Germinal Quizzes

Germinal Quiz 1

By Shahrukh Khan · Edited by Neal Adolph Akatsuka · Last reviewed May 13, 2018

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

Nice

Montsou

Paris

Lyon
2 What is Etienne’s tragic flaw?

His infidelity

His angry drunkenness

His pride

His weight
3 Who is Catherine’s first lover?

Zacharie

Maigrat

Chaval

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

Levaque

Maheu

Chaval

Bonnemort
5 How many children do the Maheus have?

9

8

10

7
6 Who is Zachary’s wife?

Cecile

Philomene

Madame Hennebeau

Mouquette
7 Who kills Chaval?

Etienne

Jeanlin

Zacharie

Henri
8 What are the philosophical justifications of the strike?

Anarchist

Feudal

Capitalist

Marxist
9 What is Souvarine’s nationality?

English

Russian

Bulgarian

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

18

16

17

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

L'Eccole

L'Avantage

L'Savage

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

Catherine

Mouquette

Maheude

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

Maheu and Maheude

Lydie and Bebert

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

Cecile

Desire

Catherine

Jeanne
16 How does Alzire die?

Of congestion

Of malaria

Of polio

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

Carman

Pikeman

Engine man

Manager
18 What does Bonnemort mean?

Deadly anger

Bad omen

Final jest

Good death
19 How much does Jeanlin earn in a day as a pit worker?

40 sous

30 sous

20 sous

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

Jules

Jacques

Claude

Michel
21 How does Maheu die?

He is poisoned.

He is shot by a soldier.

He dies of old age.

He is pushed off a cliff.
22 What is the color of Lenore Maheu’s hair?

Brown

Light yellow

Black

White
23 What is Maigrat notorious for?

Defiling graves

Molesting children

Receiving sexual favors from the women of the settlement

Eating cow dung
24 Who does Madame Hennebeau have an affair with?

Dansaert

Etienne

Negrel

Deneulin
25 How does Deneulin view the strikers?

As the enlightened poor

As oppressed

As sexual predators

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

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