Germinal Quizzes

Germinal Quiz 1

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

Nice

Lyon

Montsou

Paris
2 What is Etienne’s tragic flaw?

His weight

His pride

His infidelity

His angry drunkenness
3 Who is Catherine’s first lover?

Chaval

Maigrat

Zacharie

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

Chaval

Levaque

Maheu

Bonnemort
5 How many children do the Maheus have?

7

8

9

10
6 Who is Zachary’s wife?

Madame Hennebeau

Philomene

Cecile

Mouquette
7 Who kills Chaval?

Henri

Jeanlin

Zacharie

Etienne
8 What are the philosophical justifications of the strike?

Capitalist

Anarchist

Feudal

Marxist
9 What is Souvarine’s nationality?

Bulgarian

English

Belgian

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

18

16

15

17
11 What is the name of the tavern that Rasseneur runs?

L'Eccole

L'Avantage

L'Pensee

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

Catherine

Maheude

Philomene

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

Maheu

Souvarine

Deneulin

Chaval
14 Who are Jeanlin’s accomplices?

Etienne and Zacharie

Levaque and Chaval

Maheu and Maheude

Lydie and Bebert
15 What is the name of the Gregoires’ daughter?

Cecile

Catherine

Desire

Jeanne
16 How does Alzire die?

Of malaria

Of polio

Of cold and hunger

Of congestion
17 What is Bonnemort’s job presently?

Engine man

Carman

Pikeman

Manager
18 What does Bonnemort mean?

Bad omen

Good death

Deadly anger

Final jest
19 How much does Jeanlin earn in a day as a pit worker?

30 sous

20 sous

50 sous

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

Michel

Jacques

Jules

Claude
21 How does Maheu die?

He is shot by a soldier.

He dies of old age.

He is pushed off a cliff.

He is poisoned.
22 What is the color of Lenore Maheu’s hair?

Black

White

Light yellow

Brown
23 What is Maigrat notorious for?

Defiling graves

Receiving sexual favors from the women of the settlement

Eating cow dung

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

Etienne

Dansaert

Negrel

Deneulin
25 How does Deneulin view the strikers?

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

As oppressed

As sexual predators

As the enlightened poor

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