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This quiz is based on the abridging remarks of William Goldman from his classic tale "The Princess Bride".

A multiple-choice quiz by HannahConner88. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
328,265
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. In Chapter 1 - "The Bride" what is the basis for William Goldman's first abridging remarks?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In Chapter 2 - "The Groom" what does William Goldman think of S. Morgenstern's 66 pages on Florinese history? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What chapter does William Goldman say he did not know existed until he began the 'good parts' version? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In Chapter 6 - "The Festivities" what does William Goldman say he thinks S. Morgenstern's "The Princess Bride" really says? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In Chapter 6 - "The Festivities" what does William Goldman call a major league fake-out?



Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Chapter 4 - "The Preparations" consists only of William Goldman's abridging remarks.


Question 7 of 10
7. William Goldman shares several facts about S. Morgenstern in his abridging remarks. Which is not one of them? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Finish the quote. William Goldman: "If being _________ is suffering, believe me, the guy has suffered."

Answer: (One Word, Starts With An I)
Question 9 of 10
9. In Chapter 8 - "The Honeymoon" what does William Goldman say is the best thing in the world? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In Chapter 8 - "The Honeymoon" what is William Goldman's reaction to his father's version of "The Princess Bride" ending? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In Chapter 1 - "The Bride" what is the basis for William Goldman's first abridging remarks?

Answer: Parentheses

William Goldman says his longtime copy editor had several questions surrounding S. Morgenstern's extensive use of parentheses. Goldman admits he could be of no help to his editor on the subject, but he thinks the parentheses are S. Morgenstern's way of telling the reader that 'this isn't real'.
2. In Chapter 2 - "The Groom" what does William Goldman think of S. Morgenstern's 66 pages on Florinese history?

Answer: Dreary? Not to be believed

William Goldman reminds readers that Chapter 2 is where his son, Jason, stopped reading. Goldman finds that understandable considering Morgenstern uses the opening 66 pages to tell the history of the Florinese crown.
3. What chapter does William Goldman say he did not know existed until he began the 'good parts' version?

Answer: Chapter 4 - "The Preparations"

William Goldman says whenever his father read "The Princess Bride" to him and it came to this chapter, all his father would say is "what with one thing and another, three years passed." Goldman's father took Morgenstern's 105 pages and narrowed them down to a few sentences.
4. In Chapter 6 - "The Festivities" what does William Goldman say he thinks S. Morgenstern's "The Princess Bride" really says?

Answer: Life isn't fair

William Goldman shares that when he was young, his neighbor, Edith Neisser told him, "life isn't fair, and it never has been, and it's never going to be." Goldman says it meant so much to hear that and he thinks that is what "The Princess Bride" says - life isn't fair.
5. In Chapter 6 - "The Festivities" what does William Goldman call a major league fake-out?

Answer: The wedding dream

William Goldman says S. Morgenstern deserves credit for his dream sequence, in which Buttercup and Prince Humperdinck marry- calling the scene a "major league fake-out." Goldman admits to thinking the wedding had really happened and that the thought of it kept him up at night.
6. Chapter 4 - "The Preparations" consists only of William Goldman's abridging remarks.

Answer: True

In S. Morgenstern's "The Princess Bride", chapter 4 is the longest single chapter, with 105 pages. William Goldman cuts the chapter down to a few paragraphs of his own remarks.
7. William Goldman shares several facts about S. Morgenstern in his abridging remarks. Which is not one of them?

Answer: Morgenstern is from Guilder

In Chapter 4 - "The Announcement" William Goldman says S. Morgenstern hated royalty and doctors. In Chapter 7 - "The Wedding" Goldman says that Morgenstern's father was a doctor.
8. Finish the quote. William Goldman: "If being _________ is suffering, believe me, the guy has suffered."

Answer: ignored

This quote is from Chapter 7 - "The Wedding". William Goldman is referring to the foreshadowing S. Morgenstern uses when telling of Inigo and Fezzik's time gathering ingredients for the miracle pill. Those details go on to show how Fezzik came to acquire the Holocaust cloak, which is later used in Westley's storming plan. Goldman feels Morgenstern should be recognized for the technique.
9. In Chapter 8 - "The Honeymoon" what does William Goldman say is the best thing in the world?

Answer: Cough drops

In his last abridging remarks, William Goldman says he is not trying to make the book a downer by saying he doesn't think Westley, Buttercup, Inigo and Fezzik had a happy ending. Goldman explains this further, saying he thinks love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops, but life isn't fair.
10. In Chapter 8 - "The Honeymoon" what is William Goldman's reaction to his father's version of "The Princess Bride" ending?

Answer: "Wow"

William Goldman says he spent his whole life thinking the story ended with "and they lived happily ever after", because that is how his father ended it. Even then William Goldman had expected more from the ending, and he got it, when as an adult he read S. Morgenstern's ending- which naturally he commented on.
Source: Author HannahConner88

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