Love in the Time of Cholera Quizzes

Love in the Time of Cholera Quiz 1

1 What is Florentino Ariza self-conscious about?
His baldness

His social reputation as a philanderer

His outdated fashion sense

His mustache
2 Which flower does Florentino Ariza consider appropriate for the newly widowed Fermina Daza?
Red rose

White rose

Black rose

Blue Violet
3 Who photographed Fermina Daza and her cousin when they were young?
Jeremiah de Saint-Amour

Lorenzo Daza

Dr. Juvenal Urbino

A Belgian photographer
4 Why was Aunt Escolastica sent off by Fermina's father?
She had an affair with a social pariah

She did not properly care for and educate the young and naive Fermina

She facilitated the exchange of love letters between the young Fermina and Florentino

She introduced Fermina to Florentino
5 How did Jeremiah de Saint-Amour die?
He was killed in the name of love by his secret lover

He committed suicide by inhaling cyanide vapor from photographic acid

He suffered from post-war diseases

He died of natural causes
6 What was Dr. Juvenal Urbino's attitude towards Jeremiah de Saint-Amour's secret lover?
He was concerned for her future as an unrecognized widow

He was happy to learn that Jeremiah had not been alone

He was suspicious of her role in Jeremiah's death

He looked down on her unfortunate background and lack of principles
7 How long had the parrot lived with Dr. Juvenal Urbino and Femina Daza?
10 to 20 years

Over 20 years

5 to 10 years

Under 5 years
8 What was Dr. Lacides Olivella's relationship with Dr. Juvenal Urbino?
Olivella was a colleague whom Dr. Juvenal Urbino met in Paris

Olivella was an esteemed disciple of Dr. Juvenal Urbino

Olivella was a fellow member of the Social Club

Olivella was Dr. Juvenal's medical assistant
9 What provoked what the narrator calls the biggest fight of Fermina Daza's and Dr. Juvenal Urbino's marriage?
Dr. Juvenal Urbino had an extramarital affair with a black woman

Fermina refused to eat eggplant

Fermina forgot to replace the soap in the bathroom

Florentino Ariza's incessant love letters got in the way
10 How did Jeremiah de Saint-Amour set up his photography studio?
With money from winning chess matches at the Parish Cafe

With his previous fortunes from before the war

With money lent from Dr. Juvenal Urbino

With money from his secret lover
11 What did Don Galileo Daconte do?
He was one of Florentino Ariza's employees

He opened the first outdoor cinema

He worked with Florentino Ariza at the post office

He was a respected doctor and student of Dr. Juvenal Urbino
12 Where did Jeremiah de Saint-Amour meet his secret lover?
At his photography studio

In Port-au-Prince

At the outdoor cinema

At the Parish Cafe
13 What does Fermina Daza do to her dead husband before she closes the coffin?
She fixes his tie for the last time

She whispers how much she loved him

She slips her wedding ring onto his finger

She kisses him for the last time
14 Aside from her husband's death, what makes Fermina sob with grief after Dr. Juvenal Urbino's funeral?
The parrot arrogantly flies back into the house while people are paying their respects

She is shocked by the presence of Florentino Ariza in her home

She feels angry about the damage to the house done by the fire department

She is thinking more about Florentino Ariza than her own husband
15 Who saw Dr. Juvenal Urbino fall from the mango tree?
Digna Pardo

Florentino

Digna Pardo and Fermina

Fermina
16 What was Aunt Escolastica's first reaction to young Florentino's apparent admiration for Fermina?
She felt indignant

She immediately told Fermina's father

She wanted to prevent all contact between Florentino and Fermina

She felt pity
17 Why does Hildebranda especially pity Florentino?
She too suffers from unrequited love her whole life

She finds him very sad and ugly

She feels responsible for Fermina rejecting him

She read all his letters and fell in love with him
18 What food does Dr. Urbino especially like to smell while he urinates?
Eggplant

Fish

Broccoli

Asparagus
19 For what is Florentino falsely arrested?
For passing out drunk from perfume

For passing secrets to the enemy with his violin

For aiding a mental patient's escape

For having sex with prostitutes
20 Why do Dr. Urbino and Fermina have a parrot?
It was a gift for their son

Dr. Urbino wanted to teach it opera

Dr. Urbino wanted to impress the president on his visit

Dr. Urbino forbid anything that could not speak from the house
21 Where do Dr. Urbino and Fermina spend most of their honeymoon?
Mexico City

Prague

Bruxelles

Paris
22 Which of Florentino's lovers insults Fermina?
Leona Cassiani

Olimpia Zuleta

America Vicuna

Sara Noriega
23 Who tells Florentino that Euclides is scamming him?
Fermina Daza

Lotario Thugut

Don Leo XII Loayza

Transito Ariza
24 Why is Fermina expelled from school?
She talks back to a teacher

She fails all of her exams

She skips class to meet Florentino

She is caught writing a love letter
25 What food does Fermina hate until she eats it without realizing?
Chicken

Zucchini

Eggplant

Asparagus

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