FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

"Maria" by Jorge Isaacs Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about the 19th century novel "Maria" by the Colombian author Jorge Isaacs. It's in Spanish, but it has been translated to many languages, including English.

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

Author
Chrissy_Snow

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
154,242

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
169

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Maria is a young girl, who happens to be the main character. How young was she? Hint

5 years old

15 years old

26 years old

15 months old

NEXT>

Question 2 of 15

2. Efrain was another character in the novel. He was young also, but older than Maria. How old was he? Hint

20 years old

9 years old

16 years old

1 year old

NEXT>

Question 3 of 15

3. Who was Emma? Hint

Manuela's sister

Maria's sister

Efrain's sister

Jorge's sister

NEXT>

Question 4 of 15

4. Who were Efrain's parents? Hint

Jorge and Manuela

Anne and Ben

Sara and Salomon

Riley and Larry

NEXT>

Question 5 of 15

5. Why did Efrain's parents adopt Maria? Hint

her parents didn't want her

none of these

she was a foster kid

her mother died

NEXT>

Question 6 of 15

6. Who were Maria's parents? Hint

Carey and Wilfredo

Candy and Chocolate

Whtiney and Anselmo

Sara and Salomon

NEXT>

Question 7 of 15

7. Maria had a serious illness. What was it? Hint

Malaria

Influenza

Tuberculosis

Epilepsy

NEXT>

Question 8 of 15

8. Why didn't Efrain's father want him to marry Maria? Hint

because they thought that epilepsy was hereditary

they didn't like her

they thought of her as a daughter

all of these

NEXT>

Question 9 of 15

9. Where does this story takes place? Hint

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Beijing, China

Miami, Florida

Valle de Cauca, Colombia

NEXT>

Question 10 of 15

10. Is the name Maria, used in the novel's title, literal or symbolic? Hint

Both literal and symbolic

Symbolic

Literal

Neither literal nor symbolic

NEXT>

Question 11 of 15

11. There are a few themes in this novel. What is the central theme in the novel? Hint

intelligence

death

love

religion

NEXT>

Question 12 of 15

12. In what period was this novel written? Hint

modern

classic

romantic

medieval

NEXT>

Question 13 of 15

13. Lucia's sister is Transito.

True

False

NEXT>

Question 14 of 15

14. Who does Transito marry? Hint

Braulio

Brandolly

Beunio

Jose

NEXT>

Question 15 of 15

15. There is a bird in the novel that appears every time there's a problem, like for example when Maria had her epilepsy attacks. What color was the bird? Hint

red

white

black

blue

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Maria is a young girl, who happens to be the main character. How young was she?

Answer: 15 years old

She is a very sweet girl also.

2. Efrain was another character in the novel. He was young also, but older than Maria. How old was he?

Answer: 20 years old

Efrain had such a deep love for Maria, he picked her flowers and was very sweet to her, even thought he was her cousin. Efrain studied medicine in Europe, and when he got home from his studies... he got a "surprise", a sad, very sad surprise (explained later).

3. Who was Emma?

Answer: Efrain's sister

Maria and Emma were very good friends.

4. Who were Efrain's parents?

Answer: Jorge and Manuela

They adopted Maria. Efrain's parents did not want Efrain to marry Maria, but he loved her so much, he tried to do the impossible.

5. Why did Efrain's parents adopt Maria?

Answer: her mother died

Her mother had died, and her father thought Efrain's parents could give her a better life.

6. Who were Maria's parents?

Answer: Sara and Salomon

Sara died when Maria was still young. Lucky for her, she has Efrain's parents to look after her.

7. Maria had a serious illness. What was it?

Answer: Epilepsy

She died, just like her mother. Maria was already dead when Efrain got home, you can all imagine his sadness, but the author does not tell us what happens after. He lets you imagine, or guess, what could happen.

8. Why didn't Efrain's father want him to marry Maria?

Answer: because they thought that epilepsy was hereditary

Epilepsy wasn't really hereditary, but in that time, they didn't know that.

9. Where does this story takes place?

Answer: Valle de Cauca, Colombia

The writer used Colombia as a setting, probably because he's a Colombian writer.

10. Is the name Maria, used in the novel's title, literal or symbolic?

Answer: Both literal and symbolic

It's literal because the name "Maria" is mentioned a few times in the novel, but it can also be symbolic, because "Maria" symbolizes the woman figure.

11. There are a few themes in this novel. What is the central theme in the novel?

Answer: love

The love between Maria and Efrain is so huge, that it crosses death; because after Maria is dead he still has this huge love for her.

12. In what period was this novel written?

Answer: romantic

The period of time in which a novel, or any book, is written can be told by knowing when the author wrote the book. In this case Jorge Isaacs wrote Maria in the nineteenth century, and that means that it belongs to the romantic period.

13. Lucia's sister is Transito.

Answer: True

They were all Efrain's friends.

14. Who does Transito marry?

Answer: Braulio

Maria and Efrain are attendants at this wedding.

15. There is a bird in the novel that appears every time there's a problem, like for example when Maria had her epilepsy attacks. What color was the bird?

Answer: black

It appeared a few times in the novel.

Source: Author Chrissy_Snow

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor agony before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.