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