Question

"Perhaps," said General Zaroff, "you were surprised that I recognized your name. You see, I read all books on hunting published in English, French, and Russian. I have but one passion in my life, Mr. Rainsford, and it is the hunt."
What does this piece of dialogue reveal about Zaroff’s character?
He is unimpressed by Rainsford.
He is either English, French, or Russian.
He is a very well-educated man.
He is an inexperienced hunter.

Answer 1

C he is a well educated man

Answer 2

Answer:

He is a very well-educated man.

Explanation:

"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell is a short story about the hunting game and the hunter-hunted relationship. The story tells about Rainsford who was an experienced hunter who became the victim in one of the gruesomest game of even his own experience.

Rainsford was stranded in an island owned by General Zaroff who was also a hunter, but of a different species. He hunts human beings as a game, an entertainment, for he no longer views the hunting of animals as exciting enough. The passage in the question is from when Rainsford and the General first met each other. Through his admission of having read all kinds of hunting books in different languages, we can know that General Zaroff is a well- educated man.