The Count of Monte Cristo Quizzes

The Count of Monte Cristo Quiz 1

1 Monte Cristo doubts his revenge when:
Villefort goes crazy

he returns to the Chateau D'If

Edouard dies

he visits Mercedes for the last time
2 Villefort's punishment is related to his crime in that
his father murdered d'Epinay's father.

he becomes crazy

he had no respect for life

he committed adultery
3 Monte Cristo is a symbol of:
generosity

social mobility

intellect

divine justice
4 Danglars punishment is impoverishment because
he is a symbol of monetary greed

he suspects Count de Morcerf's treachery

he owns too many Spanish bonds

he denies Albert his daughter's hand
5 Count de Morcerf commits suicide because:
he sold Haydee to the slave traders

he no longer possesses his honor

he is guilt-ridden for his treachery in the Ali Pasha affair

Mercedes denies him her love
6 Eugenie leaves her home because:
she deplores the thought of marriage

she despises Calvacanti

Louise d'Armilly convinces her to

she distrusts her father
7 Valentine does not marry d'Epinay:
she runs off with Maximilien

because she does not love him

because Villefort honors her wishes

because Noirtier murdered d'Epinay's father
8 Dantes does not suspect Danglars of treachery because:
M. Morrel bestows trust upon Danglars

Dantes and he are great friends

Danglars is to be the next captain of the Pharaon

Danglars is a naive youth
9 Debray enriches himself by:
becoming Danglars' closest confidant

studying Spanish bonds

endearing himself to Monte Cristo

manipulating Mrs. Danglars
10 Mrs. Danglars is a reflection of:
Danglars' greed

Villefort's disrespect for life

a cruel mother

an innocent wife
11 Madame de Villefort's murders are a reflection of:
a good mother

Villefort's disrespect for life

Monte Cristo's conspiracy

an irrational wife
12 Mercedes is:
scared of Monte Cristo

noble-hearted

jealous of Monte Cristo's wealth

loyal to Count de Morcerf
13 Danglars is given one final sumptuous meal because:
the bandits pity him

it is one further punishment before he his cast away

he is emaciated

he pays for it
14 Maximilien experiences despair because:
Valentine is denied her fortune

he must, to fully appreciate bliss

Valentine does not love him

Monsieur de Villefort will not permit him to marry Valentine
15 Noirtier's character is a tribute to:
Dumas' Bonapartist father

victims of apoplexy

Louis XVIII

royalist sympathies
16 Monte Cristo's rebirth is symbolized by:
the treasure chest

the bribery of Caderousse

his "sea" burial

his revenge
17 For Monte Cristo, Abbe Faria is a(n) _______figure.
political

tragic

burdensome

paternal
18 When Dantes is in prison he is "brought back to life" by:
an ameliorated diet

befriending the prison guard

Abbe Faria

making tools
19 Mercedes marries Fernand because:
he has great potential for success

he seduces her

he is a comfort in Dantes' absence

she must marry a Catalan
20 Count of Monte Cristo befriends Albert:
because he admires Albert

to be introduced to Parisien society

to spite Mercedes

to find the son that could have been his
21 The true victim of the novel is:
Abbe Faria

Morcerf

Monte Cristo

Mercedes
22 The new construction of the Pharoan is a symbol of:
Monte Cristo's revenge

Morrel's generosity

the victory over Danglars

Monte Cristo's control of fate
23 Caderousse is vanquished because:
he steals a diamond

he kills his jeweler

he refuses to accept his fate

he robs Monte Cristo
24 Monte Cristo refuses Beauchamp's offer for a Parisien opera box because:
he has other connections

he already has an opera box

he does not wish to be indebted to Beauchamp

he does not like opera
25 Monte Cristo believes punishment should be:
painless

only for capital offenders

quick and efficient

slow and painful

There are so many versions of Sinbad the Sailor it's hard to know. I imagine he embodied the classic hero-figure.

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During the part of the novel that is set in Rome, to give his character some extra heft, Dumas hints that Monte Cristo is to be regarded as something of a Byronic hero. The English Romantic poet , a favorite of Dumas's youth, was...

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where does the count go to renew his oath of vengeance?

with whom does the Count begin a new life

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by Alexandre Dumas

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