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Quiz about Graham Greene The Quiet American

Graham Greene: "The Quiet American" Quiz

"The Quiet American" is Graham Greene's novel about Vietnam. It's partly based on real persons and places, but the main story is fictional. Greene knew the political situation of the country very well.

A multiple-choice quiz by queenofsheba. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
queenofsheba

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
266,252

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

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10 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. In what war is the story set? Hint

First Indochina War ('46-'54)

Third Indochina War ('77-'78)

Second Indochina War ('64-'73)

Second World War ('40-'45)

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who was the president of Vietnam in the time of the story? Hint

Pham Van Dong

Ngo Dinh Diem

Ho Chi Minh

General Th�

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Question 3 of 20

3. Why was the American quiet? Hint

He was dead

He was hiding himself

He was shy

He was a spy

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Question 4 of 20

4. What kind of place is Le Vieux Moulin? Hint

hotel

restaurant

brothel

press office

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Question 5 of 20

5. Fowler saw Pyle on the evening of the murder.

True

False

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Question 6 of 20

6. What caused Pyle's death, according to Vigot? Hint

He was shot in the chest

He was poisoned

He was stabbed in the back

He was drowned in mud

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Question 7 of 20

7. What dice game was popular among the French? Hint

Trente-et-quarante

B�sique

Chemin de fer

Quatre Cent Vingt-et-un

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Question 8 of 20

8. Why did Miss Hei want her sister Phuong to leave Fowler for Pyle? Hint

Pyle was richer

Pyle was American

Fowler was married

Pyle was younger

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Question 9 of 20

9. In what city in the North does Pyle tell Fowler that he loves Phuong? Hint

Nam Dinh

Hanoi

Phat Diem

Haiphong

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Question 10 of 20

10. Of what three religions is Caodism a synthesis? Hint

Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism

Buddhism, Confucianism and Christianity

Christianity, Islam and Sikhism

Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism

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Question 11 of 20

11. Pyle believes in York Harding's Third Force. What's the ideology of the Third Force? Hint

theocracy

colonialism

communism

democracy

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Question 12 of 20

12. Who's an atheist? Hint

all of these three

Pyle

Fowler

Fowler's wife Helen

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who saves whose life after this person breaks his leg? Hint

Phuong saves Pyle

Mr Heng saves Pyle

Pyle saves Fowler

Fowler saves Phuong

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Question 14 of 20

14. What journalist is left behind by Fowler and Pyle in the House of Five Hundred Girls, and has a good time there? Hint

Granger

Joe

Warren

Wilkins

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Question 15 of 20

15. What's the nationality of Fowler's assistant Dominguez? Hint

Spanish

British

American

Indian

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Question 16 of 20

16. Mr Heng has a mould with the trade mark Diolacton on it. For what kind of weapons was this mould intended? Hint

bicycle bombs

sten guns

grenades

bazookas

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Question 17 of 20

17. Why was the mould thrown away? Hint

It was too small

The police was searching for it

The production of weapons was stopped

There was a flaw in it

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who doesn't smoke opium? Hint

Phuong

Captain Trouin

Fowler

Pyle

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Question 19 of 20

19. What's found between the toes of Pyle's dead dog Duke? Hint

cement

Diolacton

mud

opium

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Question 20 of 20

20. Did Fowler kill Pyle? Hint

No, but he's an accomplice

No, he's innocent

Yes, with his own hands

Yes, but it was an accident

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what war is the story set?

Answer: First Indochina War ('46-'54)

The First Indochina War was between France and Vietnam. France wanted to regain its former colony. France controlled the South, but the communists of the Vietminh controlled the North. Indochina was the French colony including today's Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

2. Who was the president of Vietnam in the time of the story?

Answer: Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh was a communist. He was the leader of the Vietminh party, and became president and prime minister. He was still active during the second Indochina War against the USA.

3. Why was the American quiet?

Answer: He was dead

Pyle is already dead in the first chapter, but a large part of the story tells what happened before. This technique is called starting "in media res": starting in the middle of the story.

4. What kind of place is Le Vieux Moulin?

Answer: restaurant

It's the place where Fowler meets Wilkins. He uses this for his alibi. The Continental is a hotel, and The House of Five Hundred Girls a brothel.

5. Fowler saw Pyle on the evening of the murder.

Answer: True

He lies in the first chapter, creating a false alibi. He saw Pyle in his apartment and gives a sign by opening a book in front of his window.

6. What caused Pyle's death, according to Vigot?

Answer: He was drowned in mud

He has a wound in the chest, but Vigot says that didn't cause his death. Fowler is the one who identifies the corpse.

7. What dice game was popular among the French?

Answer: Quatre Cent Vingt-et-un

It's a game where you have to throw a one, a two and a four in as few attempts as possible. It gives an idea of the everyday atmosphere far away from the front.

8. Why did Miss Hei want her sister Phuong to leave Fowler for Pyle?

Answer: Fowler was married

Miss Hei wants her sister to marry and have children. Fowler is a bad candidate because he's married to Helen, and she doesn't want to divorce.

9. In what city in the North does Pyle tell Fowler that he loves Phuong?

Answer: Phat Diem

There is an attack by the followers of General Th�. Pyle is involved in this, but pretends that he only came to Phat Diem to see Fowler.

10. Of what three religions is Caodism a synthesis?

Answer: Buddhism, Confucianism and Christianity

Buddhism is the biggest religion in Vietnam. Confucianism is influence from China, Christianity from the West.

11. Pyle believes in York Harding's Third Force. What's the ideology of the Third Force?

Answer: democracy

The newspapers blame the attack on the communists in the North, but it was really the Third Force. Greene lived in Vietnam for several years, and criticized the role of the Americans. Some people accused him of being anti-American.

12. Who's an atheist?

Answer: Fowler

Helen writes that she doesn't want to divorce for religious reasons. Pyle and Fowler have a discussion about religion. Fowler denies that God exists.

13. Who saves whose life after this person breaks his leg?

Answer: Pyle saves Fowler

Fowler panics when he hears a man, jumps off the tower, and breaks his leg. Pyle helps him to get away. In spite of this Fowler will later become an accomplice in the murder of Pyle.

14. What journalist is left behind by Fowler and Pyle in the House of Five Hundred Girls, and has a good time there?

Answer: Granger

Bill Granger is an American journalist. Fowler himself also sees a prostitute when Phuong has left him, but he doesn't enjoy it. This makes him see that he still loves Phuong.

15. What's the nationality of Fowler's assistant Dominguez?

Answer: Indian

His family had come from Goa by way of Bombay (Mumbai). Fowler loses interest in the war, and lets Dominguez do more and more of the work.

16. Mr Heng has a mould with the trade mark Diolacton on it. For what kind of weapons was this mould intended?

Answer: bicycle bombs

Bicycle parks are close to all the important public buildings in Saigon. That makes them a good target to place a bomb.

17. Why was the mould thrown away?

Answer: There was a flaw in it

Mr Muoi regretted throwing it away, and came searching for it afterwards. Mr Heng lied, and said that he only had one drum, but nothing else.

18. Who doesn't smoke opium?

Answer: Pyle

Fowler believes that a man who doesn't smoke can't be trusted, and that a woman will always prefer a faithful husband. This turns out to be a good prediction.

19. What's found between the toes of Pyle's dead dog Duke?

Answer: cement

Vinot says he's no Maigret, but he does the effort anyway to investigate the case. The cement between the dog's toes proves that Pyle has visited Fowler on the evening of the murder.

20. Did Fowler kill Pyle?

Answer: No, but he's an accomplice

He gives a sign by opening a book in front of the window. He's not certain that Mr Heng will kill Pyle, but he suspects it. Afterwards he regrets what he did, but there's nobody to say sorry to.

Source: Author queenofsheba

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