Germinal Quizzes

Germinal Quiz 1

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

Lyon

Nice

Montsou

Paris
2 What is Etienne’s tragic flaw?

His infidelity

His angry drunkenness

His pride

His weight
3 Who is Catherine’s first lover?

Zacharie

Etienne

Chaval

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

Bonnemort

Levaque

Chaval

Maheu
5 How many children do the Maheus have?

9

10

7

8
6 Who is Zachary’s wife?

Madame Hennebeau

Mouquette

Cecile

Philomene
7 Who kills Chaval?

Henri

Etienne

Jeanlin

Zacharie
8 What are the philosophical justifications of the strike?

Capitalist

Anarchist

Marxist

Feudal
9 What is Souvarine’s nationality?

Belgian

Russian

Bulgarian

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

17

18

16

15
11 What is the name of the tavern that Rasseneur runs?

L'Avantage

L'Eccole

L'Pensee

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

Mouquette

Philomene

Maheude

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

Chaval

Maheu

Souvarine

Deneulin
14 Who are Jeanlin’s accomplices?

Etienne and Zacharie

Maheu and Maheude

Lydie and Bebert

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

Desire

Jeanne

Catherine

Cecile
16 How does Alzire die?

Of polio

Of malaria

Of cold and hunger

Of congestion
17 What is Bonnemort’s job presently?

Carman

Pikeman

Engine man

Manager
18 What does Bonnemort mean?

Good death

Final jest

Deadly anger

Bad omen
19 How much does Jeanlin earn in a day as a pit worker?

30 sous

40 sous

50 sous

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

Claude

Jacques

Jules

Michel
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?

White

Brown

Black

Light yellow
23 What is Maigrat notorious for?

Receiving sexual favors from the women of the settlement

Eating cow dung

Defiling graves

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

Negrel

Dansaert

Etienne

Deneulin
25 How does Deneulin view the strikers?

As oppressed

As sexual predators

As the enlightened poor

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

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