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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XXII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On his planet what does the little prince heat his breakfast on?
(a) He eats his breakfast cold.
(b) The heat of the nearby sun.
(c) A large cookstove.
(d) Either one of his two active volcanoes.

2. The prince's flower has a personality. She is ...
(a) Very worldly and intellectual.
(b) Sweet and cheerful.
(c) Vain and demanding.
(d) Extremely helpful and thoughtful.

3. How far are the pilot and the little prince from civilization in Chapter II?
(a) A thousand miles.
(b) Just around the corner.
(c) A leap and a hop.
(d) A hundred light years.

4. How many kings are on earth, according to the pilot?
(a) Too many.
(b) Thousands upon thousands.
(c) 16.
(d) 111.

5. What does Antoine de Saint-Exupery call The Land of Tears"?
(a) A no-man's land.
(b) A desert.
(c) A secret place.
(d) A waste of time.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the little prince sees the airplane for the first time what does he say?

2. How many asteroid planets does the little prince visit in total?

3. What does the tippler represent in the story?

4. What does the first creature the prince meets on earth say he is more powerful than?

5. On the lamplighter's planet, how many strides does it take to circle the planet?

(see the answer key)

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