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Silas Marner: The Basics Trivia Quiz

Check your knowledge of the basic plot and characters of this classic story of an unlikely love.

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

Author
ubermom

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
202,988

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
831

Last 3 plays: Guest 152 (1/15), Guest 156 (14/15), Guest 149 (12/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What was Silas Marner's profession? Hint

Farmer

Teacher

Preacher

Weaver

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which of the following didn't apply to Silas Marner? Hint

He was nearsighted

He was stoop-shouldered

He was subject to fits of catalepsy

He was ill-tempered

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Question 3 of 15

3. From what far place did Silas come? Hint

Lantern Yard

Canterbury

London

Nottingham

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Question 4 of 15

4. Why did Silas leave his home and friends, and come to Raveloe? Hint

He had a falling-out with his family

He had committed a crime

He was falsely accused of a crime

He could find no work in his old home

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Question 5 of 15

5. What quickly became Silas' consuming passion, once he'd settled in Raveloe? Hint

His garden

His money

His religion

Revenge

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Question 6 of 15

6. What great disaster befell Silas about fifteen years after he came to Raveloe? Hint

His house burned down

He was robbed

He was stricken with palsy

He went blind

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Question 7 of 15

7. About a year after the disaster befell Silas, a little child wandered from the snowy night into his house. Who were the child's parents? Hint

An opium addict and the Squire's dissolute son

An opium addict and the Squire's respectable son

An opium addict and a tinker

We never find out.

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Question 8 of 15

8. Silas named the child Hephzibah, or Eppie for short. Who was she named after? Hint

Both

His sister

His mother

Neither

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Question 9 of 15

9. After Silas decided to keep Eppie and raise her as his own child, which neighbor took a particular interest in helping Silas? Hint

Nancy Lammeter

Dolly Winthrop

Priscilla Lammeter

Molly Cass

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Question 10 of 15

10. What strange thought did Silas sometimes have about Eppie? Hint

That he had dreamed her, and she'd become real.

That she was an angel who had fallen to earth.

That she was gold that had changed to a golden-haired child.

That she had sprung up out of the snow like a flower.

11. Eppie was a golden thread woven through the book. The darker fabric against which her story played out involved the family of Squire Cass. Which of the Squire's son's sins played out in the lives of Silas and Eppie? Hint

Dunsey

Both

Godfrey

Neither

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Question 12 of 15

12. A shocking discovery brought the story to a climax. What secret finally came to light? Hint

The identity of a thief

The fate of Dunsey Cass

The location of a stolen treasure

All of these

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Question 13 of 15

13. The childless Godfrey Cass offered to adopt Eppie and give her a lady's life. Silas, of course, wanted her to stay with him, but he also didn't want to stand in the way of her happiness. He told her that she could choose her own path. What did Eppie choose? Hint

To marry Aaron and stay with Silas.

To live with Godfrey Cass and his wife.

To marry Aaron and set up a home with him alone.

To forgo marriage and stay with her father.

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Question 14 of 15

14. Did Silas ever return to his original home?

Yes

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Question 15 of 15

15. How did the story end? Hint

With the marriage of Eppie and Arron Winthrop

With the death of Squire Cass

With the death of Silas

With the marriage of Silas and Dolly Winthrop

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Silas Marner's profession?

Answer: Weaver

He toiled at his loom, day and night.

2. Which of the following didn't apply to Silas Marner?

Answer: He was ill-tempered

Marner was melancholy, reclusive, and had little taste for the company of others, but he had a good heart and gentle temperament.

3. From what far place did Silas come?

Answer: Lantern Yard

He might as well have been from Mars, as far as the inhabitants of Raveloe were concerned.

4. Why did Silas leave his home and friends, and come to Raveloe?

Answer: He was falsely accused of a crime

His best friend framed him, his church drew lots and found him guilty, and his fiance jilted him and married the real thief. What could Silas do but strike out for someplace else?

5. What quickly became Silas' consuming passion, once he'd settled in Raveloe?

Answer: His money

Silas became the quintessential miser, fondling his money late at night.

6. What great disaster befell Silas about fifteen years after he came to Raveloe?

Answer: He was robbed

The theft, and Silas' pitiful grief, softened his neighbors' attitudes toward him, and they began to take a kindly interest in his welfare.

7. About a year after the disaster befell Silas, a little child wandered from the snowy night into his house. Who were the child's parents?

Answer: An opium addict and the Squire's respectable son

The girl's mother froze to death before Silas found her. The girl's father, Godfrey Cass, chose not to claim her in order to keep his marriage to the opium addict a secret.

8. Silas named the child Hephzibah, or Eppie for short. Who was she named after?

Answer: Both

Dolly Winthrop disapproved of the name at first, but Silas assured her it was a Bible name.

9. After Silas decided to keep Eppie and raise her as his own child, which neighbor took a particular interest in helping Silas?

Answer: Dolly Winthrop

Dolly was a straightforward, simple woman, adept with children. Silas was grateful for her kind help.

10. What strange thought did Silas sometimes have about Eppie?

Answer: That she was gold that had changed to a golden-haired child.

To be specific, Silas sometimes thought she was his own stolen gold, returned to him. At first he almost hoped she'd turn back into the gold, but he quickly came to love her. Then he sometimes feared that she'd turn back into the gold and leave him bereft.

Answer: Both

Dunsey robbed Silas of his gold. Godfrey sired Eppie, then silently allowed Silas to raise her. Their sins both wronged Silas and blessed him.

12. A shocking discovery brought the story to a climax. What secret finally came to light?

Answer: All of these

Three mysteries were solved when the draining of the stone-pit revealed the body of the long-missing Dunsey Cass, along with the money stolen from Silas Marner some sixteen years earlier. So we find out what happened to the missing Dunsey, who stole Silas' gold, and where Silas' gold was hidden. This discovery led Godfrey Cass to make a confession to his wife, to Silas, and to Eppie.

Answer: To marry Aaron and stay with Silas.

Eppie didn't care that Godfrey Cass was her biological father. Her love and loyalty all lay with Silas, who had taken her in and loved her.

14. Did Silas ever return to his original home?

Answer: Yes

Silas brought Eppie to Lantern Yard to see if his innocence was ever discovered, and if his name was ever cleared. He found Lantern Yard gone, along with all his old friends and associates. Silas had to take it on faith that God had had a plan for his life, even if he couldn't see it.

15. How did the story end?

Answer: With the marriage of Eppie and Arron Winthrop

Silas was alive and happy when the author lay down her pen. The Squire had been dead many years before the story ended. And Silas could hardly marry Dolly, who still had a husband to fuss over to her heart's content.

Source: Author ubermom

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