The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 62. Ghosts. quiz

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   Question 1. What is the title of Chapter 62 of The Count of Monte Cristo?

   • The Dinner Party
   • Correct answer: Ghosts
   • Auteuil
   • The Cavalcantis

   The chapter is titled 'Ghosts,' reflecting the haunting figures from the past that Bertuccio confronts among Monte Cristo's dinner guests.

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   Question 2. Who arrives first at Monte Cristo's dinner party at Auteuil?

   • M. de Villefort
   • Baron Danglars
   • Correct answer: Maximilian Morrel
   • Andrea Cavalcanti

   Maximilian Morrel arrives first on horseback, riding his horse Medeah, ahead of all the other guests.

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   Question 3. What does Monte Cristo observe being passed between Madame Danglars and Debray?

   • A calling card
   • Correct answer: A small note
   • A key
   • A jewel

   Monte Cristo notices a small note passed discreetly from Madame Danglars to Debray, revealing their secret relationship.

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   Question 4. Which of the dinner guests does Bertuccio recognize as the man he stabbed and believed dead?

   • Baron Danglars
   • Debray
   • Correct answer: M. de Villefort
   • Major Cavalcanti

   Bertuccio recognizes M. de Villefort as the man he stabbed in the garden of the Auteuil house years earlier, having believed him dead.

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   Question 5. What name does Bertuccio mutter when he recognizes Andrea Cavalcanti?

   • Fernand
   • Caderousse
   • Correct answer: Benedetto
   • Luigi

   Bertuccio mutters 'Benedetto!' revealing that he knows Andrea Cavalcanti's true identity as a criminal from his past.

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   Question 6. What Shakespearean character is Bertuccio's gesture compared to in Chapter 62?

   • Hamlet pointing at his father's ghost
   • Correct answer: Macbeth pointing at Banquo's ghost
   • Othello confronting Iago
   • Prospero facing Caliban

   Dumas compares Bertuccio's gesture of pointing out Villefort to Macbeth's gesture pointing at Banquo's ghost, reinforcing the chapter's haunting theme.

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   Question 7. What fairy tale does Dumas allude to when describing the Auteuil house's transformation?

   • Cinderella
   • Beauty and the Beast
   • Correct answer: Sleeping Beauty
   • Bluebeard

   Dumas writes that the house, 'like the sleeping beauty in the wood,' was awakened from a long sleep, using the Sleeping Beauty allusion to emphasize the house's revival.

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   Question 8. How much did Maximilian Morrel's horse Medeah cost?

   • 1,000 francs
   • 3,000 francs
   • Correct answer: 5,000 francs
   • 10,000 francs

   Monte Cristo mentions the horse in a paternal tone as a horse 'that cost 5,000 francs.'

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   Question 9. Which of these events happened in Chapter 62?

   • Bertuccio recognizes Madame Danglars as a woman he once saw pregnant in the Auteuil garden.

     Happened

   • Monte Cristo reveals his true identity as Edmond Dantès to Villefort.

     Didn't happen

   • Monte Cristo pairs Villefort with Madame Danglars when they proceed to the dining room.

     Happened

   • Danglars agrees to invest money with the Cavalcantis at the dinner party.

     Didn't happen

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    Question 10. Which of these things are true about the Auteuil house in Chapter 62?

    • Bertuccio transformed the estate in a few days, planting trees and laying a lawn.

      Happened

    • One room in the house was left untouched by Bertuccio and filled servants with curiosity or dread.

      Happened

    • The library contained over two thousand volumes.

      Happened

    • Monte Cristo gave Bertuccio extravagant compliments on the transformation.

      Didn't happen

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    Question 11. In Chapter 62, Bertuccio describes Madame Danglars as the woman 'who was enceinte.' What does enceinte mean?

    • Elegantly dressed
    • Correct answer: Pregnant
    • Mysterious
    • Veiled

    Enceinte is a French term meaning pregnant. Bertuccio uses it to identify Madame Danglars as the woman he once saw in the Auteuil garden years before.

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    Question 12. Monte Cristo left his room without giving 'any sign of approbation or pleasure.' What does approbation mean?

    • Disapproval
    • Correct answer: Approval or praise
    • Excitement
    • Surprise

    Approbation means approval or praise. Monte Cristo offered neither positive nor negative reaction to Bertuccio's work until he found the rosewood furniture.

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    Question 13. Monte Cristo observes that 'women alone know how to dissimulate.' What does dissimulate mean?

    • Forgive easily
    • Speak eloquently
    • Correct answer: Conceal one's true feelings or motives
    • Dress fashionably

    Dissimulate means to conceal or disguise one's true thoughts or feelings. Monte Cristo notes this when observing Madame Danglars and Villefort's wife maintaining composure.

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