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Daniel Deronda Trivia Quiz

This is a basic quiz about George Eliot's 1876 novel, "Daniel Deronda". Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by lucy-snowe. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
lucy-snowe

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
269,443

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
184

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. One character in this novel tries to commit suicide by drowning, while another actually does die accidentally by drowning. Which two characters have close or fatal encounters with water? Hint

Gwendolyn and Grandcourt

Mirah and Grandcourt

Daniel and Mordecai

Mrs. Glasher and Hans Meyrick

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does Mrs. Glasher send to Gwendolyn on the latter's wedding day? Hint

china

diamonds

a horse

a Kashmir shawl

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many siblings does Gwendolyn have? Hint

None; she's an only child

She has four half-sisters

She has three brothers

She has two stepsisters

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Question 4 of 10

4. To get his mind off Gwendolyn breaking his heart, what does Rex tell his father he wants to do? Hint

move to America

find another girl to marry soon

study hard to become a lawyer

take the grand European tour

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Question 5 of 10

5. Besides his being rich, what else is it about Grandcourt that Gwendolyn finds attractive about him? Hint

absence of demonstrativeness

artistic idealism

romantic character

fine English lineage

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Question 6 of 10

6. What makes Gwendolyn scream during her charades performance? Hint

A hidden panel opens to show an "upturned dead face."

Klesmer criticizes her singing.

Her dead dog is discovered.

She sees Mrs Glasher through the window.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who, at the beginning of the novel, says "I shall never love anybody. I can't love people. I hate them"? Hint

Grandcourt

Gwendolyn

Daniel

Mrs. Glasher

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is Gwendolyn doing the first time Daniel sees her? Hint

gardening

gambling

riding

singing

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Question 9 of 10

9. What surprising thing does Klesmer do? Hint

emigrates to Australia

marries Miss Arrowpoint with her parents' consent

elopes with Mab Meyrick

advises Gwendolyn to become an actress

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who are Daniel's parents? Hint

Sir and Lady Hugo Mallinger

Princess Halm-Eberstein and her first husband

Sir Hugo Mallinger and his mistress, an actress

Princess Halm-Eberstein and Sir Hugo Mallinger

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. One character in this novel tries to commit suicide by drowning, while another actually does die accidentally by drowning. Which two characters have close or fatal encounters with water?

Answer: Mirah and Grandcourt

Daniel saves Mirah from drowning near the beginning. Later, Gwendolyn doesn't help Grandcourt when he is drowning (which makes her blame herself for his death).

2. What does Mrs. Glasher send to Gwendolyn on the latter's wedding day?

Answer: diamonds

At Grandcourt's request, Mrs. Glasher sends Gwendolyn the diamonds he had given her as an informal promise of marriage. Mrs. Glasher encloses a letter to Gwendolyn accusing her of breaking her promise not to marry Grandcourt, and cursing Gwendolyn for it.

3. How many siblings does Gwendolyn have?

Answer: She has four half-sisters

Gwendolyn is closest to her mother because she is the only daughter by her first husband; her second husband was abusive.

4. To get his mind off Gwendolyn breaking his heart, what does Rex tell his father he wants to do?

Answer: move to America

Although Rex wants to move to America, his father convinces him to go back to university instead. Afterward Rex says the law is his mistress and he will never marry.

5. Besides his being rich, what else is it about Grandcourt that Gwendolyn finds attractive about him?

Answer: absence of demonstrativeness

Grandcourt does have good lineage, but Gwendolyn likes it that he doesn't show his attraction to her. Being "made love to" turns her off, which was Rex's mistake.

6. What makes Gwendolyn scream during her charades performance?

Answer: A hidden panel opens to show an "upturned dead face."

Later, Gwendolyn is haunted by the memory of Grandcourt's "upturned dead face" in the water after he drowns.

7. Who, at the beginning of the novel, says "I shall never love anybody. I can't love people. I hate them"?

Answer: Gwendolyn

One of the most interesting things about Gwendolyn is her "fierce maidenhood."

8. What is Gwendolyn doing the first time Daniel sees her?

Answer: gambling

The opening scene is supposedly based on Eliot seeing Byron's grand-niece gambling, and being disturbed by the juxtaposition of the beautiful young girl and the haggard long-time gamblers.

9. What surprising thing does Klesmer do?

Answer: marries Miss Arrowpoint with her parents' consent

Klesmer actually advises Gwendolyn NOT to become an actress. The other two choices never even appear as a possibility.

10. Who are Daniel's parents?

Answer: Princess Halm-Eberstein and her first husband

Princess Halm-Eberstein didn't want to be a mother, and didn't want Daniel to grow up Jewish because she herself found it to be a "bondage." That is why she sent Daniel to be raised by Sir Hugo, a man who once was in love with her.

Source: Author lucy-snowe

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