Les Miserables And Waiting For Godot Quiz 3b
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Les Miserables and Waiting for Godot
- 1.When did Victor Hugo publish Les Miserables?
- A.
1862, while he was in exile
- B.
1870, the year Napoleon III lost power
- C.
1848, the year the Second Republic was established in France
- D.
1851, the year Napoleon III came to power
- 2.The gift of the candlesticks from the Bishop of Digne led to
- A.
A crisis of faith and transformation of Jean Valjean's life.
- B.
Jean Valjean's release from prison.
- C.
The arrest of Jean Valjean.
- D.
Jean Valjean having some really nice candlesticks.
- 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 leaves the barricade in order to
- A.
To try to save Marius.
- B.
To try to escape from Javert.
- C.
Provide information for the French Army.
- D.
Return to Cosette before she gets worried about him.
- 6.Why does Javert continue to search for Jean Valjean even after he is released from prison?
- A.
Because Jean Valjean breaks his parole
- B.
Because Javert believes Valjean is incapable of change
- C.
Because Jean Valjean escaped from prison
- D.
Because Javert hates Jean Valjean and wants him to go back to prison.
- 7.Victor Hugo's writings can best be described as
- A.
Reflecting the ideas of Romanticism.
- B.
Reflecting the ideals of the Enlightenment.
- C.
Belonging to a literary movement condemning superstition and religiosity.
- D.
Belonging to the Theatre of the Absurd.
- 8.Which character does not die in the film version of Les Miserables?
- A.
Cosette
- B.
Eponine
- C.
Jean Valjean
- D.
Fantine
- 9.During World War II, the author of Waiting for Godot was involved in what movement?
- A.
The French Resistance
- B.
The Nazi Party
- C.
The Enlightenment
- D.
The Battle of Normandy
- 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.Where was Samuel Beckett from?
- A.
Ireland
- B.
France
- C.
England
- D.
Germany
- 12.Who tells Vladimir and Estragon that Godot will be coming tomorrow?
- A.
A boy
- B.
A girl
- C.
Pozzo
- D.
Lucky
- 13.What do Estragon and Vladimir propose to do with the tree while waiting?
- A.
Hang themselves
- B.
Play hide-and-go-seek
- C.
Cut it down and build a house
- D.
Climb it so they can see farther
- 14.What changes in the scenery in the second act of Waiting for Godot?
- A.
The tree has four or five leaves.
- B.
The tree is cut down.
- C.
Estragon's boots are hanging from the tree.
- D.
The tree has political flags hanging from it.
- 15.Why does Fantine lose her job in the factory?
- A.
It becomes known that she has a child and she is accused of having a bad reputation.
- B.
She is caught flirting with the foreman.
- C.
She is not very good at sewing clothes and is dismissed for incompetence.
- D.
She would rather work on the street.
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