Tale of Two Cities Quizzes

1. Which two cities does the title refer to?

• London and Liverpool
• London and Rome
• Paris and Berlin
• London and Paris

2. Mr. Lorry is a

• banker
• barrister
• solicitor
• mail-coach driver

3. What is the message that Mr. Lorry receives?

• "continue as planned"
• "abort mission"
• "turn around"
• "recalled to life"

4. Who delivers the message to Mr. Lorry?

• Dr. Manette
• Sydney Carton
• Mr. Stryver
• Jerry Cruncher

5. What does Mr. Lorry tell Lucie Manette?

• She has inherited a large sum of money
• Her father is still alive
• She is to be tried for treason
• She is his daughter

6. How long was Doctor Manette imprisoned in the Bastille?

• 8 years
• 25 years
• 18 years
• a day

7. What does Gaspard write on the wall in wine and mud?

• i am hungry
• wine
• his name
• blood

8. What is the name that Defarge called himself and the other revolutionaries?

• Jann
• Jacques
• Henri
• Baptiste

9. What hobby did Dr. Manette pick up in prison?

• novel-writing
• shoemaking
• blacksmithing
• knitting

10. In what year does this novel begin?

• 1767
• 1775
• 1783
• 1793