Moll Flanders Quizzes

Moll Flanders Quiz 1

1 Moll was born into
a humble family of laborers and servants.

a tribe of gypsies, in whose circus she learned her acting skills.

no family at all, since her mother was a convicted thief, and was transported.

a wealthy family, which went bankrupt soon after her birth.
2 Moll was married
6 times.

4 times.

3 times.

5 times.
3 She had, in addition, _ extramarital relationships.
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3

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4 When Moll is first imprisoned in Newgate
she immediately repents her wicked ways.

she regrets having been caught, but not having stolen.

she is not frightened at all and behaves gaily.

she is comforted by her close friend, the governess, also imprisoned there.
5 In Newgate, Moll first feels really guilty and repents
when she first arrives.

when she sees her Lancashire husband.

when she is given a death sentence.

when her last husband, the grave gentleman, comes to rebuke her.
6 Moll is
secretive, except when she's drunk.

a trusting and open person.

secretive, because she enjoys keeping secrets.

secretive for reasons of security.
7 The child that Moll gives birth to under the care of her governess is
the son of her fifth husband, the grave gentleman.

the son of the gentleman she meets in Bath.

the son of her Lancashire husband.

illegitimate.
8 Her Lancashire husband is
b and c.

a fortune-hunter.

an Irish lord.

a highwayman.
9 In Moll Flanders, Virginia is seen as
a place to farm cotton in great quantity.

a poor and miserable colony.

the promised land, where everyone wants to go.

a place where convicts can be disposed of.
10 The essential qualities of a desirable mistress are
wit, sense, beauty, and manners.

wealth and good birth.

modesty and good birth.

wealth and sense.
11 The essential quality of a desirable wife is
wealth.

beauty.

wit.

good birth.
12 When marrying for the second time, Moll wants her husband to be
a tradesman with gentlemanly manners.

a solid tradesman.

a lord.

none of the above.
13 Robert's older brother seduces Moll by
ravishing her.

seriously offering to marry her.

complimenting her intelligence.

playing on her vanity and giving her presents of money.
14 When they are first lovers, her feelings toward him are
disdainful.

loving.

mildly affectionate.

bitter.
15 Moll learns that she is married to her own brother when
she recognizes his birth-mark.

she has a supernatural dream.

he finds out her history.

she hears that his mother's history matches her own mother's experiences.
16 Newgate is
a convict ship.

an orphanage.

a lunatic asylum.

a hellish prison.
17 Moll's third husband takes the news of her poverty
very badly: he was poor and had married her for her money.

pretty well: she manipulated his expectations so that he can't blame her.

calmly: he had secretly known that she was poor.

pretty badly: they remain together but their relationship becomes bitter.
18 Moll's fourth husband takes the new of her poverty
pretty well: she manipulates his expectations so that he can't blame her.

pretty badly: they remain together but their relationship becomes bitter.

very badly: he was poor and had married her for her money.

calmly: he had secretly known that she was poor.
19 Moll's friend who marries a captain regains her power of him by
spreading bad rumours about the other girl he was courting.

becoming more fashionable and beautiful.

inheriting a lot of money.

spreading bad rumours about him when he leaves her.
20 When Moll finds out that she is married to her own brother, she
is not particularly bothered or moved.

wants to keep it quiet.

feels sisterly affection for him.

can't stand the idea of sleeping with him.
21 Moll specializes in
housebreaking.

stealing gold watches.

robbing her lovers.

highway robbery.
22 The usual penalty for convicted old offenders is
transportation to Virginia.

life in prison.

burning at the stake.

hanging.
23 The penalty for counterfeiting is
hanging.

transportation to Virginia.

life in prison.

burning at the stake.
24 Moll steals a watch from Lady Betty while
pretending to be an old family friend.

snatching it and running away.

luring her into a dark alley.

pretending to stumble against her in a crowd.
25 Other thieves
were envious of her success and good fortune.

had never heard of Moll.

liked and respected Moll.

were afraid of her reputation for violence.

Significance of the title of "Moll Flanders."

This is the original title, it was meant to attract the reading audience. During the 18th and 19th centuries novels often had longer names, which were referred to by shorter titles; usually the name of the novel's protagonist.

"The Fortunes &...

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How far in Moll Flanders is a story of a women more sinned against than sinning?

All in all, Moll wants nothing more than to be financially independent. She gets herself into trouble trying to attain this goal, and the more she tried, the more she is taken advantage of. Moll is by no means innocent. She marries for money,...

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How does Moll Flanders describe Bath?

From the text:

The Bath is a place of gallantry enough; expensive, and full of snares.

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