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Quiz about One Hundred Years Of Solitude

'One Hundred Years Of Solitude' Quiz

Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote a book first published in 1967 that is listed as one of the best books of the twentieth century.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
pennie1478

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
182,826

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
972

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 223 (8/10), Guest 173 (10/10), Guest 157 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the last name of the family in the book? Hint

Buendia

Ortiz

Marquez

Aureliano

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of Jose Arcadio's wife? Hint

Remedios

Ursula

Amaranta

Renata

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Question 3 of 10

3. What title did Aureliano give himself? Hint

Chief

Lieutenant

Colonel

Commander

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Question 4 of 10

4. Did Amaranta kill Pietro Crespi?

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the orphan girl that Ursula and Jose adopted? Hint

Rebeca

Pilar

Renata

Amaranta

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did Amaranta do to her hand after Pietro's death? Hint

Cut it off

Burned it

Twisted it

Broke it

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Question 7 of 10

7. What title did Remedios carry? Hint

The ugliest woman in the world

The woman that was switched at birth

The woman that ate dirt

The most beautiful woman in the world

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of the only biological daughter of Ursula and Jose Arcadio? Hint

Rebeca

Amaranta

Remedios

They only had sons

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Question 9 of 10

9. What language did Aureliano II discover the family prophecies were written in? Hint

Sanskrit

English

Latin

Spanish

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Question 10 of 10

10. The last of the family line was a boy.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the last name of the family in the book?

Answer: Buendia

Gabriel Garcia Marquez started writing "One Hundred Years of Solitude" in 1965 and it took him eighteen months to complete it. The book was based on ways his grandmother would tell wild stories.

2. What was the name of Jose Arcadio's wife?

Answer: Ursula

Ursula was between one hundred fifteen and one hundred twenty when she passed away the morning of Good Friday. It was hot the day she was buried so not many people came to her funeral.

3. What title did Aureliano give himself?

Answer: Colonel

Aureliano is Jose and Ursula's second son. He joined a liberal army and gave himself the title of Colonel. At the time of Aureliano's death, he had seventeen sons by seventeen different women. Each one of the sons had his first name.

4. Did Amaranta kill Pietro Crespi?

Answer: No

Amaranta was in love with Pietro Crespi, an Italian musician. He did not return her love right away. When he finally fell in love with Amaranta, she turned him down and he killed himself.

5. What was the name of the orphan girl that Ursula and Jose adopted?

Answer: Rebeca

Rebeca married Jose Arcadio II, the son of Ursula and Jose. After Jose Arcadio II died, Rebeca secluded herself until her death.

6. What did Amaranta do to her hand after Pietro's death?

Answer: Burned it

Amaranta burnt her hand in the stove after Pietro's death as a sign of regret for turning down his love. She wore a black bandage around the burned hand until her death.

7. What title did Remedios carry?

Answer: The most beautiful woman in the world

Remedios was the daughter of Santa Sofia de la Piedad and Jose Arcadio Segundo III. She was the most beautiful woman in the world. Men died over her. One afternoon, without warning, Remedios ascended into Heaven.

8. What was the name of the only biological daughter of Ursula and Jose Arcadio?

Answer: Amaranta

Amaranta never married even though she was in love with Pietro Crespi and Colonel Gerineldo Marquez. Her brother Colonel Aureliano Jose I was in love with her.

9. What language did Aureliano II discover the family prophecies were written in?

Answer: Sanskrit

Aureliano II found prophecies that were written in Sanskrit by a gypsy named Melquiades. The prophecies told of what would happen to everyone in the town of Macondo.

10. The last of the family line was a boy.

Answer: True

The last of the family line was a boy named Aureliano. He was the son of Amaranta Ursula and Aureliano II. The baby, Aureliano III, was born out of incest and had the tail of a pig when he was born. Amaranta Ursula died in childbirth and the baby died later that day.

Source: Author pennie1478

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