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One Hundred Years of Solitude - Quiz
One Hundred Years of Solitude
  • 1. Who was the first person born in Macondo?
A) Aureliano José
B) José Arcadio
C) Colonel Aureliano Buendía
D) Arcadio
  • 2. What items did Colonel Aureliano Buendía craft to demonstrate his artistic side?
A) Silver coins
B) Clay dolls
C) Golden fish
D) Wooden carvings
  • 3. How many sons did Colonel Aureliano Buendía father during the wars?
A) 7
B) 20
C) 17
D) 12
  • 4. What is the condition called where Rebeca eats earth and whitewash?
A) Pica
B) Anemia
C) Bulimia
D) Anorexia
  • 5. What did Rebeca carry with her when she arrived in Macondo?
A) A musical instrument
B) A chest of gold
C) A diary
D) Her parents' bones
  • 6. Which language did Rebeca speak when she first arrived?
A) Latin
B) Portuguese
C) Guajiro or Wayuu
D) French
  • 7. Who was the father of Arcadio?
A) Don Apolinar Moscote
B) Aureliano José
C) Colonel Aureliano Buendía
D) José Arcadio
  • 8. What was the cause of Remedios Moscote's death?
A) Childbirth
B) Smallpox
C) Blood poisoning
D) A broken heart
  • 9. How old was Pilar Ternera when she died?
A) Over 145
B) 120
C) 100
D) 90
  • 10. Why did Amaranta's feelings toward Rebeca turn sour?
A) They disagreed on politics
B) Rebeca stole her jewelry
C) They fought over an inheritance
D) They both desired Pietro Crespi
  • 11. Who was the Conservative administrator of the town?
A) José Arcadio Buendía
B) Don Apolinar Moscote
C) Pietro Crespi
D) Nicanor Ulloa
  • 12. What item of Remedios Moscote's was kept in the Colonel's bedroom?
A) Her wedding dress
B) Her letters
C) Her dolls
D) Her emerald necklace
  • 13. What was the political affiliation of Julia Maria Gil?
A) Leftist
B) Royalist
C) Apolitic
D) Conservative
  • 14. What happens to most of Colonel Aureliano Buendía's sons?
A) They move abroad
B) They are murdered
C) They become soldiers
D) They die of natural causes
  • 15. Who is the mother of Aureliano José?
A) Amaranta
B) Remedios Moscote
C) Pilar Ternera
D) Rebeca
  • 16. Why did José Arcadio Buendía leave his hometown?
A) He was exiled by the government
B) He was haunted by the corpse of Prudencio Aguilar
C) He wanted to find a new wife
D) He was searching for gold
  • 17. What kind of city did José Arcadio Buendía dream of before founding Macondo?
A) A city of ice
B) A city of gold
C) A city of mirrors
D) A city of ghosts
  • 18. How does José Arcadio Buendía die?
A) Fell from a telescope
B) Drowned in the river
C) Shot in a duel
D) While tied to a chestnut tree
  • 19. What business does Úrsula Iguarán run to support the household?
A) Making candy animals and pastries
B) Teaching astronomy
C) Operating a trading post
D) Selling alchemy equipment
  • 20. What is Úrsula's main fear regarding her family?
A) Losing their property
B) The resumption of incestuous practices
C) The family going bankrupt
D) The arrival of gypsies
  • 21. What happens to Úrsula's body in her final years?
A) She loses her ability to speak
B) She shrinks to the size of a newborn baby
C) She becomes a giant
D) She turns into stone
  • 22. Whom does José Arcadio marry upon his return to Macondo?
A) A Gypsy girl
B) Rebeca
C) Úrsula
D) Pilar Ternera
  • 23. How does José Arcadio die?
A) From old age
B) From a mysterious gunshot wound
C) In a duel against his brother
D) By drowning
  • 24. What is José Arcadio covered in when he returns to Macondo?
A) Battle scars
B) Gypsy markings
C) Gold dust
D) Tattoos
  • 25. Who is the author of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'?
A) Mario Vargas Llosa
B) Carlos Fuentes
C) Gabriel García Márquez
D) Julio Cortázar
  • 26. In what year was 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' first published?
A) 1965
B) 1967
C) 1970
D) 1957
  • 27. What is the name of the fictitious town where the Buendía family lives?
A) Buenos Aires
B) Aracataca
C) Cartagena
D) Macondo
  • 28. Which literary movement is the novel most associated with?
A) Existentialism
B) Magical realism
C) Naturalism
D) Romanticism
  • 29. Who translated the novel into English?
A) Gabriel García Márquez
B) Carlos Fuentes
C) Mario Vargas Llosa
D) Gregory Rabassa
  • 30. How many languages has the novel been translated into?
A) 46
B) 100
C) 64
D) 20
  • 31. Who was the leader of the Gypsies who visited Macondo?
A) Melquíades
B) Aureliano
C) Pietro Crespi
D) José Arcadio
  • 32. What item did Colonel Aureliano Buendía make in his workshop during his retirement?
A) Silver coins
B) Magnetized compasses
C) Tiny goldfishes
D) Wooden carvings
  • 33. Who is the mother of the Buendía family?
A) Petra Cotes
B) Fernanda del Carpio
C) Úrsula Iguarán
D) Pilar Ternera
  • 34. What is the physical trait of the final baby born to the Buendía family?
A) Extremely pale skin
B) A pig's tail
C) Webbed fingers
D) Blue eyes
  • 35. What did Mauricio Babilonia always have trailing behind him?
A) A trail of dust
B) A group of workers
C) A flock of birds
D) Yellow butterflies
  • 36. Where did García Márquez get the inspiration for the setting of Macondo?
A) Historical archives in Mexico City
B) His childhood house in Aracataca
C) A dream about Paris
D) A news report from Acapulco
  • 37. How many episodes was the Netflix adaptation of the novel?
A) 16
B) 24
C) 7
D) 10
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