The Count of Monte Cristo Quizzes

The Count of Monte Cristo Quiz 1

1 Monte Cristo doubts his revenge when:
he returns to the Chateau D'If

he visits Mercedes for the last time

Villefort goes crazy

Edouard dies
2 Villefort's punishment is related to his crime in that
he had no respect for life

he committed adultery

his father murdered d'Epinay's father.

he becomes crazy
3 Monte Cristo is a symbol of:
intellect

divine justice

social mobility

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

he owns too many Spanish bonds

he suspects Count de Morcerf's treachery

he denies Albert his daughter's hand
5 Count de Morcerf commits suicide because:
he no longer possesses his honor

he sold Haydee to the slave traders

Mercedes denies him her love

he is guilt-ridden for his treachery in the Ali Pasha affair
6 Eugenie leaves her home because:
she deplores the thought of marriage

she distrusts her father

she despises Calvacanti

Louise d'Armilly convinces her to
7 Valentine does not marry d'Epinay:
because Noirtier murdered d'Epinay's father

because she does not love him

because Villefort honors her wishes

she runs off with Maximilien
8 Dantes does not suspect Danglars of treachery because:
Dantes and he are great friends

Danglars is a naive youth

Danglars is to be the next captain of the Pharaon

M. Morrel bestows trust upon Danglars
9 Debray enriches himself by:
manipulating Mrs. Danglars

becoming Danglars' closest confidant

studying Spanish bonds

endearing himself to Monte Cristo
10 Mrs. Danglars is a reflection of:
a cruel mother

Villefort's disrespect for life

an innocent wife

Danglars' greed
11 Madame de Villefort's murders are a reflection of:
an irrational wife

a good mother

Villefort's disrespect for life

Monte Cristo's conspiracy
12 Mercedes is:
jealous of Monte Cristo's wealth

loyal to Count de Morcerf

scared of Monte Cristo

noble-hearted
13 Danglars is given one final sumptuous meal because:
the bandits pity him

he is emaciated

he pays for it

it is one further punishment before he his cast away
14 Maximilien experiences despair because:
Monsieur de Villefort will not permit him to marry Valentine

he must, to fully appreciate bliss

Valentine does not love him

Valentine is denied her fortune
15 Noirtier's character is a tribute to:
victims of apoplexy

Dumas' Bonapartist father

Louis XVIII

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

his revenge

the bribery of Caderousse

his "sea" burial
17 For Monte Cristo, Abbe Faria is a(n) _______figure.
tragic

burdensome

political

paternal
18 When Dantes is in prison he is "brought back to life" by:
making tools

befriending the prison guard

Abbe Faria

an ameliorated diet
19 Mercedes marries Fernand because:
he seduces her

he is a comfort in Dantes' absence

he has great potential for success

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:
Monte Cristo

Morcerf

Abbe Faria

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

Morrel's generosity

Monte Cristo's revenge

the victory over Danglars
23 Caderousse is vanquished because:
he steals a diamond

he robs Monte Cristo

he kills his jeweler

he refuses to accept his fate
24 Monte Cristo refuses Beauchamp's offer for a Parisien opera box because:
he already has an opera box

he does not wish to be indebted to Beauchamp

he has other connections

he does not like opera
25 Monte Cristo believes punishment should be:
only for capital offenders

quick and efficient

slow and painful

painless

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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The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

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