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Music From 'Les Miserables' Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of the music from 'Les Miserables.'

A multiple-choice quiz by CAngel05. Estimated time: 9 mins.

Author
CAngel05

Time
9 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
13,608

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 25

Plays
3680

Last 3 plays: Guest 72 (17/25), Kabdanis (3/25), CmdrK (5/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. Who gave Valjean hope 'when hope was gone'?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 2 of 25

2. Fill in the blank of this line sung by Javert in 'The Confrontation': 'Dare you talk to me of _____.'

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 25

3. In 'Come to Me,' who or what does Fantine hear 'crying'? Hint

none of the above

Cosette

the wind

the day

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Question 4 of 25

4. In 'Javert's Suicide', Javert is deeply shaken by Valjean granting him freedom. Fill in the blank: 'My heart is ____, and still it trembles!'

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 25

5. What is being bargained over in 'The Thenardier Waltz of Treachery'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 25

6. Which of the following is not stated as a description of the 'Master of the House'? Hint

a regular Voltaire

servant to the great

comforter and philosopher

hypocrite and inebriate

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Question 7 of 25

7. In 'The Thenardier Waltz of Treachery,' what price is finally settled on?

Answer: (Number Only, No Punctuation)

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Question 8 of 25

8. In the song 'Look Down', who says, 'Think you're poor, think you're free, follow me. Follow me!'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 25

9. Which of Marius' comrades tells him that he is surprised to find him in love during the song 'Red and Black'? Hint

Combeferre

Enjolras

Feuilly

Grantaire

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Question 10 of 25

10. In 'In My Life,' who sings, 'My life seems to stop...'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 11 of 25

11. Fill in the blank: In 'I Saw Him Once', Cosette says that she and Marius met like 'two ______ in the shadows of the moon'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 12 of 25

12. What is Marius' last name?

Answer: (One Word (I've tried to be generous on the spelling))

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Question 13 of 25

13. During the 'Plumet Attack', who says 'You'll scream alright!'?

Answer: (One Word (last name only))

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Question 14 of 25

14. In the song 'One Day More,' who sings the lines 'One more day before the storm, at the barricades of freedom!' Hint

Enjolras

Gavroche

Marius

Grantaire

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Question 15 of 25

15. What is the name of Eponine's big solo?

Answer: (this is way too easy for a hint!)

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Question 16 of 25

16. When Eponine is shot, what has she been doing? Hint

trying to collect more ammunition from dead bodies

trying to convince Marius to come with her away from the fighting

trying to get back to the barricade after deliver a message from Marius to Cosette

watching the battle from the side of the barricade

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Question 17 of 25

17. What song do Eponine and Marius sing while Eponine is dying?

Answer: (this should be easy too! (5 words))

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Question 18 of 25

18. Which of the following is not a reason Valjean states as to why he wants Marius to live in 'Bring Him Home'? Hint

he's young

Valjean is nearing death and he needs Marius to take care of Cosette

he's like a son to Valjean

he's afraid

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Question 19 of 25

19. Which song holds the lines 'Can it be you fear to die? Will the world remember you when you fall?'?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 20 of 25

20. Which of the following is not something that M. Thenardier takes from the bodies he robs in 'Dog Eats Dog'? Hint

gold from a tooth

a ring

a watch

a necklace

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Question 21 of 25

21. How many men (on the student rebels' side) remain after the battle at the barricades? Hint

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Question 22 of 25

22. In 'Dog Eats Dog', what does M. Thenardier say is the only thing that looks down from heaven? Hint

the moon

the stars

the sun

God

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Question 23 of 25

23. Fill in the blank from 'Turning': 'Someone used to cradle them and _______'

Answer: (5 Words)

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Question 24 of 25

24. What did the Thenardiers try to steal at Marius and Cosette's wedding? Hint

champagne

candlesticks

silverware

the ring

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Question 25 of 25

25. Name one of the two characters who come to escort Valjean to heaven as he is dying?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who gave Valjean hope 'when hope was gone'?

Answer: God

This is in the song 'Who am I'; 'My soul belongs to God, I know, I made that bargain long ago. He gave me hope when hope was gone, he gave me strength to journey on.'

2. Fill in the blank of this line sung by Javert in 'The Confrontation': 'Dare you talk to me of _____.'

Answer: crime

'Dare you talk to me of crime, and the price you had to pay, every man is born in sin, every man must choose his way.'

3. In 'Come to Me,' who or what does Fantine hear 'crying'?

Answer: the wind

'Hurry near, another day is dying, don't you hear, the winter wind is crying?'

4. In 'Javert's Suicide', Javert is deeply shaken by Valjean granting him freedom. Fill in the blank: 'My heart is ____, and still it trembles!'

Answer: stone

'My heart is stone, and still it trembles! The world I have known is lost in shadow...'

5. What is being bargained over in 'The Thenardier Waltz of Treachery'?

Answer: Cosette

You just had to know that one.

6. Which of the following is not stated as a description of the 'Master of the House'?

Answer: servant to the great

Thenardier, the Master of the House, is described in the chorus as 'servant to the poor, butler to the great, comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate.' His wife speaks sarcastically of his 'cunning' little brain' and calls him a 'regular Voltaire.' She also describes him as 'hypocrite and toady and inebriate.'

7. In 'The Thenardier Waltz of Treachery,' what price is finally settled on?

Answer: 1500

Valjean: 'No more words! Here's your price. Fifteen hundred for your 'sacrifice'!'

8. In the song 'Look Down', who says, 'Think you're poor, think you're free, follow me. Follow me!'?

Answer: Gavroche

Gavroche may have just been a little guy, but he packed some punch! He had a lot of influence over the poor masses.

9. Which of Marius' comrades tells him that he is surprised to find him in love during the song 'Red and Black'?

Answer: Grantaire

Sorry, that was kinda tough...you had to really know your people to get that one!... 'I am agog, I am aghast, is Marius in love at last? I have never seen him 'ooh' and 'ahh'. We talk of battles to be won, and here he comes like Don {Juan;} it's better than an opera!'

10. In 'In My Life,' who sings, 'My life seems to stop...'?

Answer: Marius

Marius, lovesick over Cosette, sings, 'In my life, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the {sun;} and my life seems to stop as if something is over and something has scarcely begun!'

11. Fill in the blank: In 'I Saw Him Once', Cosette says that she and Marius met like 'two ______ in the shadows of the moon'?

Answer: phantoms

'I saw him once, then he was gone. We were like dreamers at night who meet as in a trance, then part again, two phantoms in the shadows of the moon, can people really fall in love so soon?'

12. What is Marius' last name?

Answer: Pontmercy

This is given to us in 'A Heart Full Of Love': Cosette: 'A heart full of love, no fear no regret.' Marius: 'My name is Marius Pontmercy.' Cosette: 'And mine's Cosette.'

13. During the 'Plumet Attack', who says 'You'll scream alright!'?

Answer: Thenardier

Thenardier (in response to Eponine's scream): 'You'll pay me girl, you'll rue this night, I'll make you scream. You'll scream alright!'

14. In the song 'One Day More,' who sings the lines 'One more day before the storm, at the barricades of freedom!'

Answer: Enjolras

'One more day before the storm, at the barricades of freedom, when our ranks begin to form, will you take your place with me?' This was kinda easy too if ya think about it...after all, Enjolras was the leader of the student rebels.

15. What is the name of Eponine's big solo?

Answer: On My Own

Eponine sings of her love for Marius, even though she knows he will never love her for more than a friend.

16. When Eponine is shot, what has she been doing?

Answer: trying to get back to the barricade after deliver a message from Marius to Cosette

Eponine is trying to be a good friend to Marius by delivering the message, but sadly, must die doing it. Gavroche is the one who later climbs over the barricade to try to rescue ammunition from dead bodies.

17. What song do Eponine and Marius sing while Eponine is dying?

Answer: A Little Fall of Rain

They sing 'A Little Fall of Rain', because it starts to rain gently outside as Eponine is dying. So sad!

18. Which of the following is not a reason Valjean states as to why he wants Marius to live in 'Bring Him Home'?

Answer: Valjean is nearing death and he needs Marius to take care of Cosette

Valjean implies somewhat that he wants Marius to take care of Cosette when he sings about his own old age, but he never directly says it.

19. Which song holds the lines 'Can it be you fear to die? Will the world remember you when you fall?'?

Answer: Drink with Me

A rather depressing song! 'Drink with me to days gone by, can it be you fear to die? Will the world remember you when you fall? Could it be your death means nothing at all? Is your life just one morel lie?'

20. Which of the following is not something that M. Thenardier takes from the bodies he robs in 'Dog Eats Dog'?

Answer: a necklace

The Thenardiers took pretty much whatever they could find, but he never mentions a necklace.

21. How many men (on the student rebels' side) remain after the battle at the barricades?

Answer: 2

Valjean and Marius are the only two who make it out alive.

22. In 'Dog Eats Dog', what does M. Thenardier say is the only thing that looks down from heaven?

Answer: the moon

'I raise my eyes to look to the heavens, and only the moon looks down... the harvest moon shines down!'

23. Fill in the blank from 'Turning': 'Someone used to cradle them and _______'

Answer: kiss them when they cried

One of the most moving songs in the play if you ask me: 'Did you see them lying where they died? Someone used to cradle them and kiss them when they cried. Did you see them lying side by side?'

24. What did the Thenardiers try to steal at Marius and Cosette's wedding?

Answer: silverware

Man, those Thenardiers just can't seem to help themselves.

25. Name one of the two characters who come to escort Valjean to heaven as he is dying?

Answer: Fantine

The spirits of Fantine and Eponine return to bring Valjean to {paradise;} all of the other dead characters return afterwards.

Source: Author CAngel05

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