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A multiple choice quiz based on the plot of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Multiple Choice Quiz - By Jamie Bell

Question 1 of 20

1

What physical feature does Nurse Ratched attempt to conceal?

Select one of the following:

  • Her birthmark

  • Her large breasts

  • Her hair

  • Her crooked teeth

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

Which of these games is NOT played by the men on the ward?

Select one of the following:

  • Monopoly

  • Cards

  • Basketball

  • Chess

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

Which of these was NOT an 'acute'?

Select one of the following:

  • Billy Bibbit

  • Charles Cheswick

  • Dale Harding

  • Colonel Matterson

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

Which animal does Harding liken the patients to?

Select one of the following:

  • Chickens

  • Wolves

  • Rabbits

  • Sheep

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

Which of these represents Chief Bromden's paranoia?

Select one of the following:

  • The loud music

  • The fog machine

  • The Monopoly board

  • The flock of birds

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

Which of these characters is a closeted homosexual?

Select one of the following:

  • Billy Bibbit

  • Chief Bromden

  • Dale Harding

  • Charles Cheswick

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

Which of these characters is NOT a war veteran?

Select one of the following:

  • Colonel Matterson

  • Charles Cheswick

  • Randle McMurphy

  • Chief Bromden

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

Which disease do both Sefelt and Frederickson suffer from?

Select one of the following:

  • Epilepsy

  • Multiple Sclerosis

  • Bipolar

  • Schizophrenia

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

Who tells McMurphy that Nurse Ratched determines when he leaves the institution?

Select one of the following:

  • Dale Harding

  • Nurse Ratched

  • A lifeguard

  • Geever

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

Despite being the tallest and strongest person on the ward, Bromden acts small and weak. What is this an example of?

Select one of the following:

  • Hyperbole

  • Irony

  • Understatement

  • Metaphor

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

How does Charles Cheswick die?

Select one of the following:

  • He drowns in the hospital swimming pool

  • He hangs himself

  • He falls from the boat and drowns

  • A failed lobotomy

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

Chief Bromden recalls a story from when he was ten years old. Three government officials wish to speak about the purchasing of their native land to build what?

Select one of the following:

  • A coal seam gas mine

  • A hydroelectric dam

  • A wind farm

  • A coal power plant

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

McMurphy wants Bromden to accompany him on the boat trip. In order to do so, McMurphy pays Bromden's share of the cost on the condition that he

Select one of the following:

  • helps the patients break out of the hospital

  • doesn't tell Dr. Spivey about the prostitutes that will accompany them

  • gets strong enough to lift the control panel in the tub room

  • pays back the $10 later on

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

Why did McMurphy and Bromden get into a fight with the guards?

Select one of the following:

  • They were defending George

  • They were trying to escape

  • To spite Ms. Ratched

  • To avoid electroshock treatment

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

There are several allusions to God and Christianity throughout the novel. Which of these was NOT alluded to in the book?

Select one of the following:

  • Crucifixion

  • Crown of Thorns

  • The Ten Commandments

  • The Twelve Disciples

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

Why is Bromden the narrator and not McMurphy?

Select one of the following:

  • So we get to see Bromden's perspective too

  • He is the best character to observe everyone

  • Bromden is more interesting than McMurphy

  • Bromden has been at the hospital the longest

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

Why doesn't Harding want to leave with McMurphy

Select one of the following:

  • He is afraid of meeting his wife

  • He is scared of the repercussions

  • He wants to leave by the proper means

  • His wife told him to stay in the hospital for another year

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

Why does Billy Bibbit commit suicide?

Select one of the following:

  • The hospital becomes too difficult to bear

  • To demonstrate his new found authority and rebellion over Nurse Ratched

  • He doesn't want to be punished for his actions with Candy

  • Nurse Ratched threatens to tell his mother about Candy

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

Who eventually kills McMurphy

Select one of the following:

  • Nurse Ratched

  • The aides

  • Bromden

  • He kills himself

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

What instrument does Chief Bromden use to escape?

Select one of the following:

  • His arm

  • The control panel

  • A basketball

  • Nothing, the window is left open

Explanation

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