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10 Questions: The Power of One Multiple Choice Quiz | Literature

Required reading for my OAC (Ontario Academic Courses.. grade 13) English class. Another excellent novel.

A multiple-choice quiz by LadyCaitriona. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
LadyCaitriona

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,696

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
803

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote 'The Power of One'? Hint

Charles Dickens

Aldous Huxley

Bryce Courtenay

Shakespeare

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is the main character?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which country does the story take place? Hint

Jamaica

Zimbabwe

South Africa

Colonial America

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Question 4 of 10

4. What social inequality is the main focus of the book? Hint

socialism

apartheid

feudalism

autocracy

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what sport does the main character want to become the top competitor for his class? Hint

wrestling

boxing

hockey

basketball

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Question 6 of 10

6. Complete this advice 'First with the _____, then with the _____...'? Hint

head, heart

head, fists

mind, heart

heart, soul

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Question 7 of 10

7. The main character's doctor friend is a doctor of which field? Hint

medicine

botany

music

chemistry

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Question 8 of 10

8. True or false, in the Power of One, the main character is never beaten (at his sport)?

Answer: (true or false)

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Question 9 of 10

9. What special place do Doc and the main character discover? Hint

ruins

secret Nazi encampment

undiscovered tribe

crystal caves

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who gives Peekay the name 'Peekay'? Hint

boys from his school

Harry Crown

his mother

Hoppie Groenewald

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote 'The Power of One'?

Answer: Bryce Courtenay

2. Who is the main character?

Answer: Peekay

3. In which country does the story take place?

Answer: South Africa

4. What social inequality is the main focus of the book?

Answer: apartheid

5. In what sport does the main character want to become the top competitor for his class?

Answer: boxing

6. Complete this advice 'First with the _____, then with the _____...'?

Answer: head, heart

7. The main character's doctor friend is a doctor of which field?

Answer: music

8. True or false, in the Power of One, the main character is never beaten (at his sport)?

Answer: true

9. What special place do Doc and the main character discover?

Answer: crystal caves

10. Who gives Peekay the name 'Peekay'?

Answer: Harry Crown

The boys at school gave Peekay the name 'pisskop'. Harry says that this is not a good name for a nice boy, and starts calling him 'Peekay'.

Source: Author LadyCaitriona

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