On The Beach Novel Quiz! Trivia
The novel, “On the Beach,” is a 1957 post-apocalyptic story written by British author Nevil Shute. The book demonstrates the idea of a world being taken over by nuclear war and destruction. There are only a few lasting survivors who are about to die from a radioactive cloud that is heading toward them. Take this quiz and learn more about the book, “On the Beach. ”
- 1.
![What does the phrase "on the beach" mean? - ProProfs]( "What does the phrase \"on the beach\" mean?")
What does the phrase "on the beach" mean?- A.
Vacation
- B.
Navy term for "out of service"
- C.
A place to be
- D.
I don't know
- 2.
![Where does the story take place? - ProProfs]( "Where does the story take place?")
Where does the story take place?- A.
Australia
- B.
United States
- C.
Scotland
- D.
Mexico
- 3.
![When does the story take place? - ProProfs]( "When does the story take place?")
When does the story take place?- A.
1953
- B.
1960
- C.
1959
- D.
1963
- 4.
![What war caused the nuclear apocalypse? - ProProfs]( "What war caused the nuclear apocalypse?")
What war caused the nuclear apocalypse?- A.
A nuclear attack by Albania on Italy
- B.
The bombings of the United States and the United Kingdom by Egypt
- C.
A retaliatory strike on the Soviet Union by NATO
- D.
All of the above
- 5.
![Which hemisphere was affected? - ProProfs]( "Which hemisphere was affected?")
Which hemisphere was affected?- A.
Northern Hemisphere
- B.
Southern Hemisphere
- C.
Both
- D.
I don't know
- 6.
![Which places were for the most part unaffected by the radioactive fallout? - ProProfs]( "Which places were for the most part unaffected by the radioactive fallout?")
Which places were for the most part unaffected by the radioactive fallout?- A.
Australia
- B.
New Zealand
- C.
South Africa
- D.
All of the above
- 7.
![What does the Australian government give to the civilians? - ProProfs]( "What does the Australian government give to the civilians?")
What does the Australian government give to the civilians?- A.
Food
- B.
Suicide pills and injections
- C.
Water
- D.
Radiation suits
- 8.
![What do Osborne and the crew find out about the radiation when they go to the Gulf of Alaska? - ProProfs]( "What do Osborne and the crew find out about the radiation when they go to the Gulf of Alaska?")
What do Osborne and the crew find out about the radiation when they go to the Gulf of Alaska?- A.
The state is destroyed
- B.
Radiation levels are not decreasing
- C.
Survivors
- D.
Nothing
- 9.
![What gave off the mysterious radio signal? - ProProfs]( "What gave off the mysterious radio signal?")
What gave off the mysterious radio signal?- A.
The wind
- B.
The machine malfunctioned
- C.
A survivor
- D.
A broken window sash swinging in the breeze and occasionally hitting a telegraph key
- 10.
![How does the story end? - ProProfs]( "How does the story end?")
How does the story end?- A.
They survive in a bunker
- B.
Everyone dies
- C.
The submarine crew survives
- D.
A few people survive
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