San Manuel Bueno, Martyr Quizzes

San Manuel Bueno, Martyr Quiz 1

1 When was San Manuel Bueno, Martyr written?
1931

1919

1934

1954
2 Who is the primary narrator of San Manuel Bueno, Martyr?
Lazaro Carballino

Angela Carballino

Miguel de Unamuno

Don Manuel
3 How many total narrators are featured in San Manuel Bueno, Martyr?
4

1

3

2
4 What is the literary genre of San Manuel Bueno, Martyr?
Nivola

Novella

Novel

Short story
5 Why does Angela think Don Manuel spent so much time helping the villagers in Valverde de Lucerna?
He held a vain preoccupation with his public image.

He wanted to resemble Jesus Christ from the Bible.

He was lonely and wanted to escape his true thoughts.

The villagers reminded him of his own poor upbringing.
6 Which biblical figure is represented by Don Manuel?
Jesus Christ

None of these options

Lazarus

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

Jesus Christ

None of these options

Mother Mary
8 Which biblical figure is represented by Angela?
None of these options

Jesus Christ

Mother Mary

Lazarus
9 Why does Lazaro want the family to move to a big city?
Their father lives in the big city.

He wants Angela to get a well-paying job.

He prefers the priest of the big city.

He thinks the village is a backwards, rural area.
10 According to Angela, what is Don Manuel's most remarkable quality?
His wisdom.

His generosity.

His eyes.

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

Religious freedom.

Suicide.

Money.
12 What symbol represents Don Manuel's childhood innocence?
The lake.

The crucifix.

The mountain.

The walnut tree.
13 What biblical miracle is alluded to when Don Manuel heals the sick by the lake?
The resurrection of Lazarus.

The feeding of the five thousand.

The healings by the Sea of Galilee.

The resurrection of Jesus.
14 Why is the lake healing scene ironic?
The healed villagers were all doctors.

Don Manuel studied medicine in the city.

The lake was known to cause sickness.

The people Don Manuel healed weren't actually sick.
15 What is foreshadowed by the rooster's crow?
The reveal of Don Manuel's true beliefs.

The death of Lazaro.

The death of Don Manuel.

The beatification of Don Manuel.
16 What did Angela want to study in the city?
Pedagogy.

Progressivism.

Medicine.

The Bible.
17 With what metaphor does the epilogical narrator use to describe human existence?
The divine novel.

The mountain.

The snow.

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

"Religion is the opium of the people."

"My God, my God!, why hast thou forsaken me?"

"My kingdom is not of this world."
19 Why didn't Don Manuel become a monk?
He was given a brilliant ecclesiastical career.

He could not bear being alone.

He wanted to study in the city.

He wanted to help the villagers.
20 What does the epilogical narrator believe?
Angela is attempting to slander Don Manuel.

The events of Angela's accounts are true.

Angela's old age makes her account unreliable.

Angela should have told the villagers the truth.
21 What was Don Manuel's casket made of?
Six planks from his village home.

A stone resembling the tombstone of Jesus Christ.

Six planks from the walnut tree.

The crucifix from Angela's home.
22 What biblical figure is known as "The Lady of Sorrows"?
Mary Magdalene.

Queen Esther.

Queen Elizabeth.

Mother Mary.
23 How old is Angela when she writes her memoir?
24.

Over 50.

15.

10.
24 Why does Lazaro agree to pray for his mother?
He wanted to appease Don Manuel.

Angela demanded that he do so.

He would have felt tremendous guilt if he did not.

He wanted his mother to go to heaven.
25 What books does Angela's father give Angela?
Don Manuel's breviary and study notes.

The Bible and Dante's Inferno.

The Torah and the catechisms.

Don Quixote and the Bertoldo.

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