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Carmen Trivia Quiz

For everyone that loves the opera 'Carmen'. A few basic questions on the background and the plot.

A multiple-choice quiz by kissaki. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
kissaki

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
16,457

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1395

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote the wonderful opera 'Carmen'?

Answer: (Last name)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote the story 'Carmen' is based on? Hint

Prosper Merimee

Victor Hugo

Georges Bizet

Emile Zola

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what country does Carmen take place? Hint

France

Austria

Italy

Spain

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Question 4 of 10

4. What people does Carmen belong to? Hint

Gypsies

French

Spanish

Basques

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who sings the habanera ('L'amour est un oiseau rebelle')? Hint

Carmen

Escamillo

Don Jose

Micaela

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Question 6 of 10

6. From whom does Micaela bring a letter to Don Jose? Hint

Carmen

His mother

His grandmother

Escamillo

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does Carmen do for a living? Hint

Nothing

Works in a cigarette factory

Prostitute

She is a fortune teller

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who does Carmen leave Don Jose for? Hint

No one

Jorge

Carlos

Escamillo

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Question 9 of 10

9. What happens to Carmen in the end? Hint

Don Jose kills her

She finds another man

She marries Escamillo

She goes off with the gypsies

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Question 10 of 10

10. When was "Carmen" first performed? Hint

1929

2001

1766

1875

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote the wonderful opera 'Carmen'?

Answer: Bizet

It was French composer Georges Bizet.

2. Who wrote the story 'Carmen' is based on?

Answer: Prosper Merimee

3. In what country does Carmen take place?

Answer: Spain

4. What people does Carmen belong to?

Answer: Gypsies

She is a gypsy woman.

5. Who sings the habanera ('L'amour est un oiseau rebelle')?

Answer: Carmen

A lovely song, maybe the most well known. Carmen sings it when she and the other girls come out of the factory.

6. From whom does Micaela bring a letter to Don Jose?

Answer: His mother

It is a letter from his poor sick mother.

7. What does Carmen do for a living?

Answer: Works in a cigarette factory

She works in a cigarette factory where only women work. All the men stand outside to look at them when they come out from the factory.

8. Who does Carmen leave Don Jose for?

Answer: Escamillo

She leaves him for Escamillo - the matador.

9. What happens to Carmen in the end?

Answer: Don Jose kills her

Don Jose stabs her outside the bullfighting arena.

10. When was "Carmen" first performed?

Answer: 1875

Carmen debuted in Paris' Opera Comique March third, 1875.

Source: Author kissaki

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