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