Therese Raquin Quizzes

Therese Raquin Quiz 1

1 When was Thérèse Raquin first published?
1877

1871

1867

1857
2 Who was the ruler of France when Thérèse Raquin was published?
Felix Faure

Adolphe Thiers

Napoleon I

Napoleon III
3 Which of the following visual artists was one of Zola’s closest friends?
Henri Matisse

Edouard Manet

Paul Cézanne

Claude Monet
4 Which other 19th-century novel caused a scandal when it appeared?
Lost Illusions

Pride and Prejudice

Madame Bovary

Middlemarch
5 What is the name of the 20-novel series that Zola wrote after Thérèse Raquin?
The Rougon-Macquart Cycle

The Human Comedy

The Holy Cities

The Last Parade
6 What political cause preoccupied Zola later in life?
Pacifism and pan-European diplomacy

The Dreyfus affair

Aid to the French colonies in Africa

Women's suffrage
7 Why did Zola write the 1868 “Preface” to Thérèse Raquin?
To address the misconceptions of his critics

To compare his novel to the paintings of Paul Cézanne

To criticize earlier French writers such as Balzac and Flaubert

To engage in lighthearted literary satire
8 Why, according to Zola’s “Preface”, did Thérèse and Laurent murder Camille?
Because they cannot oppose the "resplendent love" that unites them

Because they are motivated by "predetermined" animal desires

Because they are "tragic personages" inspired by Shakespeare

Because they are driven by "the vice of urban poverty"
9 How does Zola characterize the criticisms that were leveled at Thérèse Raquin?
As "expressive of the worst nationalistic French sentiments"

As "helpful advice, which I must respectfully oppose"

As "a lot of silliness" and "essentially misdirected"

As "needlessly cruel towards a fledgling author"
10 Zola describes his novel using metaphors drawn from what field?
Mathematics

Biological science

Economics

Astronomy
11 What, for Zola, would be a fair criticism of his novel?
That Therese Raquin "inadvertently insults poor yet noble individuals"

That Therese Raquin "is written in too simple of a style"

That Therese Raquin "is the study of too exceptional a case"

That Therese Raquin "ignores the experiences of children and the aged"
12 Which of these labels did one of Zola’s critics apply to Thérèse Raquin?
"Putrid Literature"

"Edifying Social Fiction"

"Psychological Realism"

"Dreamlike Fantasy"
13 What is the name of the street in Paris where Thérèse, Camille, and Mme Raquin live?
The Rue Gremainville

The Boulevard Mazarine

The Passage Marechale

The Passage du Pont-Neuf
14 What is Mme Raquin’s shop like, as Zola depicts it?
Decorated with strange and exotic goods

Bright and welcoming

Dingy and dark

Spacious yet sparely furnished
15 What kind of goods does Mme Raquin sell in her shop?
Shoes and coats

Fruit, nuts, and inexpensive candies

Cheap hats and small clothing items

Antique necklaces and rings
16 How does Camille wound Laurent?
He bites Laurent's ear

He scratches Laurent on the forearm

He bites Laurent on the neck

He scratches Laurent on the chin
17 Why does Laurent give up painting?
All his portraits look just like Camile

He wants a more practical job

He realizes that he has no talent

He is unhappy with the new methods of creating art
18 What health problem makes life gradually more difficult for Mme Raquin?
Her legs and joints are growing stiff

She is going blind

She is going deaf

Her body has begun to shake and twitch
19 When does Mme Raquin learn of Camille's murder?
Immediately after Thérèse and Laurent's marriage

A few hours before Therese and Laurent die

A few weeks after the murder itself

Several weeks after she has been paralyzed
20 What does Mme Raquin hate most about being paralyzed?
Her suspicion that she is going insane

Her inability to see her old friends

The fact that she can no longer travel the countryside

The fact that she is dependent on her son's murderers
21 Why does Mme Raquin abandon her plan to starve to death?
She wants to live to see Thérèse and Laurent suffer

She remembers her religious and moral duties

She is horrified by the suffering that she would endure

She is force-fed by Old Michaud and Suzanne
22 Where does Mme Raquin live before moving to Paris?
Vernon

Aix-en-Provence

Munich

Brussels
23 What was the profession of Thérèse's father?
Infantry commander

Lawyer

Sea captain

Doctor
24 Why is Mme Raquin so attached to Camille?
Because she relates to his love of money

Because she nursed him through repeated childhoood sicknesses

Because he is astonishingly handsome and intelligent

Because he reminds her of her dead brother
25 How much money does Mme Raquin have saved?
2000 francs

75,000 francs

40,000 francs

20,000 francs

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