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A Tale of Two Cities Multiple Choice Quiz | Dickens, Charles

How well to you know the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution? Try your luck at this ten question quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by kdizogg. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
kdizogg

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
284,569

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1115

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In this story, the two cities the title refers to are... Hint

New York and Los Angeles

London and Paris

London and Berlin

Paris and Nice

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Question 2 of 10

2. The story starts out with Mr. Lorry of Tellson's Bank traveling in a carriage. A person rides up on a horse with a message for him that says "Recalled to Life." Who is this messenger? Hint

the Marquis

Sydney Carton

Jerry Cruncher

Monsieur Defarge

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did Miss Manette think Tellson's Bank had found when she arrived at Dover to meet with Mr. Lorry? Hint

gold

some of her father's goods that had been lost

her father

a savings account that had been lost for years

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where did Lucie and Mr. Lorry go in Paris to find Dr. Manette? Hint

behind a wine-shop

the Bastille

to the National Palace

Tellson's Bank

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Dr. Manette doing when Lucie and Mr. Lorry found him? Hint

eating beef

making shoes

counting out loud

repeating the place where he was kept prisoner

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Question 6 of 10

6. According to Dr. Manette, where was he kept prisoner? Hint

205 north tower

5 south tower

5 north tower

105 north tower

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who does Charles Darnay get a letter from that requires him to leave London and go to Paris? Hint

Barsad

Gabelle

Defarge

Carton

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the "leader" of the resistance? Hint

Madam Defarge

Jacques 1

Monsieur Defarge

Dr. Manette

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Question 9 of 10

9. Whom did Charles "Evr�mond" Darnay, to his own surprise, get condemned by? Hint

Jerry

Madame Defarge

Dr. Manette

Monsieur Defarge

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Question 10 of 10

10. What ultimately happened to Charles Darnay? Hint

He kills the jailor and helps others escape the prison.

He, his wife, and his child were all killed at the blade of the guillotine.

He escaped back to London with the help of Sydney Carton.

He is killed by the guillotine, along with 51 other people.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In this story, the two cities the title refers to are...

Answer: London and Paris

These two cities were under a lot of stress during this time period. Britain had just lost its colonies in America and the British and French were not very fond of each other, not to mention the impending revolution in France.

2. The story starts out with Mr. Lorry of Tellson's Bank traveling in a carriage. A person rides up on a horse with a message for him that says "Recalled to Life." Who is this messenger?

Answer: Jerry Cruncher

Jerry is the messenger for Tellson's Bank in London and one of Mr. Lorry's friends.

3. What did Miss Manette think Tellson's Bank had found when she arrived at Dover to meet with Mr. Lorry?

Answer: some of her father's goods that had been lost

She thought she was only going to claim some of her family's things, but she found out that she would be going on a quest to find her long lost father.

4. Where did Lucie and Mr. Lorry go in Paris to find Dr. Manette?

Answer: behind a wine-shop

The wine shop is the same one that is owned by the Defarges.

5. What was Dr. Manette doing when Lucie and Mr. Lorry found him?

Answer: making shoes

To cope with the horrors he had witnessed in the Bastille, Dr. Manette made shoes. This was also a job they made him do in the Bastille, so he was quite skilled at it.

6. According to Dr. Manette, where was he kept prisoner?

Answer: 105 north tower

Dr. Manette was a prisoner at one hundred and five north tower in the Bastille.

7. Who does Charles Darnay get a letter from that requires him to leave London and go to Paris?

Answer: Gabelle

The letter says that things are getting bad in France and that he needs the Marquis' help. The Marquis at this time is Charles Darnay.

8. Who was the "leader" of the resistance?

Answer: Madam Defarge

Madam Defarge was always leading people and watching to find spies while knitting. Her husband followed her very closely. They both played a major role in the overthrowing of the Bastille.

9. Whom did Charles "Evr�mond" Darnay, to his own surprise, get condemned by?

Answer: Dr. Manette

Although Madame and Monsieur Defarge do try to get Charles killed, it is ultimately the letter that Dr. Manette had written during his prison sentence condemning all the people in Charles' family that got Charles a death sentence.

10. What ultimately happened to Charles Darnay?

Answer: He escaped back to London with the help of Sydney Carton.

Sydney Carton replaced Charles in the prison cell and was killed by the guillotine. Charles and Lucie and their daughter all escaped France.

Source: Author kdizogg

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