Prince Caspian

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. How are the Pevensie children transported back to Narnia?

A) They go back inside the wardrobe.

B) They make a wish on a star.

C) Trumpkin rows them there in a boat.

D) Prince Caspian blows the horn to ask for help.

2. Trumpkin serves as a foil to which of the following characters?

A) Nikabrik

B) Caspian

C) Reepicheep

D) Aslan

3. What does King Miraz do to try to stop Prince Caspian from learning more about his Telmarine ancestors and the Old Narnians?

A) He murders Doctor Cornelius.

B) He sends his nurse away.

C) He puts Prince Caspian in jail.

D) He burns all of Prince Caspian’s books.

4. Why do the children disagree about which way to travel along the river?

A) Susan wants to go back to the island.

B) Edmund and Peter think there is better food downriver.

C) Trumpkin is following Pattertwig’s tracks.

D) Lucy wants to follow Aslan, but Peter and Susan don’t believe she saw him.

5. Why does Doctor Cornelius consider Prince Caspian the real heir to Narnia’s throne?

A) He hates dwarfs and thinks humans should rule Narnia.

B) He believes all Telmarines are intelligent and compassionate.

C) He knows that King Miraz murdered Caspian’s father to claim the throne for himself.

D) He thinks Prince Caspian is related to the Pevensie children.

6. Which of the following best demonstrates Caspian’s leadership skills?

A) He insists on holding a council to decide how to handle King Miraz.

B) He escapes King Miraz’s castle by way of the woods.

C) He asks his nurse and Doctor Cornelius for stories about Old Narnia.

D) He agrees to meet with the “hag” and the wer-wolf.

7. How do the children and Trumpkin get off the island?

A) They fly on Aslan’s back.

B) They row their boat up to Glasswater Creek.

C) They climb over bridges and trees.

D) They swim across to the mainland.

8. Which of the following best describes the Telmarines’ attitude toward nature?

A) Wary and respectful

B) Fearful and domineering

C) Cooperative and humble

D) Indifferent and detached

9. Whom does Lucy try to wake up while her siblings and Trumpkin are sleeping?

A) The beavers

B) The river

C) The trees

D) The elves

10. What does Aslan do when he meets Edmund, Susan, and Peter?

A) He greets them warmly and forgives them.

B) He gives them magical gifts.

C) He tells them to travel on without him.

D) He asks them about their battle plans.

11. Why does Nikabrik want to work with a “hag” and a wer-wolf?

A) He thinks it will make Aslan arrive faster.

B) He believes they can summon the White Witch’s help.

C) He is secretly a wer-wolf himself.

D) He thinks they are friends with the Pevensie children.

12. Who arranges the single combat fight between Peter and King Miraz?

A) Aslan

B) Trufflehunter

C) The centaurs

D) Peter

13. Why do King Miraz’s soldiers betray him?

A) They work for the White Witch.

B) They are secretly part dwarf.

C) They support the Pevensie children.

D) They are angry at how Miraz treated them.

14. What does Aslan do with Susan and Lucy during Peter’s duel with King Miraz?

A) He brings them to a safe castle to get away from the fighting.

B) He teaches them sword fighting.

C) He takes them through Narnia, restoring nature and working miracles.

D) He helps them find the magical horn.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. What does Trufflehunter often try to persuade Nikabrik of? Why is this important?

2. How does Aslan show mercy to the Telmarine people?