The Mysteries of Udolpho Quizzes

The Mysteries of Udolpho Quiz 1

1 In what year does the novel begin?
1230

1584

1789

1794
2 In what province of France is the St. Aubert chateau located?
Champagne

Gascony

Anjou

Normandy
3 Which of the following is true of Monsieur St Aubert?
He had been studying to become a priest before becoming marriage.

He was married and had a large family before marrying Emily's mother.

He once lived an active and busy life before changing to a more quiet existence.

He was never expected to inherit because he had several older brothers.
4 Which of the following is true of Emily?
She was born when her mother was considered too old to have children.

She had a twin sister who died at birth.

She was adopted as a foundling since her parents could not have children.

She had two brothers, both of whom died young.
5 Which illness does Monsieur St. Aubert experience at the start of the novel?
Smallpox

A fever

Gout

A stroke
6 What musical instrument does Emily bring to the fishing house?
A lute

A flute

A small harp

A violin
7 What is significant about the bracelet that Madame St. Aubert loses at the start of the novel?
It contains a painted portrait of her daughter.

It contains a very valuable diamond.

It was blessed by the Pope.

It is a heirloom she plans to pass down to Emily on her wedding day.
8 Where do Monsieur and Madame Quesnel live?
Lyons

Rome

Paris

London
9 What is Madame Quesnel's nationality?
English

Spanish

Irish

Italian
10 To what creature does Emily dedicate a poem while walking in the woods at night with her father?
The owl

The glow worm

The moth

The bat
11 How does Madame St. Aubert die?
Due to a fever she catches from her husband

In childbirth delivering a stillborn baby

Due to an illness she catches while nursing the poor

In a mysterious fire
12 What is Monsieur Barreaux's primary interest?
Alchemy

Painting

Botany

Poetry
13 Madame Cheron's estate is located close to what city?
Garonne

Toulouse

Rousillon

Lyons
14 What is the name of the man who drives Emily and Monsieur St. Aubert's mule carriage?
Michael

Alfonso

Pierre

Luke
15 Where is Valancourt injured when Monsieur St. Aubert mistakenly shoots him?
His shoulder

His leg

His arm

His groin
16 A collection of poems by what author alerts Emily to the idea that Valancourt might love her?
Plutarch

Ovid

Shakespeare

Dante
17 Where does St. Aubert die?
At La Vallee

In the cottage of the peasant La Voisin

At an inn on the road to Rousillon

At the convent of St. Clare
18 Where does St. Aubert direct Emily to look for hidden papers after his death?
Under the floorboards at La Vallee

Near her mother's tombstone

In the chapel at La Vallee

Under his favorite tree
19 Where is Monsieur St. Aubert buried?
At a monastery, near the Villeroi tomb

At the estate of Monsieur Quesnel

At La Vallee, next to his wife

At sea
20 When Emily returns to La Vallee after her father's death, what animal greets her?
A dog

A goat

A horse

A duck
21 What is the name of the Valancourt estate?
Languedoc

Estuviere

Toulouse

Le Blanc
22 What is the name of La Voisin's daughter?
Emilia

Elisabeth

Clair

Agnes
23 What is the name of Emily's favorite maid?
Clair

Agnes

Ursula

Theresa
24 What idea prevents Emily from becoming a nun after the death of the father?
The memory of Valancourt

Her vow to her father that she will restore the family fortune

Her hope of someday becoming a mother

Her doubts about religion and crisis of faith
25 Why is Valancourt concerned about his financial prospects?
His father has a gambling problem and is squandering the family fortune.

He has older brothers and will therefore not inherit his family fortune.

He has to make regular donations to the Church because of a vow his mother took.

He has many sisters and he needs to provide dowries for them.

What did Emily see on shining the lamp around the chamber?

I'm sorry, I will need a more preceise location... chapter please?

Asked by vera H #1309721

Answered by jill d #170087 on 5/29/2023 10:09 PM

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Read the excerpt from the novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho, below, which has a theme topic of fear.

Sorry, this is only a short answer space.

Asked by Savvanah J #1098050

Answered by Aslan on 1/12/2021 9:52 PM

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Which inference is most accurate, based on the information in the excerpt?

B. The description “as she surveyed through the twilight its desolation” indicates the castle is filling Emily with uneasiness because it looks like a place that breeds solitude and despair.

Asked by April R #842685

Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/28/2018 2:43 PM

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