The Quiet American Quizzes

The Quiet American Quiz 1

By Caroline Lauer · Edited by A. Boghani · Last reviewed January 30, 2015

1 Granger and Vigot both mistake Phuong for _________.

A model

An actress

Fowler's sister

A prostitute
2 Why do Fowler and Phuong run into each other in first chapter of the novel?

They were planning on having lunch together.

It is a coincidence

They were running errands together.

They are both waiting for Pyle
3 Which narcotic does Fowler enjoy?

Opium

Hookah

Tobacco

Heroin
4 Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between Fowler, Pyle, and Phuong?

Colleagues

Love triangle

Enemies

Good friends
5 Why doesn't Pyle come home to Phuong in the first chapter?

He is dead.

He was held up at the embassy.

He returned to the United States.

He was sent on special assignment.
6 What does Vigot's questioning in Chapter 1 imply?

He suspects Phuong may be involved in the death.

He suspects Fowler may be involved with the death.

He believes Pyle committed suicide.

He suspects the Viet Minh are responsible for Fowler's death.
7 Who does Pyle work for?

United Nations

Economic Aid Mission

General The

French police force
8 Which character is the titular "Quiet American"?

Granger

Fowler

Pyle

Joe, the American Economic Attaché
9 Who tells Phuong that Pyle is dead?

She reads it in a newspaper

Fowler

Economic Attaché

Vigot
10 Who is the narrator of The Quiet American?

Unknown

Pyle

Phuong

Fowler
11 What type of narrative is The Quiet American?

Historical

Linear

Nonlinear

None of the above
12 What is Fowler's occupation?

Reporter

Editor

Soldier

Doctor
13 Which author does Pyle idolize?

Charles Dickens

York Harding

Ernest Hemmingway

Stephen Crane
14 For what does Fowler frequently criticize Pyle?

His naiveté

His lack of engagement with reality

His reliance on books

All of the above
15 How does Vigot initially assess the case of Pyle's murder?

Suicide

The case remains open

An act of war

Murder at the hands of a rival
16 Why does Fowler prefer the term 'journalist' over c'orrespondent'?

He does not respect correspondents.

He believes he reports only facts, not opinions.

He is much more experienced than correspondents.

He lacks experience.
17 Which word best describes Pyle's personal library?

Light-hearted

Serious

Romantic

Fiction
18 For whom does Phuong leave Fowler?

Granger

Captain Truoin

Joe, the American Economic Attaché

Pyle
19 Fowler says Pyle was killed because________

"He interfered in other people's business."

"He was young and ignorant and silly and he got involved."

"He tried to conduct secret American business."

"He interfered in romantic relationships."
20 What is Pyle's socio-economic background?

Middle class

Lower class

Extremely poor

Very affluent
21 What does Fowler's wife's final telegram say?

She has started seeing someone else.

She will never divorce him.

She does not approve of his relationship with Phuong.

She has told her lawyer to begin the divorce proceedings.
22 When does Vigot charge Fowler with the murder of Pyle?

He never charges Fowler with the murder of Pyle.

He charges Fowler when Fowler arrives at Pyle's flat.

He charges Fowler on the night of the murder.

He charges Fowler several weeks after the murder.
23 Who killed Pyle?

General The

Mr. Heng and his associates

Phuong

Fowler
24 Where is Fowler originally from?

London

New York

Dublin

Boston
25 Who arranges the fatal encounter between Pyle and Mr. Heng?

Ms. Hei

The Economic Attaché

Fowler

Phuong

I do not believe that Fowler's reaction or response is included in the film. In the novel, however, Fowler responds that if there were an election the communists would win because they had the support of the people.

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 12/29/2023 1:11 PM

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Verbal irony in the scene where Fowler confronts Pyle after the bomb explodes at the hotel for what purpose.

Chapter please?

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/13/2023 1:15 PM

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Irony

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