Q 01/05

In what year was The Lorax first published?

A) 1957

B) 1965

C) 1971

D) 1969

Answer · why

C) 1971

It arrived the year after the first Earth Day, at the peak of the early environmental movement.

Q 02/05

Which publisher released The Lorax?

A) Simon & Schuster

B) Random House

C) Scholastic

D) HarperCollins

Answer · why

B) Random House

Random House published nearly all of Seuss's books, and Beginner Books was its imprint.

Q 03/05

Which of his own books did Dr. Seuss name as his personal favorite?

A) Oh, the Places You'll Go!

B) The Cat in the Hat

C) Green Eggs and Ham

D) The Lorax

Answer · why

D) The Lorax

He said the book came out of him being angry, and that he was out to attack what he thought were evil things.

Q 04/05

What does the Once-ler chop down to make his product?

A) Truffula Trees

B) Snergly Bushes

C) Whiffle Reeds

D) Zizzer Vines

Answer · why

A) Truffula Trees

Their tufts are softer than silk and smell of butterfly milk, which is exactly why they get harvested.

Q 05/05

What is the name of the 'highly versatile garment' the Once-ler knits from the tree tufts?

A) A Thneed

B) A Fluff

C) A Snuggle

D) A Sneed

Answer · why

A) A Thneed

It is a Fine-Something-That-All-People-Need: a shirt, a sock, a glove or a hat.

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