Les Miserables: Study Help: Quiz

1: Victor Hugo wrote all but which of the following titles?

a. Notre Dame de Paris

b. Madame Bovary

c. Les Travailleurs de la Mer

d. Hernani

2: The most dangerous thing about Thénardier, the evil innkeeper, is

a. his ability to use his intelligence to commit perverse acts

b. the power of his fantasy to obscure the truth

c. his single-minded drive to corrupt innocence

d. his skill at rallying the brutal forces of the criminal underworld

3: Inspector Javert, torn between carrying out his duty to arrest Valjean and his awakening consciousness that there is a higher law than the judicial system, commits suicide by

a. shooting himself

b. swallowing arsenic

c. throwing himself in front of a moving train

d. throwing himself into the Seine

4: Marius joins a radical group, the Friends of the A.B.C. This name is a serious pun; the pronunciation of A.B.C. in French is the same as that of abaissé, which means

a. the abandoned

b. the obscure

c. the oppressed

d. the abhorred

5: Gavroche, holding a basket "like a housewife doing her shopping," is killed as he collects

a. eggs to help feed the rebels

b. cartridge-bags from dead soldiers

c. coins from people who support the insurrection

d. hats and gloves for the destitute

6: The young worker who eventually dies from gunshots intended for Marius turns out to be

a. Eponine

b. Fantine

c. Cosette

d. Paulette

7: How did Valjean’s appearance change after his dramatic courtroom announcement involving Champmathieu?

a. He had no head -- guillotined.

b. His face was beaten and bloodied

c. He was happy and smiling -- finally free from his burden of guilt

d. His hair turned snow white

8: What is known as the ingratitude of children is merely the fulfillment of

a. the way they were raised -- indulged and self-involved

b. peer pressure

c. their desire to ignore their debts to their parents

d. the scheme of nature

9: Who said the following: “I leave 50,000 francs to the poor. I wish to be taken to the cemetery in the hearse customarily used for the poor. I refuse the prayers of all churches. I believe in God.”

a. Victor Hugo

b. Jean Valjean

c. Inspector Javert

d. Jean Prouvaire

10: Who said the following, "Don't forget that you promised me to use this silver to become an honest man."

a. Colonel Georges Pontmercy

b. Emperor Napoleon

c. Monseigneur Myriel

d. Jean Valjean

11: Who said the following: “Did you notice the boy who brought you the rope? I think he was your son."

a. Babet

b. Gavroche

c. Marius

d. Fantine

12: Who said the following: “A hundred francs if you give us shelter for the night."

a. Cosette

b. Jean Valjean

c. Magnon

d. Monsieur Mabeuf

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