Les Miserables And Waiting For Godot Quiz 3
Les Miserables and Waiting for Godot
- 1.Where did Victor Hugo write Les Miserables?
- A.
In exile
- B.
In France
- C.
In The United States
- D.
In prison
- 2.What event led to the change in Jean Valjean's life?
- A.
The gift of the candlesticks from the Bishop of Digne
- B.
His release from prison
- C.
The student led June Rebellion in 1832
- D.
The death of his daughter, Leopoldine
- 3.All of the following were messages of Victor Hugo's novel except:
- A.
Progress must happen through secular means
- B.
Progress without religious faith is not possible
- C.
Society must take responsibility for social injustice
- D.
Achievement of the Ideal Republic does not have to come through violence
- 4.Why does Javert commit suicide?
- A.
He has a personal crisis of faith/worldview.
- B.
He feels very depressed about the death of the students in the rebellion.
- C.
He cannot face the fact that Jean Valjean is happier than he is.
- D.
He feels that he has failed in his duties.
- 5.Jean Valjean goes to the barricade to
- A.
To try to save Marius
- B.
Because he believes in the legitimacy of the rebellion
- C.
Because he is a spy for the French Army
- D.
To try to convince the young men not to waste their lives
- 6.What is Jean Valjean's other identity?
- A.
Mayor of Montreuil-sur-Mer
- B.
Bishop Meryl
- C.
Mayor of Paris
- D.
Victor Hugo
- 7.Romanticism can best be described as
- A.
A reactionary movement to the Enlightenment emphasizing the role of emotion and intuition in art.
- B.
A movement that emphasizes reason over revelation.
- C.
A literary movement that condemns superstition and religiosity.
- D.
The experience of romantic love between two people who are ready to sacrifice for each other such as Eponine for Marius.
- 8.Which character does not die in the film version of Les Miserables?
- A.
Marius
- B.
Eponine
- C.
Jean Valjean
- D.
Fantine
- 9.Waiting for Godot was written directly after which major world event involving the author?
- A.
World War II
- B.
World War I
- C.
The French Revolution
- D.
The invention of the television
- 10.The Theatre of the Absurd can be characterized by all of the following except:
- A.
A strong emphasis on a dialogue with logically flowing ideas
- B.
The absence of plot
- C.
The absence of setting
- D.
A reflection of the possibility that life has no meaning
- 11.Who wrote Waiting for Godot?
- A.
Samuel Beckett
- B.
Vladimir Estragon
- C.
Sam Shepherd
- D.
Harold Pinter
- 12.Who tells Vladimir and Estragon that Godot will be coming tomorrow?
- A.
A boy
- B.
A girl
- C.
Pozzo
- D.
Lucky
- 13.How do Pozzo and Lucky change in the second act?
- A.
Pozzo is blind and Lucky, wearing a different hat, is tied with a shorter rope.
- B.
Pozzo is much wealthier and Lucky walks rather than crawls.
- C.
Pozzo is wearing a different tie and Lucky is wearing a tracksuit.
- D.
Pozzo is happy while Lucky is sad.
- 14.What are the two descriptions regarding the scenery in Waiting for Godot?
- A.
A tree and a country road
- B.
A tree and a flower garden
- C.
A tree and a house in the distance
- D.
A tree and a mailbox
- 15.Why does Jean Valjean refuse to tell Cosette about his past?
- A.
He is ashamed of his past and afraid that it would disgrace her.
- B.
He is afraid that she will turn him into the police.
- C.
He is angry that she asks because he feels it is none of her business.
- D.
He is afraid is would affect her marriage possibilities.
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