SparkNotes: The Princess Bride: Quiz

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What fate met Buttercup when she dove off the side of her kidnappers' boat?

(A) Whirlpools

(B) Shrieking eels

(D) Westley in a submarine

Who was Spain's most famous sword maker?

(A) Domingo Montoya

(B) Yeste

(D) Yellin

What does Count Rugen state as his purpose on his first visit to Buttercup's parents' farm?

(A) To admire her beauty

(B) To ask her to marry Humperdinck

(D) To learn the secret behind her cows' milk

Why does Humperdinck finally put Westley to death?

(A) Because Buttercup accused him of being a weakling

(B) Because he wanted to contribute to the Count's Book of Torture

(D) Because he feared that Westley might murder Buttercup

How might Fezzik answer a statement such as, "Run for your lives!"?

(A) "I don't want to."

(B) "Why?"

(D) "My arms and legs are too tired."

Why doesn't Humperdinck marry Princess Noreena?

(A) Because he is in love with Buttercup

(B) Because he hates political alliances

(D) Because she has no hair

In the Battle of Wits, which of the goblets is poisoned?

(A) Vizzini's

(B) Westley's

(D) Neither

How did William Goldman wind up revisiting the book, The Princess Bride?

(A) He ordered a copy for his son's tenth birthday

(B) His wife Helen had been quoting it to her patients

(D) He happened to see one in his local Barnes & Noble

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