Pere Goriot Quizzes

Pere Goriot Quiz 1

1 What was Madame Vauquer's maiden name?

Conflans

Confluence

Cornichon

Cornette
2 What street is the boarding house located on?

New Sainte Genevieve

New Sainte Jacques

Old Sainte Jacques

Old Sainte Genevieve
3 In what year is the story set?

1819

1832

1799

1918
4 Which is true of the boarding house?

It is only open to nuns and priests.

It is open to both men and women.

It is only open to women.

It is only open to men.
5 What is depicted in the painting hanging in the dining room?

The Last Supper

A banquet scene from the Odyssey

A still life with a bowl of fruit

A portrait of a starving beggar
6 What kind of pet does Madame Vauquer keep?

A parrot

A small pug

A cat

A large wolfhound
7 How old is Madame Vauquer?

About 35

About 50

About 70

About 40
8 Which best describes Madame Vauqer's physical appearance?

Slender and sickly

Short and dumpy

Tall and stately

Lush and voluptuous
9 How many boarders are in residence when the story begins?

3

7

5

12
10 What is Madame Couture's relationship to Victorine?

She is her guardian.

She is her aunt.

She is her stepmother.

She is her elder sister.
11 Which is a physical feature of Vautrin?

He has long delicate fingers.

He wears a black wig.

He has a long white beard.

He has bright red hair.
12 What region does Rastignac come from?

Normandy

Champagne

Angouleme

Riviera
13 What is Rastignac studying?

Medicine

Art

Divinity

Law
14 What is Sylvie's role in house?

Housekeeper

Washer woman

Cook

Governess
15 Which is true of Victorine?

She is cruel and neglectful.

She does not know who her biological parents are.

Her father refuses to acknowledge her.

She is an orphan.
16 What color are Rastignac's eyes?

Hazel

Blue

Black

Green
17 In what year did Goriot retire?

1813

1812

1804

1799
18 Which is NOT true of circumstances when Goriot first moves in to the boarding house?

Madame Vauqer hopes to marry him.

He is quite wealthy.

He has recently retired.

He is dangerously ill.
19 Which surprising visitor occasionally comes to see Goriot?

An elderly woman and a small baby

A young couple

A sinister man with a wig

Two attractive young women
20 How many siblings does Rastignac have?

Two brothers and two sisters

One younger sister

Five brothers

None
21 What is Rastignac's relationship to Madame de Beauseant?

She is his half-sister.

She is a distant relative.

She is his godmother.

She is his mistress.
22 What significant event occurs the first time Rastignac attends a ball?

He embarrasses himself due to a lack of manners and social graces.

He meets a woman he is very attracted to.

He attracts a lot of attention for being such a handsome man.

He meets a famous lawyer who offers to mentor him.
23 What does Rastignac witness Goriot doing in the middle of the night?

Sewing a beautiful ballgown

Anxiously counting his money

Melting down silver

Flogging himself
24 What is notable about the weather the morning after Rastignac's first ball?

It is bitterly cold.

It is pouring rain.

There is a thick fog.

It is extremely hot.
25 What is Bianchon studying?

Law

Divinity

Medicine

Business

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