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The First Man | Quiz

Albert Camus
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The First Man | Quiz

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1)

Where would all the children gather? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, The Child's Games)

On the beach.
At the fountain.
In the field.
In the cellar.
2)

How did the 40-year-old Jacques view himself in regards to other people? (from Part 2, The Son or The First Man, A Mystery to Himself)

He felt he was more intelligent than the average man.
He felt he would always be less than them.
He was tougher than they were.
He was now in a position of power that he deserved.
3)

What was Jacques like with his mother? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, The Father. His Death The War. The Bombing)

They loved each other very much.
It was a strained relationship.
They refused to see each other.
It was a polite yet distant relationship.
4)

How did they split the fries? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, The Child's Games)

They boy who bought got half, and the rest was split evenly.
They each got an even share.
They didn't share, and the ones without money had to watch the other boys eat.
Each boy got one fry, and the one who bought them got the rest.
5)

What token did Lucie receive from the war? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, The Father. His Death The War. The Bombing)

Her husband's boots.
Her husband's uniform.
A shell fragment from her husband's skull.
A medal.
6)

What did people think about Ernest? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, Etienne)

He was a recluse.
He was good-natured and generous.
He was mean.
He was stupid.
7)

What did Jacques believe about striving for his goals? (from Part 2, The Son or The First Man, A Mystery to Himself)

Goals weren't worth setting.
Goals were fine guidelines, but they would never be attained.
People would always thwart him from his goals.
He believed everything was possible.
8)

How did Jacques react when he saw the men fighting on the street below his window? (from Part 2, The Son or The First Man, A Mystery to Himself)

He wanted to run away.
He wanted to join them.
He was filled with dread.
It made him sad.
9)

What did Lucie think about movies? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, The Family)

She appreciated her escape from reality.
She wanted to be a movie star.
She felt that the theater was too crowded.
The theater wasn't a treat for her.
10)

How did Jacques' mother seem as she gazed out the window? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, The Father. His Death The War. The Bombing)

Content.
Happy.
Anxious.
Melancholy.
11)

How did Jacques define his religious preferences? (from Part 2, The Son or The First Man, Lycee)

He was an atheist.
He was an agnostic.
He was a strict Catholic.
He was a non-practicing Catholic.
12)

What happened after the fight between Ernest and Josephin? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, Etienne)

Josephin stopped eating at the house.
Josephin had to go to the hospital.
They both began to cry and made up.
Ernest had to go to the hospital.
13)

What made the African troops stand out? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, The Father. His Death The War. The Bombing)

Their strategic fighting skills.
Their brightly colored uniforms.
Their optimism.
Their aggressive fighting style.
14)

What did the uncle and grandmother say Jacques had? (from Part 2, The Son or The First Man, The Chicken Coop and Cutting the Hen's Throat)

Courage.
Fear.
Pride.
Tenacity.
15)

What was the sea like? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, The Child's Games)

Treacherous yet warm.
Gentle yet cold.
Treacherous and cold.
Gentle and warm.
16)

What was the journey like for the original settlers? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, Mondovi: The Settlement and the Father)

Very tough and unsanitary.
Smooth. The people in the new country helped them.
Scary as they faced the unknown.
Happy as they looked toward their new adventures.
17)

How did the grandmother kill the hen? (from Part 2, The Son or The First Man, The Chicken Coop and Cutting the Hen's Throat)

With a sharp knife.
She thew it in a pot of boiling water.
She strangled it.
She hit it on the head with a pan.
18)

What religious education did Jacques have to go through? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, School)

Sunday school.
Classes for his baptism.
Classes for his first communion.
Classes for Arabic.
19)

How did the grandmother embarrass Jacques during the awards ceremony? (from Part 2, The Son or The First Man, Thursdays and Vacations)

She kept crying.
She talked to the people next to her.
She was dressed wrong.
She was obviously illiterate.
20)

How did Jacques' mother react when they witnessed people fighting in the streets below? (from Part 2, The Son or The First Man, A Mystery to Himself)

She thought they deserved jail-time when they were hauled off by the police.
She felt badly for the fighters when they were hauled off by the police.
She wondered what started the fighting.
She wanted Jacques to go fight, too.
21)

What was Jacques' job at the theater? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, The Family)

He was in charge of telling the family when the film was about to begin.
He helped seat everyone.
He ran and got the snacks for his family.
He read the captions to his grandmother.
22)

What did the farmer do? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, Mondovi: The Settlement and the Father)

He dug up his vine and empties his vats.
He went out to care for his vines.
He offered his wine to the guerillas.
He rescued his animals.
23)

Where did Josephin work? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, Etienne)

He worked at the beach.
He worked in the market.
He worked for the railroad.
He worked at the bank.
24)

What separated the two worlds in Jacques? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, Mondovi: The Settlement and the Father)

The cultures.
Memories.
The Mediterranean.
Transportation limitations.
25)

What couldn't Jacques control? (from Part 1, Search for the Father, The Child's Games)

His violent temper.
His fear of water.
His desire for candy.
His body as he tried to play games.
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