Tess of the D'Urbervilles Quizzes

1. What is the primary reason why the Durbeyfields send Tess to Trantridge Cross?

• So that she may eventually marry a nobleman
• So that she may not shame the family with her illegitimate child
• So that she may claim kinship with the d'Urbervilles
• So that she may find employment with Mrs. Stoke-d'Urberville.

2. Which of the Durbeyfields finally claims the family from Rolliver's?

• Abraham
• Joan
• John
• Tess

3. What is the name of Tess's illegitimate child?

• Sorrow
• Abraham
• Pity
• Mourning

4. At what location does Alec seduce Tess?

• Trantridge Cross
• Marlott
• Chasebourough
• The Chase

5. Which of the following is not significant about Mrs. Stoke-d'Urberville's first meeting with Tess?

• It shows that Tess is different from other common workers.
• It shows that Mrs. d'Urberville holds great control over her son.
• It destroys Tess's hope of claiming kinship with the d'Urbervilles.
• It shows that Alec has brought Tess there under false pretenses.

6. According to Joan Durbeyfield, what is the 'trump card' that Tess has?

• Her innocence
• Her education
• The d'Urberville name
• Her face

7. Which of the following is not a possible reason why Tess is seduced by Alec?

• She believes that she loves him.
• She is too tired to resist his advances.
• She believes that to resist him proves that she is ungrateful and unkind.
• She is momentarily attracted to him.

8. Which of the following is most significant about the baptism?

• It signals the severing of her ties with her family, who now fear Tess.
• It is a rebirth for Tess, who finds herself more mature and powerful afterwards.
• The life-giving ceremony of baptism is an event that precipitates the child's death.
• By naming her child, Tess makes it human rather than a symbol of her anguish.

9. Which of the following is not significant about the death of the Durbeyfield's horse?

• The death of the horse makes Tess feel guilty, causing her to agree to her father's plan to claim kinship.
• The death of the horse foreshadows later deaths caused during carriage rides.
• Although the death of Prince is an accident, Tess feels that she is to blame.
• Tess bears responsibility for the death of the horse, but the tragedy occurs because of her family's irresponsibility and not her own.

10. What is significant about Alec saving Tess from Car Darch?

• Alec proves more dangerous to Tess than Car would have.
• This shows for the first time that Alec has been stalking Tess.
• This shows that Alec is an essentially noble person.
• Alec refuses to admit that he performed a noble action, and instead insists that he did so merely to get closer to Tess.