The Feast of the Goat Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 26:

1.

When the novel describes Trujillo's interview with de la Maza as a "masquerade" and a "melodrama," what is it suggesting about Trujillo's dictatorship (89)? (from Chapter 6)

That Trujillo's actions and thereby the actions of the regime are based on extreme and exaggerated emotion.

That the regime's attempts at convincing de la Maza of its innocence are not successful.

That the regime relies on a complex system of pretense and fiction.

That Trujillo's regime is like a play.

2.

What perhaps surprising symbol is prominent in representing and characterizing Imbert's time in hiding? (from Chapter 23)

Spaghetti.

The television screens.

Fashion magazines.

The SIM cars.

3.

Why is Trujillo's racism towards the Haitian immigrants deeply ironic? (from Chapter 11)

Because Trujillo is part Haitian himself.

Because many Dominicans are also black.

Because the massacre ended up killing as many Dominicans as Haitians.

Because at the time, Haiti was more developed than the Dominican Republic

4.

Why does Trujillo want to sleep with Urania? (from Chapter 24)

To demonstrate and reclaim his machismo.

Because it excites him that she is a virgin.

Because he is attracted to her skinny body.

To humiliate Agustin Cabral.

5.

What image does the novel use to describe Ramfis' persecution of anti-Trujillistas? (from Chapter 17)

The image of a hunt.

The image of a natural disaster.

The image of a slaughter.

The image of divine punishment.

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