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Quiz about The French Revolution According to Dickens

The French Revolution According to Dickens Quiz

The is my quiz on Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities", which centered around the French Revolution and the states that England and Paris were in during this time period.

A multiple-choice quiz by jesselvr23. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
jesselvr23

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
104,536

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1154

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Question 1 of 10

1. Between what years did the book take place? Hint

1789-1799

1780-1793

1775-1793

1775-1792

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Question 2 of 10

2. How old was Charles Darnay at the trial at the beginning of Book the Second, "The Golden Thread"? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did Gaspard write on a wall of Saint Antoine with wine?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the messenger for Tellson's Bank? Hint

Jerry Cruncher

Sydney Carton

Jarvis Lorry

Mr. Stryver

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the real name of Miss Pross' brother? Hint

John Barsad

Ernest Defarge

Charles Darnay

Solomon

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Question 6 of 10

6. What relation was Darnay to the "elder brother"? Hint

nephew

grandson

brother

son

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was Darnay's real name?

Answer: (One or Two Words - no punctuation!)

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many people were executed on the day Darnay was to be executed? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many children did Darnay and Lucie have? Hint

five

three

one

none

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was guillotined at the end of the book? Hint

Sydney Carton

Madame Defarge

Charles Darnay

Dr. Manette

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Between what years did the book take place?

Answer: 1775-1793

The book starts out in 1775, the year that Dr. Manette is released from the Bastille, and also the year that he finally meets his daughter, Lucie. In Book the Second, it is five years later (1780), and then it skips later to 1789, and then to 1792 and 1793. It also cites many events happening to the characters in the years 1781.

2. How old was Charles Darnay at the trial at the beginning of Book the Second, "The Golden Thread"?

Answer: 25

This is mentioned briefly as Dickens describes Darnay.

3. What did Gaspard write on a wall of Saint Antoine with wine?

Answer: Blood

He writes this with the wine that spills into the street in front of the Defarges' wine shop.

4. Who was the messenger for Tellson's Bank?

Answer: Jerry Cruncher

He would also dig up graves at night, which was, later on, how he knew that Roger Cly wasn't dead.

5. What was the real name of Miss Pross' brother?

Answer: Solomon

He was a spy in England and France, and he lived under the name John Barsad. He apparently stole money from Miss Pross, but she still loved him and thought that he was the only man who deserved Lucie.

6. What relation was Darnay to the "elder brother"?

Answer: son

His uncle became marquis after Darnay's father died, and Darnay denounced the title because it had been his mother's dying wish.

7. What was Darnay's real name?

Answer: Evremonde

His father and uncle were the ones who sent Dr. Manette to jail for 18 years. That is why, on the morning of Darnay and Lucie's wedding, Dr. Manette looked so shocked, and then regressed back to the way he was in the Bastille.

8. How many people were executed on the day Darnay was to be executed?

Answer: 52

This, apparently, displeased Madame Defarge. Darnay, fortunately, was not among the 52, and Madame Defarge did not live to see any of the executions.

9. How many children did Darnay and Lucie have?

Answer: three

They had a son whose name we never learn and who died; Little Lucie; and it is mentioned at the very end that they also have another son, whom they name after Sydney Carton.

10. Who was guillotined at the end of the book?

Answer: Sydney Carton

Hopefully everyone got at least that much right. Carton died because he promised Lucie that he would do anything for her or anyone she loved, so he died in Darnay's place.

Source: Author jesselvr23

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