San Manuel Bueno, Martyr Quizzes

San Manuel Bueno, Martyr Quiz 1

1 When was San Manuel Bueno, Martyr written?
1919

1954

1931

1934
2 Who is the primary narrator of San Manuel Bueno, Martyr?
Miguel de Unamuno

Angela Carballino

Don Manuel

Lazaro Carballino
3 How many total narrators are featured in San Manuel Bueno, Martyr?
1

4

2

3
4 What is the literary genre of San Manuel Bueno, Martyr?
Novella

Novel

Nivola

Short story
5 Why does Angela think Don Manuel spent so much time helping the villagers in Valverde de Lucerna?
He was lonely and wanted to escape his true thoughts.

He held a vain preoccupation with his public image.

The villagers reminded him of his own poor upbringing.

He wanted to resemble Jesus Christ from the Bible.
6 Which biblical figure is represented by Don Manuel?
None of these options

Lazarus

Jesus Christ

Mother Mary
7 Which biblical figure is represented by Lazaro?
Lazarus

None of these options

Mother Mary

Jesus Christ
8 Which biblical figure is represented by Angela?
Mother Mary

Jesus Christ

Lazarus

None of these options
9 Why does Lazaro want the family to move to a big city?
He prefers the priest of the big city.

He wants Angela to get a well-paying job.

He thinks the village is a backwards, rural area.

Their father lives in the big city.
10 According to Angela, what is Don Manuel's most remarkable quality?
His eyes.

His wisdom.

His generosity.

His voice.
11 What is Don Manuel's greatest temptation?
Money.

Romantic desire.

Suicide.

Religious freedom.
12 What symbol represents Don Manuel's childhood innocence?
The crucifix.

The walnut tree.

The lake.

The mountain.
13 What biblical miracle is alluded to when Don Manuel heals the sick by the lake?
The healings by the Sea of Galilee.

The resurrection of Jesus.

The resurrection of Lazarus.

The feeding of the five thousand.
14 Why is the lake healing scene ironic?
Don Manuel studied medicine in the city.

The people Don Manuel healed weren't actually sick.

The healed villagers were all doctors.

The lake was known to cause sickness.
15 What is foreshadowed by the rooster's crow?
The death of Don Manuel.

The beatification of Don Manuel.

The reveal of Don Manuel's true beliefs.

The death of Lazaro.
16 What did Angela want to study in the city?
The Bible.

Pedagogy.

Progressivism.

Medicine.
17 With what metaphor does the epilogical narrator use to describe human existence?
The lake.

The snow.

The mountain.

The divine novel.
18 What is Blasillo the Fool's trademark catchphrase?
"Anua Caeli, Ora Pro Nobis."

"My kingdom is not of this world."

"Religion is the opium of the people."

"My God, my God!, why hast thou forsaken me?"
19 Why didn't Don Manuel become a monk?
He could not bear being alone.

He wanted to help the villagers.

He was given a brilliant ecclesiastical career.

He wanted to study in the city.
20 What does the epilogical narrator believe?
Angela is attempting to slander Don Manuel.

Angela should have told the villagers the truth.

Angela's old age makes her account unreliable.

The events of Angela's accounts are true.
21 What was Don Manuel's casket made of?
The crucifix from Angela's home.

Six planks from his village home.

Six planks from the walnut tree.

A stone resembling the tombstone of Jesus Christ.
22 What biblical figure is known as "The Lady of Sorrows"?
Queen Esther.

Mother Mary.

Mary Magdalene.

Queen Elizabeth.
23 How old is Angela when she writes her memoir?
24.

15.

Over 50.

10.
24 Why does Lazaro agree to pray for his mother?
He would have felt tremendous guilt if he did not.

He wanted his mother to go to heaven.

Angela demanded that he do so.

He wanted to appease Don Manuel.
25 What books does Angela's father give Angela?
The Torah and the catechisms.

The Bible and Dante's Inferno.

Don Quixote and the Bertoldo.

Don Manuel's breviary and study notes.

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