The Count of Monte Cristo Quizzes

The Count of Monte Cristo Quiz 1

By Gabrielle Clark · Last reviewed May 01, 2000

1 Monte Cristo doubts his revenge when:

Villefort goes crazy

he visits Mercedes for the last time

he returns to the Chateau D'If

Edouard dies
2 Villefort's punishment is related to his crime in that

he becomes crazy

he committed adultery

he had no respect for life

his father murdered d'Epinay's father.
3 Monte Cristo is a symbol of:

social mobility

intellect

divine justice

generosity
4 Danglars punishment is impoverishment because

he denies Albert his daughter's hand

he owns too many Spanish bonds

he is a symbol of monetary greed

he suspects Count de Morcerf's treachery
5 Count de Morcerf commits suicide because:

he no longer possesses his honor

he sold Haydee to the slave traders

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

Mercedes denies him her love
6 Eugenie leaves her home because:

she distrusts her father

she despises Calvacanti

Louise d'Armilly convinces her to

she deplores the thought of marriage
7 Valentine does not marry d'Epinay:

because Villefort honors her wishes

because she does not love him

because Noirtier murdered d'Epinay's father

she runs off with Maximilien
8 Dantes does not suspect Danglars of treachery because:

Danglars is to be the next captain of the Pharaon

Dantes and he are great friends

M. Morrel bestows trust upon Danglars

Danglars is a naive youth
9 Debray enriches himself by:

studying Spanish bonds

manipulating Mrs. Danglars

endearing himself to Monte Cristo

becoming Danglars' closest confidant
10 Mrs. Danglars is a reflection of:

Villefort's disrespect for life

Danglars' greed

an innocent wife

a cruel mother
11 Madame de Villefort's murders are a reflection of:

Monte Cristo's conspiracy

an irrational wife

a good mother

Villefort's disrespect for life
12 Mercedes is:

loyal to Count de Morcerf

noble-hearted

jealous of Monte Cristo's wealth

scared of Monte Cristo
13 Danglars is given one final sumptuous meal because:

he is emaciated

he pays for it

the bandits pity him

it is one further punishment before he his cast away
14 Maximilien experiences despair because:

Valentine is denied her fortune

Monsieur de Villefort will not permit him to marry Valentine

he must, to fully appreciate bliss

Valentine does not love him
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:

his revenge

the treasure chest

the bribery of Caderousse

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

tragic

paternal

political

burdensome
18 When Dantes is in prison he is "brought back to life" by:

an ameliorated diet

Abbe Faria

making tools

befriending the prison guard
19 Mercedes marries Fernand because:

she must marry a Catalan

he seduces her

he has great potential for success

he is a comfort in Dantes' absence
20 Count of Monte Cristo befriends Albert:

to be introduced to Parisien society

because he admires Albert

to find the son that could have been his

to spite Mercedes
21 The true victim of the novel is:

Mercedes

Morcerf

Abbe Faria

Monte Cristo
22 The new construction of the Pharoan is a symbol of:

Morrel's generosity

Monte Cristo's control of fate

Monte Cristo's revenge

the victory over Danglars
23 Caderousse is vanquished because:

he robs Monte Cristo

he refuses to accept his fate

he kills his jeweler

he steals a diamond
24 Monte Cristo refuses Beauchamp's offer for a Parisien opera box because:

he does not like opera

he has other connections

he already has an opera box

he does not wish to be indebted to Beauchamp
25 Monte Cristo believes punishment should be:

only for capital offenders

quick and efficient

slow and painful

painless

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