This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Pimpernel – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Pimpernel Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The members of the Committee of Public Safety think that the Scarlet Pimpernel is A) Foppish. B) A rebrobate. C) Seething. D) Jovial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rebrobate. 2. A permanent and essential characteristic or attribute may be described as A) Jovial. B) Foppish. C) Audacity. D) Inherent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inherent. 3. Why does Marguerite say Sir Percy no longer shows her affection? A) He is too caught up in his career. B) He found out about her role in the death of the Marquis de St. Cyr. C) He has become more religious and would rather be a monk. D) He doesn't like her sarcastic attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He found out about her role in the death of the Marquis de St. Cyr. 4. What is the author's tone towards the revolutionaries and the revolution at the beginning of the novel? A) Sympathetic towards them for the injustices they've faced. B) Objective and level-headed, considering both sides. C) Disdainful towards the revolutionaries and disgusted by their actions. D) Disdainful of both the revolutionaries and the artistocrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disdainful towards the revolutionaries and disgusted by their actions. 5. Expressing one's positive feelings, such as gratitude or happiness, loudly and openly A) Effusive. B) Peremptory. C) Impudence. D) Inherent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effusive. 6. Why was everyone surprised Marguerite married Sir Percy? A) He was not considered good looking by French standards. B) He was known for being a sympathetic to the revolutionaries. C) He was English. D) He was considered dull and she was considered an interesting intellectual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was considered dull and she was considered an interesting intellectual. 7. When the Scarlet Pimpernel escaped from Sergeant Bibot, he had the ..... of an old lady. A) Semblance. B) Reproabte. C) Carnage. D) Peremptory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semblance. 8. Meaning ridiculous or silly A) Carnage. B) Effusive. C) Inane. D) Impudence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inane. 9. The Scarlet Pimpernel's identity is a secret. He might therefore be described as A) Enigmatic. B) Contemptible. C) Inane. D) Effusive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enigmatic. 10. Who are the refugees that come to the inn? A) Mr. Hempseed's French cousins. B) The Comtesse de Tournay and her children. C) The ousted former leader of the Committee of Public Safety. D) Members of the Bourbon family. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Comtesse de Tournay and her children. 11. Why does Percy not trust Marguerite? A) He believes she betrayed the Marquis de St. Cyr. B) He does not trust actresses. C) He thinks she loves Chauvelin. D) He thinks her brother, Armand, is a traitor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He believes she betrayed the Marquis de St. Cyr. 12. What is the name of the member of the Committee of Public Safety in chapter 1 who is described as having "a wonderful nose for scenting an aristo in the most perfect disguise." A) Sergeant Bibot. B) Lord Anthony Dewhurst. C) The Scarlet Pimpernel. D) Mr. Jellyband. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sergeant Bibot. 13. The author of our novel clearly thinks that the actions of the revolutionaries are A) Contemptible. B) Enigmatic. C) Jovial. D) Inherent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contemptible. 14. Who is the head of the French government during the Reign of Terror? A) Chauvelin. B) Robespierre. C) Louis XVI. D) Louis XIV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robespierre. 15. What is Marguerite's relationship with her brother, Armand, like? A) She is jealous of him. B) She doesn't know him well because they had a difference in age. C) She loves him deeply. D) She is angry at him for returning to France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She loves him deeply. 16. What is a scarlet pimpernel? A) A flower. B) A weapon. C) A fruit. D) A french pastry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A flower. 17. Why does Lord Anthony say that he and his Sir Andrew help the Scarlet Pimpernel? A) Because they are passionate about justice. B) For sport and because they enjoy it. C) Because they are afraid of similar things happening in England. D) Because they owe the Scarlet Pimpernel money and do this to pay off their debt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For sport and because they enjoy it. 18. The opposite of jovial is A) Cheerful. B) Good-humored. C) Sad. D) Jolly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sad. 19. What was Marguerite St. Just's former career? A) A teacher. B) An actress. C) A designer. D) A painter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An actress. 20. The Reign of Terror caused a lot of A) Carnage. B) Seething. C) Impudence. D) Inane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carnage. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesThe Scarlet Pimpernel Quiz 1The Scarlet Pimpernel Quiz 3One Flew Over The Cuckoo'S Nest QuizThe Adventures Of Tom Sawyer QuizThe Canterville Ghost QuizThe Pearl QuizThe Prisoner Of Zenda QuizThe Ransom Of Red Chief QuizThe Three Men In A Boat QuizThe Time Machine QuizThe War Of The Worlds QuizThree Men In A Boat QuizTo Kill A Mockingbird QuizTreasure Island Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books