This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > World Literature > Latin American > Pedro Paramo – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pedro Paramo Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The narrator arrives in Comala ..... A) In the sunset. B) At dawn. C) At night. D) In the morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the sunset. 2. In what years did the Cristero War occur? A) 1926-1929. B) 1956-1958. C) 1910-1914. D) 1944-1445. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1926-1929. 3. What period of time do you think the novel develops? A) Before the Mexican revolution. B) After the Mexican revolution. C) During the Mexican revolution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the Mexican revolution. 4. Juan Rulfo came from a humble family. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 5. Is it another of Juan Rulfo's great works? A) The Burning Plain. B) 20 love poems. C) Tom Sayer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Burning Plain. 6. Why does the protagonist go to Mrs. Eduviges' house? A) Because she is his mother. B) To request an inn. C) To take revenge on the mule driver. D) Because you need work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To request an inn. 7. Toribio Aldrete was famous in Comala because ..... A) Brought penicillin to the town. B) He was a bank robber. C) Died by hanging in the hostel. D) He was mayor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Died by hanging in the hostel. 8. In the story there is a memory of Pedro, which woman does he mention in that flashback? A) Suzanne. B) Succeeded. C) Abundant. D) Pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suzanne. 9. How does Eduviges describe Doloritas? A) Pretty and tender. B) Ugly and fat. C) Cruel and malicious. D) Sociable and outgoing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pretty and tender. 10. What is a historical fact present in the work? A) The predominance of the chiefdom. B) The national creation. C) The flood. D) Mexican Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mexican Revolution. 11. In what year did the Mexican Revolution begin? A) 1910. B) 1944. C) 1920. D) 1942. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1910. 12. Who does Peter call before he dies? A) A DAMIANA. B) TO DESIRE. C) TO JESUSA. D) TO SUSANA SAN JUAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) TO SUSANA SAN JUAN. 13. Name of the owner of the house where the narrator stays. A) Damian. B) Justina. C) Succeeded. D) Dorotea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Succeeded. 14. What role does death play in the characters' lives? A) Death plays a central role in the characters' lives. B) Death has no role in the characters' lives. C) Death only affects some secondary characters. D) Death is just a decorative element in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Death plays a central role in the characters' lives. 15. He arrives in Comala to fulfill the last will of his deceased mother A) Juan Preciado. B) Miguel Paramo. C) Pedro Paramo. D) Father Renteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juan Preciado. 16. Juan Rulfo died outside Mexico. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 17. In what month does the novel takes place? A) December. B) September. C) August. D) July. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) August. 18. Where does Juan Preciado sleep the first night? A) In a bed. B) On the floor. C) In a hammock. D) On the couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the floor. 19. What is the name of the narrator's mother? A) Dorotea. B) Succeeded. C) Eugenia. D) Dolores. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dolores. 20. Juan Rulfo was only a writer. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 21. When Susana San Juan is dying, what man's name does she mention? A) Pedro Paramo. B) Florencio. C) Abundance. D) Juan Preciado. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Florencio. 22. What supernatural elements are presented in the story? A) Aliens and wolves. B) Zombies, vampires and werewolves. C) Time travel, parallel universe and other dimensions. D) Ghosts, spirits and supernatural things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ghosts, spirits and supernatural things. 23. During the porfiriato A) There was material progress and economic growth based on foreign capital. B) The right to strike was consolidated. C) There was legal protection for workers and peasants. D) The lands were distributed between the peasants and the working class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There was material progress and economic growth based on foreign capital. 24. What killed Juan Preciado? A) The murmurs. B) Cold. C) The fear. D) The heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The murmurs. 25. On what date does Susana die? A) April 8. B) May 8. C) December 8. D) November 8th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) December 8. 26. What is the central theme of this book? A) Life and death. B) The life after death. C) Life. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life and death. 27. Juan Preciado shares his grave with A) Dorotea. B) Suzanne. C) Abundance. D) Dolores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dorotea. 28. Juan Rulfo used fantasy in his stories. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 29. How important is magical realism in the representation of history? A) It brings a unique and surreal perspective to the representation of history. B) It has no importance in the representation of history. C) Distorts reality ineffectively. D) Makes it boring and uninteresting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It brings a unique and surreal perspective to the representation of history. 30. He wants his son to return to Comala and look for his father, he asks him on his deathbed. A) Dorotea. B) Matilde Preciado. C) Succeeded. D) Dolores Preciado. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dolores Preciado. 31. How is the work narratively structured? A) Through an omniscient narrator who recounts the events objectively. B) Through flashbacks and non-linear scenes. C) Through a linear and chronological narrative. D) Through extended dialogues and internal monologues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through flashbacks and non-linear scenes. 32. Where is Juan Rulfo originally from? A) Mexico. B) Jalisco. C) Tabasco. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jalisco. 33. What meaning does Comala have in the novel? A) It symbolizes a place of death, desolation and loneliness. B) Symbolizes a place of happiness and joy. C) It is a symbol of prosperity and abundance. D) Represents a place of love and romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It symbolizes a place of death, desolation and loneliness. 34. When would the narrator look for his father? A) When he was ready. B) When his mother asked him. C) When your town will burn. D) When his mother died. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When his mother died. 35. He is the administrator of the crescent A) Miguel Paramo. B) Fulgor Sesadano. C) Tilcuate. D) Pedro Paramo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fulgor Sesadano. 36. This character represents the brutality and violence that he himself recognizes as his fault. A) Dolores Preciado. B) Father Renteria. C) Pedro Paramo. D) Juan Preciado. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pedro Paramo. 37. Why does the protagonist think that Hedwig is crazy? A) He has two petrified bodies in the house. B) He wears a red apron with green stripes on the side. C) He tells her that he received a notice from his dead mother. D) She pretends that she is Doloritas even though he knows her identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He tells her that he received a notice from his dead mother. 38. Who does Juan Preciado meet on his way to Comala? A) Miguel Paramo. B) Dorotea. C) Abundance. D) Succeeded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abundance. 39. What tragic event marked the life of Juan Rulfo? A) The death of his parents. B) The loss of his left hand. C) A train accident. D) The murder of his wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The death of his parents. 40. He is the only living character A) Juan Preciado. B) Pedro Paramo. C) Susana San Juan. D) Dolores Preciado. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juan Preciado. 41. Juan Rulfo stood out for his diminutives. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 42. Which character was afraid to spend their wedding night with their husband? A) Susanita. B) The grandmother. C) Ana, Father Renteria's niece. D) Pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pain. 43. Why did the townspeople celebrate Susana's death with a big party? A) Because she was a sorceress. B) Because Pedro didn't want her. C) Because Pedro's pain made everyone happy. D) Because there was a festival. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because Pedro's pain made everyone happy. 44. Who killed Pedro Paramo? A) The tilicuate. B) Damian. C) Abundance. D) Juan Preciado. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abundance. 45. What motivates the protagonist to go look for his father? A) He promised to visit him. B) Claim your inheritance. C) Keep your mother's promise. D) I haven't seen it in a while. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keep your mother's promise. 46. What character was in charge of carrying and bringing news and also became deaf as a result of an accident? A) Abundance. B) Pedro Paramo. C) Juan Preciado. D) Father Renteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abundance. 47. Juan Preciado dies, where is he still telling us the story from? A) From the grave. B) From the brothers' hut. C) From the Half Moon. D) From the streets of Comala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the grave. 48. What is the symbolism of Comala in history? A) Symbolizes life and renewal. B) Represents happiness and prosperity. C) Represents desolation, death and abandonment. D) It is a symbol of love and hope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Represents desolation, death and abandonment. 49. What elements of magical realism are found in the novel? A) Absence of symbolic or metaphorical elements. B) Presence of supernatural events, the blurring of reality and fantasy, and the use of symbolism and metaphor. C) Use of realistic and everyday dialogues. D) Presence of scientific and logical events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Presence of supernatural events, the blurring of reality and fantasy, and the use of symbolism and metaphor. 50. According to the mule driver, who should the narrator look for when he arrives in Comala? A) To Peter Forever. B) To his mother. C) To Mrs. Eduviges. D) I have Eduviges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To Mrs. Eduviges. 51. How does the narrative structure affect the development of the story? A) Narrative structure can affect the development of the story by influencing the way events, characters, and themes are presented, as well as creating tension and suspense. B) The narrative structure has no impact on the development of the story. C) Narrative structure only affects the visual presentation of the story. D) The narrative structure only influences the length of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrative structure can affect the development of the story by influencing the way events, characters, and themes are presented, as well as creating tension and suspense. 52. What is the relationship between the mule driver and the protagonist? A) Uncle and nephew. B) Half brothers. C) Neighbors. D) Grandfather and grandson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Half brothers. 53. "I just jumped over the ..... stone that my father recently ordered to be put in place." A) Canvas. B) Profit. C) Bush. D) Hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Canvas. 54. Who wrote the novel? A) Juan Rulfo. B) Pedro Paramo. C) Juan Paramo. D) Jose Rulfo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juan Rulfo. 55. What is the event that gives rise to the story? A) The death of the father. B) The death of the mother. C) The search for an irresponsible father. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The search for an irresponsible father. 56. In what village does the novel takes place? A) Colima. B) Macondo. C) Eat it. D) Sayula. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eat it. 57. He is the local priest who represents corruption. A) Pedro Paramo. B) Miguel Paramo. C) Father Renteria. D) Juan Preciado. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Father Renteria. 58. Mentally she is unbalanced, it is believed that her father abused her. A) Susana San Juan. B) Eduviges Dynasty. C) Dorotea the Curraca. D) Dolores Preciado. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Susana San Juan. 59. Who is Juan Preciado buried with? A) Chona. B) Pain. C) Suzanne. D) Dorotea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dorotea. 60. The story takes place in the time of A) Mexican Revolution. B) The cristero war. C) The 1st World War. D) The porfirista era. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cristero war. 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