Jude the Obscure Quizzes

Jude the Obscure Quiz 1

By Abigail Lind · Edited by Christine McKeever · Last reviewed November 30, 2012

1 What item does Mr. Phillotson have trouble moving to Christminster?

A large portrait of his father

A piano

An antique vase

A dining table
2 Which of these best describes the village of Marygreen?

Many of its older buildings have been torn down and replaced

The working class lives in the old corner of the village, while the wealthier citizens live on the modernized east side

It looks exactly as it did 200 years ago

It is part of Christminster's 'urban sprawl' and was founded fairly recently
3 Why does Jude live with Aunt Drusilla?

His mother was an unwed teenager and gave him to her older sister to raise

His mother was insane

His parents felt that Marygreen was a better place to raise a child than their home in the London slums

His parents died
4 Why does Farmer Troutham fire Jude?

He fell asleep on the job

He dawdled on the way to work and was late

He tried to prevent Troutham from slaughtering a lamb

He allowed the birds to eat some of the corn
5 Which famous city does young Jude compare Christminster to when talking to the workmen?

Athens

Oxford

Jerusalem

Paris
6 What does Physician Vilbert ask Jude to do in exchange for the Latin and Greek grammars?

Help carry his wares from Marygreen to the surrounding villages

Sell medicines

Scare the birds away from his corn field

Help Vilbert evade investigation by the authorities
7 Who eventually gets Jude his first Latin and Greek grammars?

Aunt Drusilla

Jude buys them himself

Physician Vilbert

Mr. Phillotson
8 What does Arabella throw at Jude when they first meet?

A book

A wet rag

A fish

A piece of pig meat
9 What does Jude drink with Arabella at the pub?

Wine

Tea

Coffee

Beer
10 Who suggests that Arabella get pregnant out of wedlock?

Jude

Her father

Her friends

Her stepmother
11 What does Arabella carry between her breasts?

A lock of Jude's hair

A cross

A strip of pork

An egg
12 What accessory is Jude upset to find Arabella wearing?

Hair extensions

Earrings

Rouge

False eyelashes
13 Who informs Jude that Arabella purposely coerced him into marriage?

Arabella herself

One of Arabella's friends

Arabella's father

Aunt Drusilla
14 What animal does Jude have trouble slaughtering?

A lamb

A chicken

A pig

A cow
15 What does Arabella do that finally provokes Jude to be physically violent with her?

She refuses to move to Christminster with him

She insults Aunt Drusilla

She admits that she lied about her pregnancy

She throws his books on the floor
16 What does Arabella reveal to Jude about his family history?

That Aunt Drusilla is really Jude's mother

That one of Jude's ancestors was executed for murdering his wife

That Jude's parents did not die but were exiled for criminal activity

That marriages in Jude's family tend to disintegrate
17 Where does Arabella move with her parents?

Australia

America

Ireland

London
18 Who is Jude most excited to visit when he gets to Christminster?

Mr. Phillotson

The dean of the university

Arabella

Sue Bridehead
19 How would Jude's stonemasonry abilities be different if he had been trained in London?

They would be weaker overall

They would be stronger overall

They would be more general

They would be more specialized
20 Why does Aunt Drusilla object to Sue's job?

She believes it's idolatrous

She thinks that it will lead Sue to associate with immoral people

She believes women should not work

It requires more education than Aunt Drusilla thinks women should have
21 Sue designs objects for what kind of institution?

Banks

University classrooms

Libraries

Churches
22 Which of these is NOT one of the places where Jude encounters Sue before they officially meet?

The greengrocer's

The workyard

Church

Her shop
23 Which Roman goddess does Sue buy a sculpture of?

Venus

Diana

Juno

Minerva
24 How does Sue get the Roman statues past her landlady?

She claims they are statues of saints

She claims they are blocks of plaster that she will be sculpting for her job

She breaks them in half and brings them in her bag, to be put back together later

She hides them under her skirts
25 Which of these is one of the reasons Jude is reluctant to pursue a relationship with Sue?

She is less attractive than he expected

People in his family have a history of bad romances

He is hoping to salvage his relationship with Arabella

She is poor and will probably want to marry him

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