The Bloody Chamber Quizzes

The Bloody Chamber Quiz 1

1 What genre does Angela Carter's writing exemplify?
Satire.

Slave Narrative.

Fantasy.

Magical realism.
2 Which author's fairy tales did Angela Carter translate?
Ronald Barthes.

Charles Perrault.

Hans Christian Andersen.

The Brothers Grimm.
3 What country was Angela Carter from?
Wales.

The United States of America.

Ireland.

England.
4 "The Bloody Chamber" is based on what fairy tale?
Beauty and the Beast.

Snow White.

Red Riding Hood.

Bluebeard.
5 In what country does "The Bloody Chamber" take place?
England.

Germany.

France.

Romania.
6 Who narrates the story?
The Marquis.

The heroine.

Jean-Yves.

The heroine's mother.
7 What is the heroine's name?
We do not know.

The Countess.

The Marquis.

Beauty.
8 What instrument does the heroine play?
The harp.

The piano.

The harpsichord.

The viola.
9 What about the Marquis makes the heroine uneasy?
He does not show emotion.

He is a known murderer.

He is a very old man.

He is blind.
10 The heroine is what number wife to the Marquis?
Fourth.

Fifth.

First.

Third.
11 What opera did the Marquis take the heroine to see?
La Traviata.

Carmen.

La Boheme.

Tristan.
12 What piece of jewelry does the Marquis make the heroine wear?
A ruby bracelet.

A ruby choker.

An opal bracelet.

An opal necklace.
13 The Marquis looks at the heroine as though she is what?
"An evening star walking on the rim of night."

"An opera diva."

"Horseflesh."

"Jewelry."
14 How many mirrors are in the bridal suite?
Nine.

Eleven.

Twelve.

Ten.
15 With what has the Marquis filled the bridal suite?
Lilacs.

Lilies.

Roses.

Jonquils.
16 According to the heroine, what does the bridal suite resemble?
A torture chamber.

Every girl's dream.

A funeral parlor.

A playground.
17 What kind of images does the heroine find in the Marquis's books?
Pornographic.

Magical.

Unpublished.

Ancient.
18 Where does the Marquis forbid the heroine to go?
His study.

Outside the castle.

His private room.

Outside her room.
19 What else does the Marquis forbid the heroine to do?
Call her mother.

Get dressed.

Speak to Jean-Yves.

Remove her necklace.
20 How many corpses does the heroine find in the forbidden room?
Four.

Two.

None.

Three.
21 Why can't the narrator hide from the Marquis that she has been inside the forbidden room?
The room is outfitted with a security system.

Because of the heart-shaped mark on her forehead?

Jean-Yves has already told him.

The key to the room has an indelible bloodstain.
22 What does the Marquis call his forbidden room?
"My salvation."

"My torture chamber."

"My heaven."

"My hell."
23 How does the Marquis plan to kill the heroine?
The rack.

Iron maiden.

Strangulation.

Beheading.
24 Who saves the heroine?
She does.

Jean-Yves.

Her mother.

The Marquis himself.
25 With whom does the heroine live after the Marquis's death?
Her mother.

Her mother and Jean-Yves.

Jean-Yves.

She lives alone.

The narrator is seventeen-years-old.

Asked by rinky g #980510

Answered by jill d #170087 on 6/23/2021 11:54 AM

what does the heroine mean by sensing a ''potentiality for corruption'' ?

I think this relates to the protagonist relenting to the "male gaze": her sexuality becoming a comodity that she uses. This potential ‘corruption’, as it is phrased by the narrator, is in her own nature.

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Snow Child

When the child they wish for appears on the roadside, she is everything the Count and Countess wished for...... she has white skin, a red mouth, and black hair.

"I wish I had a girl as white as snow."

"I wish I had a girl as red as blood."

"I...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 7/23/2019 1:46 AM

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The Bloody Chamber

by Angela Carter

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