A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy Quizzes

A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy Quiz 1

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1 In what year was A Sentimental Journey written?

1768

1900

1798

1868
2 Who is supposedly Sterne's alter ego?

The Count

Monsieur Dessein

La Fleur

Yorick
3 Which statement about A Sentimental Journey is TRUE?

The second half is lost.

The novel is only about Italy, not France.

The novel is unfinished.

Sterne did not want to finish the novel.
4 A Sentimental Journey is an exemplar of

travel writing.

the bildungsroman.

tragedy.

biography.
5 The novel alludes to Sterne's other work

Evelina.

The Vicar of Wakefield.

Pamela.

Tristram Shandy.
6 Where does Yorick go first?

Rome

Calais

Paris

Montriul
7 Yorick is

a lawyer.

a reverend.

a professor.

a doctor.
8 Yorick can best be described as

cruel.

passive.

cerebral.

flirtatious.
9 Yorick claims that the French have ________ in their blood.

mildness

culture

evil

laziness
10 Who interrupts Yorick's first dinner?

A scholar

A monk

A priest

A nun
11 What is Yorick's initial attitude toward the monk?

Anger

Annoyance

Friendliness

Curiosity
12 What does Yorick first attempt to buy after his arrival in France?

A hat

A chaise

A horse

A coat
13 Who is Monsieur Dessein?

A monk

A bookseller

A servant

The master of a hotel
14 Which is NOT one of the classes of travelers that Yorick identifies?

People with money

People with infirm minds

People with infirm bodies

People who travel out of necessity
15 What kind of traveler is Yorick?

Simple

Sentimental

Proud

Idle
16 Who bothers Yorick while he is writing his preface?

La Fleur

Englishmen

A young lady

Monsieur Dessein
17 Whom does Yorick meet at the door of the Remise?

A child

A dwarf

A young woman

A soldier
18 What does Yorick give the monk upon their second meeting?

His snuffbox

His gloves

His coat

His hat
19 Yorick finds evidence of ________on the young woman's face.

lust

confusion

sorrow

anger
20 Where is the young woman from?

Brussels

Amsterdam

London

Paris
21 What is Yorick's opinion of Smelfungus?

Admiration

Indifference

Ambivalence

Disdain
22 Yorick comments that one can have many adventures if one

looks for love.

travels openmindedly.

is young.

has a lot of money.
23 La Fleur is described as

brilliant.

snobby.

good-natured.

very religious.
24 La Fleur's one skill is

dressing his employers.

playing a musical instrument.

shining shoes.

reading.
25 Yorick approves of La Fleur's

always being in love.

good education.

religious convictions.

desire to travel the world.

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