The Mysteries of Udolpho Quizzes

The Mysteries of Udolpho Quiz 1

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1 In what year does the novel begin?

1584

1789

1230

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

Gascony

Anjou

Normandy

Champagne
3 Which of the following is true of Monsieur St Aubert?

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.

He had been studying to become a priest before becoming marriage.
4 Which of the following is true of Emily?

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

She had two brothers, both of whom died young.

She was born when her mother was considered too old to have children.

She had a twin sister who died at birth.
5 Which illness does Monsieur St. Aubert experience at the start of the novel?

Smallpox

Gout

A fever

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

A flute

A small harp

A violin

A lute
7 What is significant about the bracelet that Madame St. Aubert loses at the start of the novel?

It is a heirloom she plans to pass down to Emily on her wedding day.

It contains a painted portrait of her daughter.

It contains a very valuable diamond.

It was blessed by the Pope.
8 Where do Monsieur and Madame Quesnel live?

Lyons

Rome

Paris

London
9 What is Madame Quesnel's nationality?

Spanish

English

Irish

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

The moth

The owl

The glow worm

The bat
11 How does Madame St. Aubert die?

In childbirth delivering a stillborn baby

Due to an illness she catches while nursing the poor

Due to a fever she catches from her husband

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

Painting

Alchemy

Poetry

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

Garonne

Rousillon

Lyons

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

Michael

Alfonso

Luke

Pierre
15 Where is Valancourt injured when Monsieur St. Aubert mistakenly shoots him?

His groin

His shoulder

His arm

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

Shakespeare

Ovid

Plutarch

Dante
17 Where does St. Aubert die?

At La Vallee

At an inn on the road to Rousillon

In the cottage of the peasant La Voisin

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

In the chapel at La Vallee

Under his favorite tree

Near her mother's tombstone
19 Where is Monsieur St. Aubert buried?

At La Vallee, next to his wife

At sea

At a monastery, near the Villeroi tomb

At the estate of Monsieur Quesnel
20 When Emily returns to La Vallee after her father's death, what animal greets her?

A duck

A dog

A goat

A horse
21 What is the name of the Valancourt estate?

Le Blanc

Languedoc

Estuviere

Toulouse
22 What is the name of La Voisin's daughter?

Emilia

Clair

Agnes

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

Theresa

Clair

Ursula

Agnes
24 What idea prevents Emily from becoming a nun after the death of the father?

Her doubts about religion and crisis of faith

Her hope of someday becoming a mother

The memory of Valancourt

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

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