Germinal Quizzes

Germinal Quiz 1

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 weight

His infidelity

His angry drunkenness

His pride
3 Who is Catherine’s first lover?

Zacharie

Chaval

Etienne

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

Bonnemort

Levaque

Maheu

Chaval
5 How many children do the Maheus have?

7

8

10

9
6 Who is Zachary’s wife?

Mouquette

Cecile

Madame Hennebeau

Philomene
7 Who kills Chaval?

Henri

Etienne

Zacharie

Jeanlin
8 What are the philosophical justifications of the strike?

Marxist

Capitalist

Anarchist

Feudal
9 What is Souvarine’s nationality?

Bulgarian

Russian

English

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

17

18

15

16
11 What is the name of the tavern that Rasseneur runs?

L'Eccole

L'Pensee

L'Savage

L'Avantage
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?

Chaval

Maheu

Souvarine

Deneulin
14 Who are Jeanlin’s accomplices?

Lydie and Bebert

Etienne and Zacharie

Levaque and Chaval

Maheu and Maheude
15 What is the name of the Gregoires’ daughter?

Jeanne

Cecile

Catherine

Desire
16 How does Alzire die?

Of polio

Of congestion

Of malaria

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

Carman

Pikeman

Manager

Engine man
18 What does Bonnemort mean?

Good death

Deadly anger

Final jest

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

50 sous

30 sous

20 sous

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

Michel

Jules

Claude

Jacques
21 How does Maheu die?

He dies of old age.

He is poisoned.

He is pushed off a cliff.

He is shot by a soldier.
22 What is the color of Lenore Maheu’s hair?

Black

Light yellow

White

Brown
23 What is Maigrat notorious for?

Defiling graves

Eating cow dung

Receiving sexual favors from the women of the settlement

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

Etienne

Negrel

Deneulin

Dansaert
25 How does Deneulin view the strikers?

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

As oppressed

As the enlightened poor

As sexual predators

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