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A Tale of Two Cities Quiz Book 1

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of the novel 'A Tale of Two Cities'?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Thomas Hardy

c)

Oliver Goldsmith

d)

Charles Dickens

2.
Doctor Manette was a prisoner for 18 years.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Mr. Lorry receives a message from Tellson’s Bank via Jerry Cruncher and asks Jerry to take a message back, which is
a)
“recalled to life”
b)
“proceed to Paris”
c)
“return immediately”
d)
“wait at Dover”
4.

The novel opens in

a)

1775

b)

1675

c)

1875

d)

1575

5.

The two cities referred to in the title are

a)

England and France

b)

Dover and London

c)

London and Paris

d)

Berlin and Rome

6.

La Guillotine is...

a)

a prison

b)

an actress

c)

an execution device,also known as the “National Razor”

d)

a chateau

7.

This book is about...

a)

War of independence

b)

French Revolution

c)

American Revolution

d)

Ancient regimen

8.

Who accompanied Lucy Manette from London to Paris?

a)

Madame Defarge

b)

Miss Pross

c)

Mr Jarvis Lorry

d)

Mr. Defarge

9.

What was the codename used by a group of French revolutionaries?

a)

Lords

b)

Jacques

c)

George

d)

Charles

10.

"A remarkable change had come over his face." Whose face is being referred to in the context?

a)

Dr. Manette

b)

Mr. Lorry

c)

Mr. Defarge

11.

Why was Dr. Manette making shoes?

a)

He enjoyed making shoes.

b)

He excelled in the art of shoe making

c)

He turned insane.

d)

It was his vocation.

12.

Identify the genre of the novel "A Tale of Two Cities".

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

Historical fiction

13.

Which is an antithesis?

a)

Death is a farmer with a splattered cart.

b)

"Want" is one of the lords of St. Antoine.

c)

It was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity.

14.

Which color is associated with Mr. Lorry?

a)

Blue

b)

Brown

c)

Black

15.

Where was Lucie born, and where did she grow up?

a)

Born in England and raised in France

b)

Born in France and raised in England

c)

Born and raised in England

16.

What is the meaning of the code phrase "Recalled to Life"?

a)

This is about Jerry's gravedigging.

b)

This is about Mr. Lorry's going back to find Lucie again.

c)

This is about freeing Dr. Manette from prison.

17.

What is happening in St. Antoine?

a)

The people have stolen the wine and are getting drunk in the street.

b)

Mr. Defarge is angrily trying to stop the people from drinking the wine.

c)

The starving people are drinking the wine off of the ground.

18.

Where does Mr. Lorry work?

a)

St. Antoine

b)

He works for the court system at Temple Bar.

c)

He works for Tellson's bank.

19.

Which of these is used as a personification of fate?

a)

the guillotine

b)

the woodsman

c)

the lamplighter

20.

Which is a description of Madame Defarge?

a)

She looks angry, skinny, pale, and poor--and she knits.

b)

She looks strong, sharp-witted, in control--and she knits.

c)

She looks kind and motherly--and she knits.

21.

Where is Dr. Manette?

a)

In France, hiding on a small farm.

b)

Mr. Lorry won't say until he knows it's safe to tell Lucy.

c)

Upstairs in a locked room making shoes.

22.

What does Monsieur Manette let the three Jacques do?

a)

He lets them look through a hole in the wall at something.

b)

He lets them spy on his customers.

c)

He gives them free wine.

23.

How does Lucy feel about seeing her father?

a)

She is ready and proceeds with determination.

b)

She is afraid and holds onto Mr. Lorry.

c)

She is angry that no one told her before, but she hides her feelings.

24.
Lucie has met her father before she meets Mr. Lorry
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What did Lucie do after Mr. Lorry has told her about her father?
a)
Faint
b)
Throw up
26.
What is the wine shopkeeper's wife do as a hobby? 
a)
Sew
b)
Tailor
c)
Knit
d)
Paint
27.
What skill did Manette pick up while in prison?
a)
Drawing
b)
Sewing
c)
Shoe Making
d)
Carpentry
28.
What is the first thing about Lucie that stirs her fathers memory?
a)
Her eyes
Her eyes
b)
Her smile
c)
Her hair
d)
Her dimple
29.

Saint Antoine was one of the .......................... parts of Paris.

a)

toughest

b)

richest

c)

poorest

d)

fairest

30.

Gaspard used the red mud to write..........................

a)

misery

b)

hunger

c)

pain

d)

blood

31.

Lucie's ............................ was thought to be dead.

a)

mother

b)

father

c)

grandfather

d)

maid

32.

The way people drank the wine from the ground shows their............................

a)

happiness

b)

misery

c)

boredom

d)

hope

33.

Keeping Dr.Manette in his house shows Defarge's

a)

loyality

b)

cruelty

c)

lonliness

d)

pain

34.

What was Dr.Manette doing when Defarge,lucie and Mr.Lorry enter the room?

a)

making Donuts

b)

making french fries

c)

making socks

d)

making shoes

35.

what is "wig"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

"It was the year of Our Lord ????" What was the year?

a)

one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven

b)

one hundred thousand seventy five

c)

one thousand seven hundred and seventy five

d)

one thousand seven hundred and sixty five

37.
Which of the following does NOT occur in the first chapter of the novel?
a)
A youth is executed for not bowing to a procession of monks
b)
The highwaymen rob and murder people in England
c)
A message is delivered to Mr. Lorry to meet a woman at Dover
d)
The two countries are mentioned: France and England
38.

What features did the king and queen of France have?

a)

large jaw and plain face.

b)

large jaw and fair face

c)

jutting jaw and loving face.

d)

receding jaw and caring face.

39.

Define symbolism:

a)

Hints of what is to come in a story.

b)

Giving human characteristics to an inanimate object.

c)

A comparison of two unlike things.

d)

Something that stands for something else.

40.

What is a paradox?

a)

A statement comparing two similar concepts.

b)

A statement of declaration.

c)

A statement that seems self-contradictory.

d)

A statement of truth.

41.

Who received the secret message?

a)

Charles Darnay

b)

Mr lorry

c)

Tellson´s bank

d)

a lady

42.

Who said this `It’s better for him than staying in this poor city.´?

a)

Dr Manette

b)

Monsieur Defarge

c)

Miss Pross

d)

Lucie Manette

43.
Lucie's father who has been imprisoned for 18 years in la Bastille is named ___.
a)
Dr. Manette
b)
Dr. Evermonde
c)
Dr. Lorry
d)
Dr. Gabelle
44.

Jerry Cruncher...

a)

Is a lawyer

b)

carries messages for people in the bank

c)

carries messages for spies in France