Therese Raquin Quizzes

Therese Raquin Quiz 1

1 When was Thérèse Raquin first published?

1857

1877

1867

1871
2 Who was the ruler of France when Thérèse Raquin was published?

Adolphe Thiers

Napoleon I

Napoleon III

Felix Faure
3 Which of the following visual artists was one of Zola’s closest friends?

Henri Matisse

Edouard Manet

Paul Cézanne

Claude Monet
4 Which other 19th-century novel caused a scandal when it appeared?

Pride and Prejudice

Middlemarch

Madame Bovary

Lost Illusions
5 What is the name of the 20-novel series that Zola wrote after Thérèse Raquin?

The Holy Cities

The Human Comedy

The Rougon-Macquart Cycle

The Last Parade
6 What political cause preoccupied Zola later in life?

The Dreyfus affair

Pacifism and pan-European diplomacy

Aid to the French colonies in Africa

Women's suffrage
7 Why did Zola write the 1868 “Preface” to Thérèse Raquin?

To engage in lighthearted literary satire

To compare his novel to the paintings of Paul Cézanne

To criticize earlier French writers such as Balzac and Flaubert

To address the misconceptions of his critics
8 Why, according to Zola’s “Preface”, did Thérèse and Laurent murder Camille?

Because they are driven by "the vice of urban poverty"

Because they are motivated by "predetermined" animal desires

Because they are "tragic personages" inspired by Shakespeare

Because they cannot oppose the "resplendent love" that unites them
9 How does Zola characterize the criticisms that were leveled at Thérèse Raquin?

As "a lot of silliness" and "essentially misdirected"

As "expressive of the worst nationalistic French sentiments"

As "needlessly cruel towards a fledgling author"

As "helpful advice, which I must respectfully oppose"
10 Zola describes his novel using metaphors drawn from what field?

Astronomy

Mathematics

Economics

Biological science
11 What, for Zola, would be a fair criticism of his novel?

That Therese Raquin "ignores the experiences of children and the aged"

That Therese Raquin "is written in too simple of a style"

That Therese Raquin "inadvertently insults poor yet noble individuals"

That Therese Raquin "is the study of too exceptional a case"
12 Which of these labels did one of Zola’s critics apply to Thérèse Raquin?

"Edifying Social Fiction"

"Dreamlike Fantasy"

"Putrid Literature"

"Psychological Realism"
13 What is the name of the street in Paris where Thérèse, Camille, and Mme Raquin live?

The Rue Gremainville

The Passage du Pont-Neuf

The Boulevard Mazarine

The Passage Marechale
14 What is Mme Raquin’s shop like, as Zola depicts it?

Dingy and dark

Decorated with strange and exotic goods

Spacious yet sparely furnished

Bright and welcoming
15 What kind of goods does Mme Raquin sell in her shop?

Cheap hats and small clothing items

Fruit, nuts, and inexpensive candies

Shoes and coats

Antique necklaces and rings
16 How does Camille wound Laurent?

He scratches Laurent on the forearm

He bites Laurent's ear

He scratches Laurent on the chin

He bites Laurent on the neck
17 Why does Laurent give up painting?

He is unhappy with the new methods of creating art

All his portraits look just like Camile

He wants a more practical job

He realizes that he has no talent
18 What health problem makes life gradually more difficult for Mme Raquin?

She is going deaf

Her legs and joints are growing stiff

Her body has begun to shake and twitch

She is going blind
19 When does Mme Raquin learn of Camille's murder?

Several weeks after she has been paralyzed

A few hours before Therese and Laurent die

Immediately after Thérèse and Laurent's marriage

A few weeks after the murder itself
20 What does Mme Raquin hate most about being paralyzed?

Her suspicion that she is going insane

The fact that she is dependent on her son's murderers

Her inability to see her old friends

The fact that she can no longer travel the countryside
21 Why does Mme Raquin abandon her plan to starve to death?

She remembers her religious and moral duties

She is horrified by the suffering that she would endure

She is force-fed by Old Michaud and Suzanne

She wants to live to see Thérèse and Laurent suffer
22 Where does Mme Raquin live before moving to Paris?

Vernon

Brussels

Munich

Aix-en-Provence
23 What was the profession of Thérèse's father?

Doctor

Sea captain

Lawyer

Infantry commander
24 Why is Mme Raquin so attached to Camille?

Because she nursed him through repeated childhoood sicknesses

Because she relates to his love of money

Because he reminds her of her dead brother

Because he is astonishingly handsome and intelligent
25 How much money does Mme Raquin have saved?

2000 francs

40,000 francs

75,000 francs

20,000 francs

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