The King of the Golden River

John Ruskin · 1851

Ten questions on plot, characters and themes. Take it free. Pass 7 of 10 to ace it.

Question 1 of 10

Where do the three brothers live at the start?

In Treasure Valley, the richest land aroundIn the King's palaceHigh on a bare mountainIn a city by the sea

Question 2 of 10

How do Hans and Schwartz treat anyone who asks them for help?

They turn everyone away with nothingThey give food but no moneyThey charge a small priceThey help only their neighbours

Question 3 of 10

Who arrives at the door on the stormy night?

Their uncleSouthwest Wind, EsquireThe King of the Golden RiverA beggar from the city

Question 4 of 10

What happens to Treasure Valley after that visit?

It is bought by the KingIt floods every springSouthwest Wind never comes back, and the valley dries upNothing changes at all

Question 5 of 10

What are the brothers melting down when the trouble begins?

A church bellA gold coinGluck's golden mugTheir mother's ring

Question 6 of 10

Who appears out of the melted gold?

Gluck's fatherThe King of the Golden RiverSouthwest Wind, EsquireA dwarf from the mines

Question 7 of 10

What does the King say will turn the river to gold?

Three days of fastingThree drops of holy water cast into its sourceA gold coin thrown from the summitA song sung at sunrise

Question 8 of 10

What happens to anyone who tries and fails?

He forgets the wayHe is sent back down the mountainHe loses his voiceHe is turned into a black stone

Question 9 of 10

Why do Hans and Schwartz both fail?

They cannot find the source of the riverThey refuse their water to the people dying of thirst on the wayThey arrive after sunsetThey drink the holy water themselves

Question 10 of 10

What does Gluck do that his brothers would not?

He climbs the mountain fasterHe asks the King for helpHe brings more water than they didHe gives his water away to everyone who needs it

0 of 10 answered

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