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One Hundred Years of Solitude Quiz 1

  • 1. Who are the founders of Macondo?
    •     The Marquezes
    •     The del Carpios
    •     The Buendias
    •     The Moscotes

  • 2. Where did they come from?
    •     Moscow
    •     Riohacha
    •     Santiago
    •     Aracataca

  • 3. Every March, the gypsies bring wondrous things to town. What item makes a lasting impression on Colonel Aureliano Buendia?
    •     Flying carpet
    •     Magnets
    •     Mirrors
    •     Ice

  • 4. What relation are Jose Arcadio Buendia and his wife, Ursula Iguaran?
    •     Great uncle/niece
    •     Cousins
    •     Second cousins once removed
    •     Siblings

  • 5. Why did Jose Arcadio Buendia kill Prudencio Aguilar?
    •     They were drunk
    •     Aguilar was sleeping with Buendia's sister
    •     Aguilar insulted his manhood
    •     Buendia wanted his land

  • 6. Don Moscote wants to make Macondo in the image of the government by asking the residents to:
    •     Dance in the streets
    •     Paint their houses blue
    •     Plant chestnut trees
    •     Own fighting cocks

  • 7. Who is the mother of Jose Arcadio's first son and Aureliano's first son?
    •     Pilar Ternera
    •     Remedios Moscote
    •     Carmelita Montiel
    •     Amaranta

  • 8. What else does this woman do for the Buendias?
    •     Warns them of political intrigue
    •     Cooks for them
    •     Tells their fortunes
    •     Repairs the oven

  • 9. Which Buendia appears out of nowhere, with no past?
    •     Amaranta Iguaran
    •     Aureliano Deux
    •     Jose Arcadio
    •     Rebeca

  • 10. What plague does this Buendia bring?
    •     Snakes
    •     Floods
    •     Toads
    •     Insomnia

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