A Tale Of Two Cities Book The First Chapter 1: "The Period"
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Reading check quiz
- 1.
- A.
Good and Evil
- B.
Light and Darkness
- C.
Wisdom and Foolishness
- D.
Hope and Despair
- 2.What description is given for the King of France?
- A.
King with a large jaw
- B.
King with a plain face
- C.
King with a small jaw
- D.
King with a fair face
- 3.Who is the King of France during this time period?
- A.
King George II
- B.
King Louis XVI
- C.
King Charles II
- D.
King Henry VIII
- 4.What type of allusion is "loaves and fishes"?
- A.
Literary
- B.
Mythological
- C.
Biblical
- D.
HIstorical
- 5.In what year does the story open?
- A.
1776
- B.
1781
- C.
1783
- D.
1775
- 6.Mrs. Southcott had just turned the age of . . .
- A.
30
- B.
18
- C.
21
- D.
25
- 7.Mrs. Southcott was well-known for her . . .
- A.
Parties
- B.
Political views
- C.
Wealth
- D.
Prophesies
- 8.The Cock-lane ghost . . .
- A.
Rapped out messages
- B.
Appeared during a full moon
- C.
Threatened the King of England
- D.
Was actually Jack the Ripper
- 9.Who is the "sister of the shield and the trident"?
- A.
Hera, wife of Zeus
- B.
Helen of Troy
- C.
England
- D.
Lady Liberty
- 10.All of the following might happen to a youth who did not kneel to a procession of monks EXCEPT. . .
- A.
Cutting off his hands
- B.
Placing his head on a fence post
- C.
Pulling out his tongue with pincers
- D.
Burning his body alive
- 11.The woodman represents . . .
- A.
Death
- B.
Life
- C.
Hunger
- D.
Fate
- 12.The symbol most likely representative of the woodman is . . .
- A.
Guillotine
- B.
Gallows
- C.
Tumbrils
- D.
Scythe
- 13.The farmer represents . . .
- A.
Death
- B.
Life
- C.
Hunger
- D.
Fate
- 14.The symbol most likely representative of the farmer is . . .
- A.
Guillotine
- B.
Gallows
- C.
Tumbrils
- D.
Scythe
- 15.What type of crime was most common in England at this time?
- A.
Robbery
- B.
Grave-digging
- C.
Murder
- D.
Picking pockets
- 16.The Highwaymen were really . . .
- A.
Poor people without jobs
- B.
City tradesmen
- C.
Bankers
- D.
Nobleman
- 17.What is a gaol?
- A.
Type of soup
- B.
A special key
- C.
A jail cell
- D.
Type of money
- 18.Who was considered "ever worse than useless"?
- A.
The hangman
- B.
The king
- C.
The queen
- D.
The thieves
- 19.Newgate is . . .
- A.
The name of the castle
- B.
The name of the city
- C.
The name of the road
- D.
The name of the prison
- 20.What is a blunderbuss?
- A.
A type of clothing
- B.
A type of gun
- C.
A type of coach
- D.
Type of horse
- 21.What were the robbed coaches usually carrying?
- A.
Mail
- B.
Textiles
- C.
Weapons
- D.
Food
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