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Evil People Trivia Quiz

A look at some of the evil characters throughout history. (Other villains are treated in other games.)

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
77,706

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
3042

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Marquis De Sade gives us the term, sadism. He was also a writer. Which work is his? Hint

A Man and His Maid

Justine

Tropic of Cancer

Fanny Hill

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Question 2 of 10

2. The term 'masochism' derives from Leopold Sacher-Masoch. What did he write? Hint

Venus in Furs

Candy

Lolita

Love and Death

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these gunmen from the Old West died quietly? Hint

Jesse James

Wild Bill Hickock

Billy the Kid

Wyatt Earp

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Broadway Show, 'Sweeney Todd,' was fictional, but there was a real Sweeney Todd. What was his profession? Hint

Doctor

Barber

Pharmacist

Blacksmith

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Question 5 of 10

5. Torquemada is the name most closely associated with the Spanish Inquisition. When did he live? Hint

1500s

1400s

1300s

1600s

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Question 6 of 10

6. Rasputin, 'the Mad Monk,' was a colorful character in Russian history. What happened to him? Hint

He was murdered

He was exiled

He disappeared

He was imprisoned

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Question 7 of 10

7. In describing evil acts that he describes as being caused by 'the spirit of the perverse,' this writer says: 'We perpetrate them because we feel we should not.' Hint

Bram Stoker

E.T.A. Hoffmann

Edgar Allan Poe

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the commander of Andersonville Prison during the Civil War? Hint

George Austin

Paul Papen

James Michelson

Henry Wirz

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these characters was better known as 'Bluebeard'? Hint

Edward Teach

Gilles De Rais

Henry Morgan

Alexander Selkirk

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Question 10 of 10

10. Rumor has it that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Whatever happened to Nero? Hint

Accident

Exile

Prison

Suicide

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Marquis De Sade gives us the term, sadism. He was also a writer. Which work is his?

Answer: Justine

The others are also 'naughty' books. De Sade spent a huge chunk of time in prison and in institutions.

2. The term 'masochism' derives from Leopold Sacher-Masoch. What did he write?

Answer: Venus in Furs

The term was coined by Krafft-Ebing, the psychologist.

3. Which of these gunmen from the Old West died quietly?

Answer: Wyatt Earp

Earp died quietly as an old man. Billy's life ended early when he was fatally shot by Pat Garrett. Jesse James was killed by Bob Ford. Hickock was shot while playing cards.

4. The Broadway Show, 'Sweeney Todd,' was fictional, but there was a real Sweeney Todd. What was his profession?

Answer: Barber

The full name of the show was 'Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.' He was hanged.

5. Torquemada is the name most closely associated with the Spanish Inquisition. When did he live?

Answer: 1400s

His life more or less spanned the century.

6. Rasputin, 'the Mad Monk,' was a colorful character in Russian history. What happened to him?

Answer: He was murdered

He was poisoned, shot, and dumped in a river. I guess 'murder' is an accurate description.

7. In describing evil acts that he describes as being caused by 'the spirit of the perverse,' this writer says: 'We perpetrate them because we feel we should not.'

Answer: Edgar Allan Poe

'The Imp of the Perverse,' by Poe. It anticipates unconscious motivation and Freudian psychology nicely, I think.

8. Who was the commander of Andersonville Prison during the Civil War?

Answer: Henry Wirz

A monster--or just doing a tough job as best he could?

9. Which of these characters was better known as 'Bluebeard'?

Answer: Gilles De Rais

Teach was the pirate, Blackbeard. Morgan was also a pirate. Selkirk was marooned, a la Robinson Crusoe.

10. Rumor has it that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Whatever happened to Nero?

Answer: Suicide

In fact, he was reluctant to kill himself by his own hand and ordered his secretary, Epaphroditus, to kill him.

Source: Author robert362

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