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Therese Raquin Quiz 1

By Patrick Kennedy · Edited by Christine McKeever · Last reviewed April 27, 2014

1 When was Thérèse Raquin first published?

1871

1857

1877

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

Felix Faure

Napoleon I

Napoleon III

Adolphe Thiers
3 Which of the following visual artists was one of Zola’s closest friends?

Claude Monet

Edouard Manet

Paul Cézanne

Henri Matisse
4 Which other 19th-century novel caused a scandal when it appeared?

Pride and Prejudice

Madame Bovary

Lost Illusions

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

The Holy Cities

The Human Comedy

The Last Parade

The Rougon-Macquart Cycle
6 What political cause preoccupied Zola later in life?

Pacifism and pan-European diplomacy

Women's suffrage

Aid to the French colonies in Africa

The Dreyfus affair
7 Why did Zola write the 1868 “Preface” to Thérèse Raquin?

To compare his novel to the paintings of Paul Cézanne

To criticize earlier French writers such as Balzac and Flaubert

To engage in lighthearted literary satire

To address the misconceptions of his critics
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 "tragic personages" inspired by Shakespeare

Because they are motivated by "predetermined" animal desires

Because they are driven by "the vice of urban poverty"
9 How does Zola characterize the criticisms that were leveled at Thérèse Raquin?

As "needlessly cruel towards a fledgling author"

As "helpful advice, which I must respectfully oppose"

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

As "expressive of the worst nationalistic French sentiments"
10 Zola describes his novel using metaphors drawn from what field?

Economics

Biological science

Astronomy

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

That Therese Raquin "inadvertently insults poor yet noble individuals"

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

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

That Therese Raquin "ignores the experiences of children and the aged"
12 Which of these labels did one of Zola’s critics apply to Thérèse Raquin?

"Dreamlike Fantasy"

"Psychological Realism"

"Putrid Literature"

"Edifying Social Fiction"
13 What is the name of the street in Paris where Thérèse, Camille, and Mme Raquin live?

The Passage du Pont-Neuf

The Passage Marechale

The Rue Gremainville

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

Decorated with strange and exotic goods

Spacious yet sparely furnished

Dingy and dark

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

Shoes and coats

Fruit, nuts, and inexpensive candies

Antique necklaces and rings

Cheap hats and small clothing items
16 How does Camille wound Laurent?

He scratches Laurent on the chin

He bites Laurent on the neck

He bites Laurent's ear

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

He is unhappy with the new methods of creating art

He wants a more practical job

He realizes that he has no talent

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

Her body has begun to shake and twitch

She is going deaf

Her legs and joints are growing stiff

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

A few weeks after the murder itself

Several weeks after she has been paralyzed

A few hours before Therese and Laurent die

Immediately after Thérèse and Laurent's marriage
20 What does Mme Raquin hate most about being paralyzed?

Her suspicion that she is going insane

The fact that she can no longer travel the countryside

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

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

She is horrified by the suffering that she would endure

She remembers her religious and moral duties

She wants to live to see Thérèse and Laurent suffer

She is force-fed by Old Michaud and Suzanne
22 Where does Mme Raquin live before moving to Paris?

Brussels

Munich

Aix-en-Provence

Vernon
23 What was the profession of Thérèse's father?

Lawyer

Doctor

Sea captain

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

Because he reminds her of her dead brother

Because he is astonishingly handsome and intelligent

Because she relates to his love of money

Because she nursed him through repeated childhoood sicknesses
25 How much money does Mme Raquin have saved?

2000 francs

40,000 francs

75,000 francs

20,000 francs

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