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A Confederacy of Dunces Trivia Quiz

Twenty questions on the Pulitzer prize winning novel by John Kennedy Toole, most definitely one of the funniest books ever written. Easy if you've read it once, twice, or a hundred times. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by JeremyCB. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
JeremyCB

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
153,981

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 20

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343

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Question 1 of 20

1. What author does Ignatius hold in the highest esteem (and quote at every opportunity)? Hint

Aristophanes

Boethius

Herodotus

de Tocqueville

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Question 2 of 20

2. What kind of bird does Darlene have?

Answer: (excitable bird, feathery head)

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Question 3 of 20

3. Ignatius is almost arrested outside Maison Blanche, the New Orleans department store.

True

False

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which of these people does NOT live in Dorian Greene's apartment building? Hint

Betty Bumper

Freida Club

Johnson Steeler

Raoul Frayle

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who is the foreman at Levy Pants?

Answer: (think places in Italy)

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Question 6 of 20

6. What make is Mrs. Reilly's car? Hint

Plymouth

Dodge

Hudson

Studebaker

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Question 7 of 20

7. Miss Trixie is retired by Mr. Levy.

True

False

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Question 8 of 20

8. Specifically, where is Myrna Minkoff from?

Answer: (part of a large city)

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which of the Levy's possessions is Mrs. Levy obsessed with? Hint

the yellow nylon sofa

the color television

the sports car

the exercising board

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Question 10 of 20

10. Claude proposes to Irene.

True

False

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Question 11 of 20

11. What is Jones arrested for? Hint

skipping out on a restaurant check

breaking into a locker at the bus station

accosting a woman on the streetcar

stealing a bag of cashews

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Question 12 of 20

12. Who is the courier for the "orphans?"

Answer: (one word)

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Question 13 of 20

13. Mr. Gonzalez hordes all of Levy Pants' phone books.

True

False

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Question 14 of 20

14. What does Santa make for the "party" for Irene and Claude? Hint

clam dip

cole slaw

cheese and crackers

potato salad

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which of these is NOT part of Jones' sabotage plan? Hint

causing a riot at the bar

getting Ignatius to come into the Night of Joy

writing the bar's address on the brown packages

encouraging Darlene's terrible performance act

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which of Dorian's friends dresses as a sailor?

Answer: (looking for Lassie? one word)

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Question 17 of 20

17. Lana Lee is arrested.

True

False

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Question 18 of 20

18. What does Ignatius do with the filing at Levy Pants? Hint

he files it

he throws it away

he uses it to blackmail Mr. Gonzalez

he hides it

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Question 19 of 20

19. What professor receives hate mail from Ignatius?

Answer: (sounds like a type of powder)

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Question 20 of 20

20. Last and most important: who finally takes the fall for writing the letter to Abelman's Dry Goods? Hint

Ignatius

Mr. Levy

Mr. Gonzalez

Miss Trixie

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What author does Ignatius hold in the highest esteem (and quote at every opportunity)?

Answer: Boethius

Author of "The Consolation of Philosophy". Ever tried to read it? As wordy as Ignatius himself.

2. What kind of bird does Darlene have?

Answer: cockatoo

The pink cockatoo is never named, but it manages to be an important character regardless.

3. Ignatius is almost arrested outside Maison Blanche, the New Orleans department store.

Answer: False

Mancuso accosts Ignatius (and Claude) outside the D.H. Holmes department store, once a landmark in 'Nawlins.

4. Which of these people does NOT live in Dorian Greene's apartment building?

Answer: Johnson Steeler

Yeah, I made Johnson Steeler up. But he sounds like he WOULD live there.

5. Who is the foreman at Levy Pants?

Answer: Palermo

Palermo is a drunkard who shows himself very little, except to burn his hand on a furnace door toward the end of the novel.

6. What make is Mrs. Reilly's car?

Answer: Plymouth

A 1946 Plymouth, an excellent car for crashing into buildings and trips to the bowling alley.

7. Miss Trixie is retired by Mr. Levy.

Answer: True

Finally, Trixie gets her just desserts. Not to mention her Easter ham.

8. Specifically, where is Myrna Minkoff from?

Answer: the Bronx

Myrna goes south for college to see what it's like "out there." She finds little of interest, save Ignatius himself.

9. Which of the Levy's possessions is Mrs. Levy obsessed with?

Answer: the exercising board

All these objects get mentioned, but Mrs. Levy seems to spend most of her waking hours bouncing on her board--and she's very sensitive about it.

10. Claude proposes to Irene.

Answer: False

The end of the book hints that Claude is still interested, but we never get to see him actually pop the question.

11. What is Jones arrested for?

Answer: stealing a bag of cashews

Jones is accused of stealing cashews from Woolworth's, although he didn't. Whoa! Hey!

12. Who is the courier for the "orphans?"

Answer: George

George peddles Lana's "French photographs" to kids to earn them some illicit cash. He, too, gets his come-uppance in the end.

13. Mr. Gonzalez hordes all of Levy Pants' phone books.

Answer: False

Miss Trixie keeps the phone books and guards them with her life.

14. What does Santa make for the "party" for Irene and Claude?

Answer: potato salad

No one makes a good "potatiss salad" like Santa. At least SHE says so; no one ever does more than lick the spoon at that get-together.

15. Which of these is NOT part of Jones' sabotage plan?

Answer: causing a riot at the bar

Ignatius is the would-be rioter in the story, and he's only interested in wreaking havoc at Levy Pants.

16. Which of Dorian's friends dresses as a sailor?

Answer: Timmy

Dorian doesn't seem to respect Timmy very much, and certainly doesn't appreciate finding him chained to the wall of the servants' quarters during a party.

17. Lana Lee is arrested.

Answer: True

Mancuso arrests Lee for solicitation and possession of pornography. Another outcome of Jones' sabotage efforts!

18. What does Ignatius do with the filing at Levy Pants?

Answer: he throws it away

Ignatius's interesting idea for revolutionizing the business. Mmm hmm.

19. What professor receives hate mail from Ignatius?

Answer: Dr. Talc

Myrna and Ignatius are united against this "old fraud." When one of those letters resurfaces, Talc finds himself in a spot of trouble.

20. Last and most important: who finally takes the fall for writing the letter to Abelman's Dry Goods?

Answer: Miss Trixie

Yep, Ignatius wrote it but the senile Trixie allows herself to be framed in exchange for retirement from Levy Pants. For all she knows, she wrote the letter anyway.

Source: Author JeremyCB

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