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Felix Salten's "Bambi" Trivia Quiz

Walt Disney's movie version is so different from the novel I have to wonder if he ever read "Bambi". It's gory, full of violence, and even has a bit of sex and religion thrown in. This quiz refers to the Whittaker Chambers translation.

A multiple-choice quiz by grazel. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
grazel

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
133,453

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
217

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Question 1 of 10

1. My sophomore English teacher chastised me for proposing to do a book report on a "children's book". I've despised her ever since. Bambi had two cousins. Name them. Hint

Faline and Ronno

Faline and Marena

Faline and Gobo

Faline and Ena

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which deer in the story walked with a limp due to a bullet injury that shattered his foreleg? Hint

Kaurus

Ronno

the old stag

Gobo

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Question 3 of 10

3. "'Can you help me a little?' she said. Bambi looked at her and shuddered. Her hind leg dangled in the snow, dyeing it red and melting it with warm, oozing blood." Who said this? Hint

Bambi's mother

Friend Hare's wife

Aunt Ena

the fox

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Question 4 of 10

4. What happened to Gobo on the day Bambi's mother disappeared? Hint

he died of exhaustion

he alerted the hunters to their hiding place in the thicket

he pledged eternal friendship to Bambi

he was captured alive by Him

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Question 5 of 10

5. ".... lay with his bloody entrails oozing from his torn flank." Whom is this passage describing? Hint

Gobo

the old stag

Bambi

Friend Hare

6. "One of the ...... forelegs was crushed and the fur torn around it. He held his shattered paw in front of him, and blood poured from his wound. He was gasping for breath. His eyes were staring with terror and exertion. He was beside himself with rage and fear." To whom does this passage refer? Hint

the sqirrel

the small hound

the fox

Friend Hare

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Question 7 of 10

7. Bambi and Faline live out the rest of their lives together.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. At the end of the novel the old stag takes Bambi to see something. What is it? Hint

a little girl picking flowers

a shotgun propped against a tree

the dead body of a man

a human house

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Question 9 of 10

9. What conclusion does Bambi draw from what the old stag has shown him? Hint

"There is Another who is over us all, over us and over Him."

"He is all-powerful."

"We will never be safe in the forest as long as He lives."

"Not all His kind hate us...some will love and protect us."

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Question 10 of 10

10. Although it is never specified in the book, Bambi is most probably this kind of deer. Hint

roe deer

American elk/wapiti

mule deer

white-tailed deer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. My sophomore English teacher chastised me for proposing to do a book report on a "children's book". I've despised her ever since. Bambi had two cousins. Name them.

Answer: Faline and Gobo

Ena, Bambi's aunt, was mother to both Faline and Gobo.

2. Which deer in the story walked with a limp due to a bullet injury that shattered his foreleg?

Answer: Ronno

Ronno was one of many characters left out of the Disney movie.

3. "'Can you help me a little?' she said. Bambi looked at her and shuddered. Her hind leg dangled in the snow, dyeing it red and melting it with warm, oozing blood." Who said this?

Answer: Friend Hare's wife

I can't imagine Thumper saying this....

4. What happened to Gobo on the day Bambi's mother disappeared?

Answer: he was captured alive by Him

Humans were always referred to as "He" and "Him".

5. ".... lay with his bloody entrails oozing from his torn flank." Whom is this passage describing?

Answer: Gobo

Gobo returned to the forest as an adult, but he had lost all fear of Him and was soon killed.

Answer: the fox

The dog says this before he kills the fox: "Everything belongs to Him, just as I do. But I, I love Him. I worship Him, I serve Him. Do you think you can oppose Him, poor creatures like you? He's all-powerful. He's above all of you. Everything we have comes from Him. Everything that lives or grows comes from Him."

7. Bambi and Faline live out the rest of their lives together.

Answer: False

Bambi abandons the company of others. He learns from the old stag that survival depends on his being alone.

8. At the end of the novel the old stag takes Bambi to see something. What is it?

Answer: the dead body of a man

The old stag teaches Bambi about many things, including fake calls used by Him to lure male deer and snares.

9. What conclusion does Bambi draw from what the old stag has shown him?

Answer: "There is Another who is over us all, over us and over Him."

After he has taught Bambi this lesson, the old stag disappears.

10. Although it is never specified in the book, Bambi is most probably this kind of deer.

Answer: roe deer

Of the four choices, roe deer are the only deer native to Europe.

Source: Author grazel

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