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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Earthquake in Chile.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Marquise of O-"?
(a) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(b) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
(c) Heinrich von Kleist.
(d) Hermann Hesse.

2. Why does the Count want to marry the Marquise?
(a) To produce an heir to his fortune.
(b) To pacify his soul.
(c) To deal with his loneliness.
(d) To get a hold of her fortune.

3. What happened to the convent where the baby was being cared for?
(a) It collapsed immediately.
(b) It was looted.
(c) It caught on fire.
(d) Nothing happened to it.

4. What happened when Josefa was about to embrace the abbess?
(a) The abbess fainted.
(b) The nuns pushed her away.
(c) A woman caught on fire.
(d) The convent fell on top of the abbess and the nuns.

5. What does the paperwork that the Count gives to the Marquise state?
(a) In the event of his death, the Marquise's father will have control of his estate.
(b) In the event of his death,his estate will be donated to the charity of the Marquise's choosing.
(c) In the event of his death, the Marquise will inherit his entire estate.
(d) In the event of his death, his child will inherit his entire estate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Count headed when he stops at the Marquise's home?

2. What does the crowd do to Jerónimo and Josefa in the end?

3. How does "The Marquise of O-" conclude?

4. When the Count arrives at the house for a visit, what does he do?

5. What does a man announce in the church?

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