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The Lady and the Unicorn Trivia Quiz

If you're hooked on Tracy Chevalier's writings - try your hand at clicking the correct answers in this quiz about the intriguing historical novel 'The Lady and the Unicorn'.

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

Author
viktorya

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
198,761

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
272

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the nobleman who is the commissioner of the tapestries? Hint

Claude Monterre

Germaine De La Luna

Phillipe Boulangerie

Jean Le Viste

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which room were the tapestries designed to be hung? Hint

Boudoir

Great Ballroom

Dining Hall

Grande Salle

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many pieces of tapestry were hung? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. What theme is represented in the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries? Hint

The five physical senses

Biblical Old Testament stories

The Battle of Nancy

The lineage of the commissioners family

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Nicholas Des Innocents famous for painting, before the commission of the tapestries? Hint

miniature portraits of ladies

still life flowers in a vase

landscapes and gardens

portraits of noblemen on horses

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did Nicholas Des Innocents say noble women smelled of? Hint

cheap lavender water

eggs and bacon

mint and cloves

oranges and spice

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was Genevieve's Lady-in-waiting? Hint

Beatrice

Bernice

Betty

Belinda

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which flower is NOT listed as in Alienor's garden? Hint

orchids

saxifrage

foxgloves

solomon's seal

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Question 9 of 10

9. Whom does Nicholas Des Innocents eventually marry? Hint

Beatrice

Claude

Genevieve

Alienor

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which other Tracy Chevalier novel has been made into a film starring Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson? Hint

The Count of Monte Cristo

The English

The Girl with a Pearl Earring

The Four Feathers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the nobleman who is the commissioner of the tapestries?

Answer: Jean Le Viste

It was Jean Le Viste's wife, Genevieve, who persuaded him to employ Nicholas Des Innocents.

2. In which room were the tapestries designed to be hung?

Answer: Grande Salle

This is the room where the the great banquets took place.

3. How many pieces of tapestry were hung?

Answer: 6

Two pieces were of different size to the other four.

4. What theme is represented in the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries?

Answer: The five physical senses

Nicolas Des Innocents painted some of the family characters in the physical sense he perceived them as (the ladies as Touch and Taste).

5. What was Nicholas Des Innocents famous for painting, before the commission of the tapestries?

Answer: miniature portraits of ladies

He prided himself on this rare and dainty talent (and that it gave him an opportunity to be with the ladies!).

6. What did Nicholas Des Innocents say noble women smelled of?

Answer: mint and cloves

He was hinting at his first encounter with Claude who was chewing a clove.

7. Who was Genevieve's Lady-in-waiting?

Answer: Beatrice

Genevieve eventually gives Beatrice to her daughter (Claude) to wait on her.

8. Which flower is NOT listed as in Alienor's garden?

Answer: orchids

Others mentioned include mint and lemon balm.

9. Whom does Nicholas Des Innocents eventually marry?

Answer: Beatrice

Beatrice promised him at the beginning of the book that one day she would have him and her promise is fulfilled (reluctantly on his part) by the closing of the book. Nicholas really wanted Claude, also had a fling with Alienor, yet he married Beatrice.

10. Which other Tracy Chevalier novel has been made into a film starring Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson?

Answer: The Girl with a Pearl Earring

This movie was nominated for 3 Oscars: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, and Best Costume Design
(Source imdb.com) and won many awards from other film institutions.

'The Count of Monte Cristo' was written by Alexandre Dumas, 'The Four Feathers' by A.E.W. Mason and 'The English Patient' by Michael Ondaatje.

Source: Author viktorya

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