Blood Wedding Quizzes

Blood Wedding Quiz 1

1 What happened to the men who murdered the Bridegroom's father and brother?
They escaped to another city

They are in prison

They were executed

The Bridegroom killed them
2 Why does Mother wish the Bridegroom were a girl?
He would stay home instead of roaming the dangerous countryside.

She needs someone to help with her sewing.

If he were a girl, she could choose his spouse.

She thinks a girl would have a nicer, less rambunctious personality.
3 What does the Bridegroom tell Mother he'll eat in the vineyard?
Apples

Grapes

Olives

The sandwich she made him
4 Why doesn't Mother want to live with the Bride and Bridegroom after they get married?
She believes the Bride will get pregnant faster if she doesn't have to share a house with her mother-in-law.

She is afraid that the townspeople will bury a Felix next to her husband in the cemetery if she leaves town.

She doesn't want to impose on them.

She isn't strong enough to move.
5 How long has the Bridegroom known the Bride at the start of the play?
Three years

One year

Six weeks

Two years
6 Which family heirloom does Mother decide to give the Bride?
The second-best bed

Her wedding ring

Her husband's old wardrobe

Her brass earrings
7 How many grandchildren does Mother want?
Six

Ten

Four

Two
8 How does the town boy, Rafael, lose his arms?
An industrial accident

A car accident

The Felix boys cut them off after Rafael insulted them

The police cut them off as punishment for stealing
9 What is the Bride's relationship to the Felix family?
She used to work as a maid for them.

She was engaged to Rafael Felix before he died.

Young Leonardo Felix was in love with her as a boy.

She is a distant cousin.
10 Which gender does Mother prefer for her grandchildren, and why?
Girls, so they will not be drafted.

Boys, so the Bridegroom will have help working the vineyard.

Boys, so they can protect the Bride and the Bridegroom in their old age.

Girls, so she can teach them to sew.
11 Where does the Bride live?
In the servants' quarters of the Felix mansion

In the town's richest neighborhood

In a large farmhouse

The outskirts of town
12 Who reveals to Mother the Bride's ties to the Felix family?
The Bride

The Neighbour

The Bridegroom

Leonardo
13 Why does Mother give her son money before his wedding?
So he can buy new suits

Because the Bride is too poor to offer a dowry and they need to buy a house

So he can pay his gambling debts

So he can host a lavish wedding party
14 Why did the Bride's mother have a bad reputation when she was alive?
She had multiple affairs.

She was running a Ponzi scheme.

She went senile at a young age and had embarrassing outbursts in public.

She was proud and didn't love her husband.
15 Who saw Leonardo riding on the outskirts of town in Act I?
His Mother-in-Law

The woman who picks capers

The Bride

His Wife
16 Why doesn't Leonardo's Wife believe him when says he wasn't riding outside town?
He brought the horse back in a lather

He got home late that night

She saw him riding on the highway

She suspects he is having an affair with the Bride
17 What does the Girl reveal to Leonardo's Mother-in-Law?
Her daughter is having an affair with the Bridegroom.

The Bridegroom has bought expensive clothes for himself and his fiancée.

Leonardo was seen riding on the outskirts of town, near the Bride's farm.

The Bridegroom has proposed to her niece.
18 Which of these is not embroidered on the Bride's expensive wedding stockings?
A swallow

Grapes

A boat

A rose
19 Why does Leonardo's Wife get angry at him in Act I, Scene 2?
He spills his lemon drink

He has been sneaking around town and won't tell her why

He was rude to the Girl

She finds out he's still in love with the Bride
20 Leonardo's Wife and Mother-in-Law sing a sinister lullaby to the baby. What is it about?
A locust plague that destroys the crops

A pair of star-crossed lovers who commit suicide

A horse who refuses to drink

A wedding at which the bride dies on her way to the altar
21 Who accompanies the Bridegroom when he goes shopping for wedding clothes?
The Best Man

The Bride

Leonardo's Wife

His Mother
22 How long was Leonardo in love with the Bride before he married her cousin?
Two years

Five years

Six months

Three years
23 What does Leonardo's Wife want to buy for the baby?
A rattle

A new crib

A nightgown

A cap
24 Why do the Mother-in-Law and the Wife need to sing the lullaby again at the end of Act I, Scene 2?
The baby cries frequently because its crib is broken.

Leonardo woke the baby up by yelling at his Wife.

The baby is feverish and can't fall asleep.

They don't need to--they just enjoy singing.
25 How long does it take to get to the Bride's farm from the Bridegroom's house?
An hour and a half

Forty minutes

Four hours

Two hours

Could you tell what values are expressed in the story?

Check out the themes page below: they cover values.

https://www.gradesaver.com/blood-wedding/study-guide/themes

Asked by Ana M #1166383

Answered by Aslan on 8/6/2021 12:59 AM

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The poetic quality and its significance lyricism in Blood Wedding.

Lorca was deeply interested in folk music and rhymes, and many different songs and poems appear in Blood Wedding. They establish the traditional culture in which the characters live and die, but the changing style of the lyrics as the play...

Asked by sariah s #780917

Answered by jill d #170087 on 7/9/2021 2:52 PM

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What is Lorca's object of desire in Blood Wedding?

I'm sorry, Lorca is the author of the text. Which character are you referring to?

Asked by عبدالوہاب چ #722729

Answered by jill d #170087 on 7/9/2021 2:51 PM

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