osamu Tezuka
B) Sally Cookson
C) Fraser C. Heston
D) Ken Russell
  • 76. In which year did the BBC series starring Peter Vaughan as Long John Silver air?
A) 1955
B) 1977
C) 1993
D) 1968
  • 77. Who played Long John Silver in the 1947 London production at St. James's Theatre?
A) Oliver Reed
B) Eddie Izzard
C) Harry Welchman
D) Charlton Heston
  • 78. Which Danish language musical adaptation of Treasure Island premiered in 1986?
A) Skatteøen
B) Treasure Island: the Curse of the Pearl Necklace
C) Pieces of Eight
D) Long Joan Silver
  • 79. Who directed the large-scale outdoor production of Treasure Island at Bristol Old Vic in 2011?
A) Polly Findlay
B) Bernard Miles
C) Sally Cookson
D) Nicolas Billon
  • 80. In which year did the Stratford Festival of Canada premiere an adaptation by Nicolas Billon?
A) 2015
B) 2017
C) 2014
D) 2009
  • 81. Who played Long John Silver in the 1951 BBC series?
A) Peter Vaughan
B) Robert Newton
C) Bernard Miles
D) Ashley Knight
  • 82. Which animated series by Rai Fiction and Mondo TV premiered in 2015?
A) The Legends of Treasure Island
B) L'isola del tesoro
C) Treasure Island (1978)
D) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
  • 83. In which year did the Henegar Center for the Arts in Melbourne, Florida, stage an adaptation of Treasure Island?
A) 2011
B) 2017
C) 2009
D) 2014
  • 84. Who starred as Jim Hawkins in the 1988 episode of Alvin and the Chipmunks?
A) Simon
B) Dave
C) Theodore
D) Alvin
  • 85. Which adaptation of Treasure Island was set in the Star Wars universe?
A) The Legends of Treasure Island
B) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
C) Treasure Island (2015)
D) Black Sails
  • 86. Who played Long John Silver in the 1944 audio recording for Columbia Masterworks Records?
A) James Mason
B) Basil Rathbone
C) William Redfield
D) Ronald Colman
  • 87. In which radio adaptation did Orson Welles broadcast Treasure Island in July 1938?
A) The Mercury Theatre on the Air
B) BBC Radio
C) BYU Radio
D) Lux Radio Theatre
  • 88. Who hosted an April 27, 1948 adaptation of Treasure Island on Favorite Story?
A) Ronald Colman
B) Orson Welles
C) James Mason
D) William Redfield
  • 89. In which year did Jack Shepherd play Long John Silver for BBC Radio?
A) 1951
B) 1995
C) 1989
D) 1948
  • 90. In the BYU Radio adaptation, what unique element is added to the story?
A) A time-traveling adventure
B) A modern-day retelling
C) A treasure hunt in space
D) An alien invasion
  • 91. Who starred as Long John Silver in the 2013 Big Finish Productions audiobook adaptation?
A) Tom Baker
B) Basil Rathbone
C) Jack Shepherd
D) James Mason
  • 92. Who was the narrator in the 2013 Big Finish Productions audiobook adaptation?
A) Peter Jeffrey
B) Nicholas Farrell
C) Tom Baker
D) Ronald Colman
  • 93. Which adaptation of 'Treasure Island' was loosely adapted by Sakai Shichima and Osamu Tezuka?
A) Marvel Classics Comics #15
B) Four Color #624
C) Shin Takarajima (1947)
D) Classics Illustrated #64
  • 94. In which year was 'Walt Disney's Treasure Island' adapted by John Ushler?
A) 1949
B) 1973
C) 1955
D) 2007
  • 95. Which company re-issued Marvel Classics Comics #15 in 1984?
A) Fisher-Price
B) Penguin Books
C) Dell Comics
D) Marvel Comics
  • 96. Which adaptation of 'Treasure Island' featured a science-fictional twist by Charles Sheffield?
A) Godspeed (1993)
B) Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island: The Graphic Novel
C) Marvel Illustrated #1–6
D) Disney Treasure Island, Starring Mickey Mouse
  • 97. 'Treasure Island', King Classics #7 was originally published by which company?
A) Editorial Bruguera
B) Dark Horse Comics
C) Marvel Comics
D) Penguin Books
  • 98. In what year was the Ben Gunn Society album released?
A) 1992
B) 2003
C) 1974
D) 1984
  • 99. Which band's song tells the novel's story in their 'Pile of Skulls' album?
A) The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
B) Skull & Bones
C) Running Wild
D) Goo Goo Dolls
  • 100. What is the title of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band's song that pays tribute to 'Treasure Island'?
A) "I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)"
B) "The Tomahawk Kid"
C) "Man of the Island"
D) "Dead Man's Sea Shanty"
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