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Introduction - A Tale of Two Cities_Jan., 2020

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which language technique does Charles Dickens use in the first paragraph - "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom. It was the age of foolishness. ..." to compare and contrast two situations?

a)

paradox

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia

2.

It was the _______ (good) of times. It was the ________ (bad) of times.

a)

gooder, bader

b)

goodest, badest

c)

best, worse

d)

best, worst

3.

It was the spring of hope. It was the winter of ____________.

a)

hopelessness

b)

hopeless

c)

despair

d)

disappointment

4.

A Tale of Two Cities is set in _________________.

a)

England and France

b)

London and Paris

c)

Portsmouth and Paris

5.

When a revolution takes place,

a)

the same leaders always get power.

b)

the old government ends and a new one begins.

c)

terrible things must happen to the wealthy people.

6.

In 1775, there was a revolution in ____________________.

a)

France, England, and America.

b)

France, England, and China.

c)

Belgium, Italy, and France.

7.

During what time period does the story take place?

a)

end of 17th century

b)

end of the 18th century

c)

beginning of 19th century

8.

____________ is tried in London as a spy for France.

a)

Dr. Manette

b)

Charles Darnay

c)

Lucie Manette

9.

Who is imprisoned for 18 years in France?

a)

Dr. Manette

b)

Charles Darnay

c)

Defarge

10.

Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are both in love with _____________ .

a)

Gabelle

b)

Madame DeFarge

c)

Miss Pross

d)

Lucie Manette

11.

______________ sacrifices himself and is beheaded so that the woman he loves will be happy.

a)

Charles Darnay

b)

Sydney Carton

c)

Dr. Manette

12.

_____________ is a famous prison in Paris.

a)

The Eiffel Tower

b)

The London Bridge

c)

The Bastille

13.

People storm the Bastille prison because ______________________________.

a)

they want to see Queen Marie Antoinette.

b)

it is a symbol of tyranny, injustice, and oppression.

c)

the Marquis lived there.