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Rappaccini's Daughter Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz over "Rappaccini's Daughter" by Hawthorne. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by rose5. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
rose5

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
289,830

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
300

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (8/10), Guest 174 (8/10), Guest 110 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where is Giovanni going to school? Hint

University of Italy

University of Spain

University of Naples

University of Padua

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is Lisabetta? Hint

Giovanni's mom

She wasn't in the book

Rappaccini's personal secretary

The landlady

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of Rappaccini's daughter? Hint

Beatrice

Emily

Lisabetta

Georgianna

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Question 4 of 10

4. What caused the salamander to die? Hint

Liquid from the flower fell on the salamander and killed it

Giovanni stepped on it

Beatrice breathed on it

There wasn't a salamander in the story

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Question 5 of 10

5. Giovanni felt a burning sensation in his hand as soon as Beatrice touched it.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Beatrice drank the antidote before Giovanni did to see what the result was.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. How did Giovanni know that he was poisonous? Hint

he never knew

Beatrice told him

he killed a salamander with his tears

he breathed on a spider and it died

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who showed Giovanni the secret door to the garden? Hint

Beatrice

Lisabetta

Baglioni

Giovanni found it himself

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to Beatrice, Rappaccini had told her everything about plants.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Baglioni was one of Giovanni's best friends.

True

False

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Feb 23 2024 : Guest 174: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where is Giovanni going to school?

Answer: University of Padua

Giovanni came from Italy to study.

2. Who is Lisabetta?

Answer: The landlady

Lisabetta was an older lady who loved Giovanni and would do anything for him.

3. What was the name of Rappaccini's daughter?

Answer: Beatrice

She was poisonous and her poison resulted in the poisoning of Giovanni as well.

4. What caused the salamander to die?

Answer: Liquid from the flower fell on the salamander and killed it

The plant was just as poisonous as Beatrice and would kill or contaminate everything.

5. Giovanni felt a burning sensation in his hand as soon as Beatrice touched it.

Answer: false

He didn't feel any pain until the next morning.

6. Beatrice drank the antidote before Giovanni did to see what the result was.

Answer: true

Giovanni must not have loved Beatrice since he waited to see if she died before he drank the antidote.

7. How did Giovanni know that he was poisonous?

Answer: he breathed on a spider and it died

Giovanni was around Beatrice for so long that he caught the disease from her.

8. Who showed Giovanni the secret door to the garden?

Answer: Lisabetta

Giovanni went in the garden every day after that.

9. According to Beatrice, Rappaccini had told her everything about plants.

Answer: False

Rappaccini had kept the purpose of his experiments a secret.

10. Baglioni was one of Giovanni's best friends.

Answer: False

Giovanni's father was friends with Baglioni, but Giovanni did what he could to avoid Baglioni.

Source: Author rose5

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