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The Red and the Black

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The Red and the Black

Stendhal

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Julien Sorel's favorite book is:

(A) Candide

(B) The Red and the Black

(D) Les Misérables

Which historical figure does Julien admire most?

(A) Stendhal

(B) Napoleon

(D) Louis XVI

What does Julien's friend Fouqué do for a living?

(A) Carpentry

(B) Sells lumber

(D) Noble

Who was Mathilde's famous ancestor?

(A) Boniface de la Mole

(B) Napoleon

(D) Louis XVI

Who does Julien shoot?

(A) Mathilde de la Mole

(B) M. de Rênal

(D) Marquis de la Mole

What was the color of the clergy?

(A) Red

(B) Black

(D) Purple

In which period of French history does the novel take place?

(A) The Old Regime

(B) The Restoration

(D) The First Republic

What does M. Valenod do for a living?

(A) Judge

(B) Director of a poorhouse

(D) Priest

How many children do the Rênals have?

(A) One

(B) Two

(D) Four

What is Julien's ennobled name?

(A) de la Vernaye

(B) Sorel

(D) de la Mole

Where does Julien's trial take place?

(A) Paris

(B) Verrieres

(D) Besancon

What country does the Marquis want Julien to leave for?

(A) France

(B) England

(D) America

Who does Julien use to make Mathilde jealous?

(A) Mme. de Fervaques

(B) The Marquis

(D) M. Valenod

Who is the director of the seminary?

(A) M. Chelan

(B) M. Pirard

(D) The Marquis

M. de Rênal belongs to which political party?

(A) Conservative

(B) Liberal

(D) None of the above

How is Julien executed?

(A) Shot

(B) Guillotined

(D) Electric chair

What book can Julien recite by heart?

(A) Candide

(B) The Bible

(D) Les Misérables

What does Julien use to reach Mathilde's window?

(A) A ladder

(B) A rope

(D) Nothing

What is the first thing Julien does to Mme. de Rênal?

(A) Bows

(B) Kisses her cheek

(D) Kisses her hand

During which year did Stendhal write The Red and the Black?

(A) 1848

(B) 1830

(D) 1900

Who writes the letter to the Marquis that denounces Julien?

(A) Mme. de Rênal's confessor

(B) Mme. de Rênal

(D) M. Pirard

Who can tell that Julien is a hypocrite?

(A) M. Pirard

(B) M. Chelan

(D) M. de Rênal

Who is the foreman of the jury?

(A) Mme. de Rênal

(B) M. Pirard

(D) Napoleon

What form of desire does Stendhal describe in the novel?

(A) Triangular desire

(B) Passionate desire

(D) Special desire

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