The Call of the Wild Themes Quiz
The Call of the Wild by Jack London · 9 multiple-choice questions with answers · about 7 min
Test your knowledge of The Call of the Wild with 9 themes questions with answers and explanations — the big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. Ideal for revision once you have read the whole novel.
The big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. Drawn from the whole novel — contains spoilers.
Skills tested: Theme · Difficulty: Challenge, Standard
The Call of the Wild Themes questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- What does the novel's opening suggest about civilisation?
It always protects the weak from harm · It is stronger than any natural instinct · It exists only in great cities · It is a thin layer easily stripped away
- What does the chapter title 'The Law of Club and Fang' sum up?
The North is ruled by fair laws · Dogs and men live as equals there · Survival in the North depends on force · Only the club, not fangs, matters
- The chapter is called 'The Dominant Primordial Beast'. What is growing in Buck?
His loyalty to his masters · His ancient wild nature · His fear of the other dogs · His longing for California
- What does the mail-train work begin to do to the dogs?
Wear them down with endless heavy loads · Make them fat and lazy over winter · Turn them back into gentle pets · Teach them to obey without any clubs
- What does the fate of Hal's party suggest?
Luck alone decides who lives in the North · Hard work always brings success · Kindness is punished in the wild · Those who ignore nature's rules do not survive
- Even while loving Thornton, what keeps pulling at Buck?
Memories of Judge Miller's home · Fear of returning to the mail train · The call of the wild in the forest · Jealousy of Thornton's other dogs
- Where does Buck finally belong at the end of the novel?
Back in California with the Judge · With a new master in Dawson · With the wolf pack, as a legend · Alone at Thornton's empty camp
- How does the novel present Buck's change across the book?
As a fall from goodness into evil · As a return to his ancestral wild nature · As a dream from which he wakes · As a training in obedience
- What does the novel suggest about morality in the wild?
It is the same everywhere · It bends to the needs of survival · It belongs only to humans · It grows stronger in hardship
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Original questions written for Pagine. Quotations are from the public-domain text.
Frequently asked questions
Is this The Call of the Wild Themes quiz free?
Yes. All 9 questions are free with answers and explanations. Play online with instant feedback, or print it as a test with an answer key — no sign-up needed.
What does the The Call of the Wild Themes quiz cover?
9 themes questions drawn from every part of The Call of the Wild. The big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. It tests theme at challenge, standard level.
Does it contain spoilers?
Yes — it draws on the whole novel, including the ending.
Can I use it with a class?
Yes. Print it with the answer key for a reading check, homework or revision lesson, or share the link so students can take it online.
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