Therese Raquin Quizzes

Therese Raquin Quiz 1

1 When was Thérèse Raquin first published?

1871

1877

1857

1867
2 Who was the ruler of France when Thérèse Raquin was published?

Napoleon I

Adolphe Thiers

Napoleon III

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

Claude Monet

Henri Matisse

Paul Cézanne

Edouard Manet
4 Which other 19th-century novel caused a scandal when it appeared?

Madame Bovary

Middlemarch

Pride and Prejudice

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

The Last Parade

The Human Comedy

The Rougon-Macquart Cycle

The Holy Cities
6 What political cause preoccupied Zola later in life?

Aid to the French colonies in Africa

The Dreyfus affair

Women's suffrage

Pacifism and pan-European diplomacy
7 Why did Zola write the 1868 “Preface” to Thérèse Raquin?

To criticize earlier French writers such as Balzac and Flaubert

To address the misconceptions of his critics

To compare his novel to the paintings of Paul Cézanne

To engage in lighthearted literary satire
8 Why, according to Zola’s “Preface”, did Thérèse and Laurent murder Camille?

Because they cannot oppose the "resplendent love" that unites them

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

Because they are "tragic personages" inspired by Shakespeare

Because they are motivated by "predetermined" animal desires
9 How does Zola characterize the criticisms that were leveled at Thérèse Raquin?

As "needlessly cruel towards a fledgling author"

As "expressive of the worst nationalistic French sentiments"

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

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

Economics

Mathematics

Astronomy

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

That Therese Raquin "is the study of too exceptional a case"

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

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

That Therese Raquin "inadvertently insults poor yet noble individuals"
12 Which of these labels did one of Zola’s critics apply to Thérèse Raquin?

"Dreamlike Fantasy"

"Edifying Social Fiction"

"Psychological Realism"

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

The Boulevard Mazarine

The Passage du Pont-Neuf

The Rue Gremainville

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

Spacious yet sparely furnished

Decorated with strange and exotic goods

Bright and welcoming

Dingy and dark
15 What kind of goods does Mme Raquin sell in her shop?

Shoes and coats

Antique necklaces and rings

Cheap hats and small clothing items

Fruit, nuts, and inexpensive candies
16 How does Camille wound Laurent?

He bites Laurent on the neck

He scratches Laurent on the chin

He bites Laurent's ear

He scratches Laurent on the forearm
17 Why does Laurent give up painting?

He realizes that he has no talent

He wants a more practical job

He is unhappy with the new methods of creating art

All his portraits look just like Camile
18 What health problem makes life gradually more difficult for Mme Raquin?

Her legs and joints are growing stiff

Her body has begun to shake and twitch

She is going deaf

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?

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

Her suspicion that she is going insane

The fact that she can no longer travel the countryside

Her inability to see her old friends
21 Why does Mme Raquin abandon her plan to starve to death?

She remembers her religious and moral duties

She is force-fed by Old Michaud and Suzanne

She is horrified by the suffering that she would endure

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

Munich

Brussels

Aix-en-Provence

Vernon
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 he reminds her of her dead brother

Because she nursed him through repeated childhoood sicknesses

Because she relates to his love of money

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

20,000 francs

40,000 francs

2000 francs

75,000 francs

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