Madame Bovary: Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz: Quick Quiz

1 of 5
The ___ that fill Madame Bovary contribute to the sense of language's inadequacy in the novel.

Similes
Lies
Historical facts
Jokes

2 of 5
How are the tastes of the bourgeoisie characterized in the novel?

Chic and expensive
Unpleasantly bombastic
Gaudily materialistic
Cheap and cheerful

3 of 5
Flaubert constantly reminds the reader that ___ lurk/s beneath the surface of everyday life.

Beetles
Death and decay
Romance and wonder
The will of God

4 of 5
What do windows represent to Emma?

The healthiness of air
The charm of excess
The possibility of escape
The hope of love

5 of 5
What stands for disappointed hopes, and for the promise of a wedding day turned sour and old?

Charles' practice
Emma's novels
The dried bouquet
Emma's wedding dress

Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert

Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz

1 of 5
The ___ that fill Madame Bovary contribute to the sense of language's inadequacy in the novel.

2 of 5
How are the tastes of the bourgeoisie characterized in the novel?

3 of 5
Flaubert constantly reminds the reader that ___ lurk/s beneath the surface of everyday life.

4 of 5
What do windows represent to Emma?

5 of 5
What stands for disappointed hopes, and for the promise of a wedding day turned sour and old?

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1 of 5 The ___ that fill Madame Bovary contribute to the sense of language's inadequacy in the novel.

2 of 5 How are the tastes of the bourgeoisie characterized in the novel?

3 of 5 Flaubert constantly reminds the reader that ___ lurk/s beneath the surface of everyday life.

4 of 5 What do windows represent to Emma?

5 of 5 What stands for disappointed hopes, and for the promise of a wedding day turned sour and old?

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Important Quotations Explained MAIN IDEAS

Review Quiz FURTHER STUDY

Take a Study Break

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1 of 5
The ___ that fill Madame Bovary contribute to the sense of language's inadequacy in the novel.

2 of 5
How are the tastes of the bourgeoisie characterized in the novel?

3 of 5
Flaubert constantly reminds the reader that ___ lurk/s beneath the surface of everyday life.

4 of 5
What do windows represent to Emma?

5 of 5
What stands for disappointed hopes, and for the promise of a wedding day turned sour and old?