Germinal Quizzes

Germinal Quiz 1

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

Lyon

Montsou

Nice

Paris
2 What is Etienne’s tragic flaw?

His pride

His weight

His infidelity

His angry drunkenness
3 Who is Catherine’s first lover?

Chaval

Maigrat

Zacharie

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

Chaval

Levaque

Bonnemort

Maheu
5 How many children do the Maheus have?

10

8

9

7
6 Who is Zachary’s wife?

Cecile

Mouquette

Philomene

Madame Hennebeau
7 Who kills Chaval?

Jeanlin

Henri

Zacharie

Etienne
8 What are the philosophical justifications of the strike?

Capitalist

Marxist

Anarchist

Feudal
9 What is Souvarine’s nationality?

Bulgarian

Belgian

English

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

15

16

18

17
11 What is the name of the tavern that Rasseneur runs?

L'Avantage

L'Savage

L'Eccole

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

Mouquette

Catherine

Maheude

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

Deneulin

Maheu

Souvarine

Chaval
14 Who are Jeanlin’s accomplices?

Levaque and Chaval

Maheu and Maheude

Etienne and Zacharie

Lydie and Bebert
15 What is the name of the Gregoires’ daughter?

Cecile

Catherine

Jeanne

Desire
16 How does Alzire die?

Of cold and hunger

Of malaria

Of congestion

Of polio
17 What is Bonnemort’s job presently?

Carman

Manager

Pikeman

Engine man
18 What does Bonnemort mean?

Bad omen

Deadly anger

Good death

Final jest
19 How much does Jeanlin earn in a day as a pit worker?

30 sous

20 sous

40 sous

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

Jacques

Claude

Michel

Jules
21 How does Maheu die?

He is shot by a soldier.

He is poisoned.

He dies of old age.

He is pushed off a cliff.
22 What is the color of Lenore Maheu’s hair?

Light yellow

Brown

White

Black
23 What is Maigrat notorious for?

Molesting children

Receiving sexual favors from the women of the settlement

Eating cow dung

Defiling graves
24 Who does Madame Hennebeau have an affair with?

Dansaert

Negrel

Deneulin

Etienne
25 How does Deneulin view the strikers?

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

As the enlightened poor

As oppressed

As sexual predators

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