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Quiz about Tale of Two Cities Characters

"Tale of Two Cities" Characters Quiz

I have just recently finished Dickens' "Tale of Two Cities" and thoroughly enjoyed it. How well do you know the characters? How easily do you think you could name a character based on a short description? Give it a shot!

A multiple-choice quiz by laurieisabelca. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
laurieisabelca

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
166,216

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
1525

Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (10/15), Guest 172 (14/15), Guest 31 (7/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who is "the jackal"? Hint

Charles Darnay

Ernest Defarge

Mr. Stryver

Sydney Carton

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who is "a taxing functionary and postmaster"? Hint

Gaspard

Gabelle

Ernest Defarge

Roger Cly

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who is "the Doctor of Beauvais"? Hint

Alexandre Manette

Charles Darnay

Solomon Pross

John Barsad

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who is "Ladybird"? Hint

Miss Pross

The Vengeance

Therese Defarge

Lucie Manette

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is Darnay's mother's maiden name? Hint

D'Aurnais

D'Aulnais

D'Allains

D'Aulnee

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who has "a face like a fine mask"? Hint

Charles Darnay

Therese Defarge

Marquis St. Evremonde

Sydney Carton

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who is attended by "the chocolate sprites"? Hint

Marquis St. Evremonde

Louis XVI

George III

Monseigneur

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the true name of Miss Pross' brother? Hint

John Barsad

Gabelle

Roger Cly

Solomon Pross

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is Miss Pross' brother's alias? Hint

Gabelle

Solomon Pross

John Barsad

Roger Cly

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who actually writes "BLOOD" on the wall in the chapter where we meet the wine shop and the Defarges? Hint

John Barsad

Gabelle

Gaspard

Ernest Defarge

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who is married to a grocer? Hint

Miss Pross

Therese Defarge

The Vengeance

Lucie Manette

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is the wild dance headed by the Wood-Sawyer and the Vengeance? Hint

La Carmagnole

La Francaise

La Guillotinaire

La Caramelle

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is the name of every revolutionary we come into contact with? Hint

Ernest

Bernard

Pierre

Jacques

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who had coarse, spiky hair? Hint

Sydney Carton

Jerry Cruncher

Charles Darnay

Ernest Defarge

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who does the "wild woman, all in red" scold in Book 1? Hint

Jerry Cruncher

Jarvis Lorry

Lucie Manette

Miss Pross

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is "the jackal"?

Answer: Sydney Carton

Carton is first referred to as "the jackal" in Chapter 5 of Book 2. Note how this name is rather ironic since, while Carton does scavenge off the success of Mr. Stryver, he does the work himself.

2. Who is "a taxing functionary and postmaster"?

Answer: Gabelle

Gabelle describes himself in his letter to Charles Darnay at the end of book 2. It is his letter that draws Charles to Paris.

3. Who is "the Doctor of Beauvais"?

Answer: Alexandre Manette

Alexandre Manette is referred to as "the Doctor of Beauvais" during Darnay's second and third trials: in the second trial, when the citizens of Paris recognize him; and in the third, during the reading of his letter of denunciation.

4. Who is "Ladybird"?

Answer: Lucie Manette

"Ladybird" is Miss Pross' term of endearment for Lucie. We are told of this when she converses with Mr. Lorry over Lucie's suitors.

5. What is Darnay's mother's maiden name?

Answer: D'Aulnais

We learn his mother's maiden name during Darnay's third trial, when Manette's letter describes the visit from the Evremonde's wife.

6. Who has "a face like a fine mask"?

Answer: Marquis St. Evremonde

Isn't the Marquis great? Dickens' characterization and description is truly amazing.

7. Who is attended by "the chocolate sprites"?

Answer: Monseigneur

Interestingly, the same Monseigneur escapes Paris by dressing up as his cook. Irony at its best!

8. What is the true name of Miss Pross' brother?

Answer: Solomon Pross

We meet Solomon Pross as himself near the end, in another wineshop, accompanied by Miss Pross and Jerry Cruncher.

9. What is Miss Pross' brother's alias?

Answer: John Barsad

John Barsad first appears at Darnay's first trial to testify against him. Threads of the plot come together when he is revealed in the middle of the third book by Miss Pross and recognized by Jerry Cruncher.

10. Who actually writes "BLOOD" on the wall in the chapter where we meet the wine shop and the Defarges?

Answer: Gaspard

While we are never told outright that it is Gaspard who writes "BLOOD" on the wall, he is the man referred to as being tall and unkempt throughout the novel.

11. Who is married to a grocer?

Answer: The Vengeance

Mme Defarge, The Vengeance, and the other knitting women have often been seen as portraying the three Fates: Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. In Greek mythology, the Fates were responsible for determining how long each person would live.

12. What is the wild dance headed by the Wood-Sawyer and the Vengeance?

Answer: La Carmagnole

La Carmagnole was the "Dance of the Revolution", described as being grotesque and wild.

13. What is the name of every revolutionary we come into contact with?

Answer: Jacques

They were all referred to as Jacques so as to not get caught by the police or the aristocracy.

14. Who had coarse, spiky hair?

Answer: Jerry Cruncher

Jerry Cruncher and Young Jerry both have characteristically spiky hair.

15. Who does the "wild woman, all in red" scold in Book 1?

Answer: Jarvis Lorry

Jarvis Lorry is reprimanded for springing upon Lucie the news that her father lives. This information causes her to faint, and Miss Pross, her caretaker, is outraged.

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