The Blithedale Romance Quizzes

The Blithedale Romance Quiz 1

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1 What year was the novel written?

1870

1891

1851

1741
2 Whose experiences at Brook Farm did Hawthorne draw from?

His own

Thoreau's

Fourier's

Emerson's
3 What is notable about this book in Hawthorne's oeuvre?

It was told in diary form

It has a first-person narrative

It is twice as long as any other novel

It is the only novel, as opposed to short stories
4 What does Moodie ask Coverdale about?

Zenobia

Farming

Hollingsworth

Priscilla
5 What is Coverdale's occupation?

Lawyer

Artist

Poet

Farmer
6 What season does Coverdale head to Blithedale?

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall
7 Coverdale compares Zenobia to a

goddess

queen

princess

spirit
8 What does Zenobia always wear?

A flower

A ring

A scarf

A bracelet
9 Zenobia can best be described as

ambivalent

vibrant

cold

shy
10 How is society's relation to Blithedale?

Confused

Welcoming

Hostile

Warm
11 Hollingsworth's philanthropic cause is

religion

paupers and debtors

criminal reform

insane asylum reform
12 On the first night, Coverdale waxes poetic about

the snow

the fire

the people

his bed
13 Hollingsworth is all of the following except

burly

slight

tall

handsome
14 Who does Priscilla immediately latch onto?

Hollingsworth

Coverdale

Zenobia

Silas Foster
15 What is Hollingsworth's profession?

Doctor

Farmer

Blacksmith

Cobbler
16 What does Priscilla make?

Dresses

Mittens

Purses

Scarves
17 The true name of the place is

Brook Farm

Sunny Glimpse

Blithedale

an Indian word
18 What happens to Coverdale on his first night?

He loses something

He gets in a fight

He cries

He gets sick
19 Who is the only person who prays to God?

Priscilla

Zenobia

Hollingsworth

Silas Foster
20 Hollingsworth says his most conspicuous trait is

righteousness

kindness

tenderness

inflexibility
21 Coverdale says what would have been Zenobia's proper sphere?

The pulpit

The forest

The stage

The house
22 Priscilla's background seems to be

perilous

in another state

wealthy

in religion
23 What does Priscilla knit Coverdale?

A nightcap

A scarf

A coat

Socks
24 Coverdale compares Priscilla to

Susan B. Anthony

Margaret Fuller

Emma Goldman

Abigail Adams
25 Whose work does Coverdale read extensively?

Voltaire

Milton

Thoreau

Fourier

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