Germinal Quizzes

Germinal Quiz 1

1 What is the name of the town in which the events of the story mainly take place?

Paris

Nice

Montsou

Lyon
2 What is Etienne’s tragic flaw?

His pride

His angry drunkenness

His infidelity

His weight
3 Who is Catherine’s first lover?

Chaval

Etienne

Maigrat

Zacharie
4 Who does Etienne first meet when he arrives at Montsou?

Bonnemort

Levaque

Maheu

Chaval
5 How many children do the Maheus have?

10

8

7

9
6 Who is Zachary’s wife?

Philomene

Cecile

Mouquette

Madame Hennebeau
7 Who kills Chaval?

Etienne

Zacharie

Henri

Jeanlin
8 What are the philosophical justifications of the strike?

Feudal

Anarchist

Marxist

Capitalist
9 What is Souvarine’s nationality?

Bulgarian

English

Belgian

Russian
10 How old is Catherine at the beginning of the story?

18

16

17

15
11 What is the name of the tavern that Rasseneur runs?

L'Pensee

L'Eccole

L'Avantage

L'Savage
12 Who does Etienne make love to in the mines?

Philomene

Catherine

Mouquette

Maheude
13 Who sabotages the mine at the end of the story?

Chaval

Deneulin

Maheu

Souvarine
14 Who are Jeanlin’s accomplices?

Lydie and Bebert

Levaque and Chaval

Etienne and Zacharie

Maheu and Maheude
15 What is the name of the Gregoires’ daughter?

Cecile

Desire

Jeanne

Catherine
16 How does Alzire die?

Of congestion

Of polio

Of cold and hunger

Of malaria
17 What is Bonnemort’s job presently?

Engine man

Pikeman

Manager

Carman
18 What does Bonnemort mean?

Final jest

Good death

Bad omen

Deadly anger
19 How much does Jeanlin earn in a day as a pit worker?

20 sous

50 sous

30 sous

40 sous
20 What is the name of the soldier Jeanlin kills?

Michel

Claude

Jacques

Jules
21 How does Maheu die?

He is shot by a soldier.

He dies of old age.

He is pushed off a cliff.

He is poisoned.
22 What is the color of Lenore Maheu’s hair?

White

Brown

Light yellow

Black
23 What is Maigrat notorious for?

Eating cow dung

Defiling graves

Receiving sexual favors from the women of the settlement

Molesting children
24 Who does Madame Hennebeau have an affair with?

Negrel

Dansaert

Deneulin

Etienne
25 How does Deneulin view the strikers?

As sexual predators

As brutes who are illiterate and undeserving of the things they demand

As the enlightened poor

As oppressed

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