Germinal Quizzes

Germinal Quiz 1

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

Nice

Paris

Lyon
2 What is Etienne’s tragic flaw?
His weight

His infidelity

His angry drunkenness

His pride
3 Who is Catherine’s first lover?
Maigrat

Etienne

Zacharie

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

Chaval

Levaque

Maheu
5 How many children do the Maheus have?
9

8

7

10
6 Who is Zachary’s wife?
Cecile

Mouquette

Philomene

Madame Hennebeau
7 Who kills Chaval?
Henri

Etienne

Zacharie

Jeanlin
8 What are the philosophical justifications of the strike?
Marxist

Capitalist

Anarchist

Feudal
9 What is Souvarine’s nationality?
Belgian

Bulgarian

English

Russian
10 How old is Catherine at the beginning of the story?
18

15

16

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

L'Eccole

L'Pensee

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

Mouquette

Catherine

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

Souvarine

Chaval

Deneulin
14 Who are Jeanlin’s accomplices?
Etienne and Zacharie

Lydie and Bebert

Maheu and Maheude

Levaque and Chaval
15 What is the name of the Gregoires’ daughter?
Catherine

Jeanne

Cecile

Desire
16 How does Alzire die?
Of polio

Of malaria

Of congestion

Of cold and hunger
17 What is Bonnemort’s job presently?
Carman

Manager

Pikeman

Engine man
18 What does Bonnemort mean?
Good death

Bad omen

Final jest

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

20 sous

30 sous

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

Michel

Jules

Jacques
21 How does Maheu die?
He is shot by a soldier.

He is pushed off a cliff.

He is poisoned.

He dies of old age.
22 What is the color of Lenore Maheu’s hair?
Brown

Light yellow

White

Black
23 What is Maigrat notorious for?
Defiling graves

Receiving sexual favors from the women of the settlement

Eating cow dung

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

Negrel

Deneulin

Etienne
25 How does Deneulin view the strikers?
As sexual predators

As oppressed

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

As the enlightened poor

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