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WorksheetsLa Boheme
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Who is the composer of La Boheme?
W. A. Mozart
Giacomo Puccini
Giuseppe Verdi
Vincenzo Bellini
The opera takes place in:
London
Rome
Paris
Barcelona
Who arrives needing to have her candle relit?
Mimi
Musetta
Liu
Aida
On what day of the year does the opera begin?
April 1
July 4
January 1
December 24
How are the people living in this apartment trying to keep warm?
Turning the thermostat up.
Burning the pages of Rodolfo's poems.
Putting on gloves and hoping for the best.
Opening the window and letting the warm air come in.
Schaunard, one of the tenants in the apartment is a:
Musician
Poet
Doctor
Botanist
How does Rodolfo feel about Mimi upon first meeting her?
Instantly recognizes her as his long-lost sister.
Not interested. Already in a relationship.
He is busy tidying the apartment and wishes she would quickly leave.
Immediately falls in love with her.
Mimi and Rodolfo leave the apartment and meet the rest of the group at a cafe in an area of town known as the:
Latin Quarter
Marianplatz
Pueblo Viejo
French Quarter
At the cafe, Marcello spots his ex-lover Musetta with her wealthy admirer named:
Timur
Calaf
Alcindoro
Rodolfo
Marcello is a:
Poet
Painter
Musician
Philosopher
How does Musetta feel about Alcindoro?
She has become bored with him and sings a song to try and get Marcello back.
She wants to marry Alcindoro.
She is moving out of town and wants to break off all relationships.
She is too busy with her career and doesn't have time for him.
How do they pay for their meal at the cafe?
They all split the bill evenly.
Musetta tells the waiter to leave the bill with Alcindoro and they run away.
They all have enough money to pay for their own.
They pay for their meal by singing a song for the other customers.
Months later, Mimi and Rodolfo are a couple. They are going through rough times, though, because:
They weren't able to renew the lease on their apartment and have nowhere to live.
Musetta keeps trying to move in on Rodolfo.
Mimi has become ill and Rodolfo cannot help her.
Mimi wants to move to Switzerland but Rodolfo doesn't like the climate.
Because Rodolfo knows he cannot help Mimi, he tries to drive her away from him by:
Being jealous and unkind.
Disappearing for days and not telling Mimi where he's going.
Trying to get other men to date her.
Seeing other people behind her back.
Mimi and Rodolfo finally split up, and later Marcello tells Rodolfo that Mimi has:
recovered from her illness and moved to Canada to be with her mother.
started seeing a wealthy man.
married Alcindoro.
become a nun.
On the same day that Rodolfo learns that Mimi is seeing the wealthy Viscount, she is found extremely ill wandering the streets. Who finds her?
Alcindoro
Rodolfo
Musetta
Marcello
They bring Mimi back to the apartment to try and care for her. How do they go about trying to get medicine?
They sell their belongings.
They already have lots of medicine in the apartment.
Rodolfo is a pharmacist on the side and runs down to CVS.
No one has anything valuable to sell.
How do Mimi and Rodolfo feel about each other in the final scene?
They realize they were never really that good for each other.
Rodolfo says he really has liked Musetta all along.
Mimi says she married the Viscount in secret.
They declare their love for each other.
At the end of the opera:
Mimi quickly recovers by taking the medicine.
Mimi dies from her illness.
Mimi and Rodolfo marry after her recovery.
We aren't sure if Mimi survives. The composer leaves the opera open-ended.
Which modern-day musical was based on La Boheme?
Rent
Matilda
Phantom of the Opera
Cats
