Great Gatsby Quiz
1. Who is the protagonist?
- Nick
- Gatsby
- Daisy
- Tom
2. Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
- Dickens
- Hawthorne
- Fitzgerald
- Miller
3. Who says “Can’t relive the past? Why of course you can.”
- Gatsby
- Jordan
- Daisy
- Nick
4. Where is the green light located?
- in Nick’s door
- at the library
- at the end of Daisy and Tom’s
pier
- at Myrtle’s apartment
5. Who is Tom’s mistress?
- he doesn’t have one
- Myrtle
- Jordan
- Daisy
6. Who kills Gatsby?
- Wilson
- Tom
- Daisy
- Nick
7. What was wrong with the books in Gatsby’s library?
- the pages were so old the
print was blurred
- the pages weren’t cut
- they were made of wood
- they were blank
8. Who threw the parties?
- Tom
- Nick
- Gatsby
- Myrtle
9. Why did he throw the parties?
- to attract Daisy
- to be popular
- to show off his shirts
- to get rid of his food
10. Who did Gatsby love?
- Myrtle
- Daisy
- Jordan
11. What made Daisy begin to cry?
- Gatsby’s death
- Jordan’s dishonesty
- Tom’s affair
- Gatsby’s shirts
12. What was Jordan Baker’s profession?
- golfer
- model
- actress
- she was rich and stayed at
home
13. Who said, “I hope she’ll be a fool. That’s the best thing a
girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
- Jordan
- Gatsby
- Daisy
- Tom
14. What were Mr. Wolfsheim’s cufflinks made out of?
- human bone
- plastic
- diamonds
- gold
15. The cufflinks may represent
- how some use people for their
own greed
- how new materials were making
people rich
- the ruthless world of diamond
mining
- the golden wealth of kings
16. Who ran over Myrtle?
- Nick
- Gatsby
- Daisy
- Tom
17. Which of these details is true about Gatsby’s past?
- he received a degree from Oxford
- he’s the son of wealthy
people from the Midwest
- he fought in the war
- all of these are false
18. Why does Tom hit Myrtle at his apartment in New York City?
- because she refuses to see
him anymore
- because she asks him to
divorce his wife
- because she taunts him about
Daisy
- because she flirts with Nick
19. Where
is Gatsby’s mansion located?
- East Egg
- Park Avenue
- West Egg
- Brooklyn
20. Where
does Gatsby’s reunion with Daisy take place?
- by the pool
- at Nick’s house
- at the golf tournament
- at the yacht race
21. How
are Daisy and Nick related?
- They are brother and sister
- They are married
- They are step-siblings
- They are cousins
22. Where
did Gatsby study after the war?
- Cambridge
- The Sorbonne
- Oxford
- Yale
23. On
the day after the confrontation between Tom and Gatsby in New York City, what does Gatsby instruct his
gardener not to do?
- drain the pool
- cut the grass
- rake the leaves
- plant corn
24. At
the end of the novel, Daisy chooses to be with
- Gatsby
- Tom
- George Wilson
- Nick
25. What
do the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg on the billboard seem to represent?
- the watchful eyes of the
underprivileged
- God’s all-seeing eyes
- How people just don’t seem to
see what’s going on
- The working class people
moving up in the world
26. Why
did Nick first move to New York?
- to become a lawyer
- to learn about the bond
business
- to attend college
- to attend medical school
27. What
is Meyer Wolfshiem’s claim to fame?
- He made the first batch of
bootleg alcohol to be sold in New
York.
- He once beat Al Capone in a
fight.
- He is a former violinist with
the New York Philharmonic.
- He rigged the 1919 World
Series.
28. Where
does Gatsby recognize Nick from?
- Nick was an undergraduate at Oxford.
- Nick works at the bond house
where Gatsby does business.
- Nick and Gatsby fought in the
same battle in World War I.
- Gatsby has seen his next door
neighbor around.
29. Who
narrates The Great Gatsby?
- Tom
- Nick
- George
- Gatsby
30. Which of these things is not symbolized by the green light?
- optimism
- The American Dream
- money
- nature