The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (1844) - Quiz
  • 1. Who is the author of 'The Count of Monte Cristo'?
A) Victor Hugo
B) Leo Tolstoy
C) Gustave Flaubert
D) Alexandre Dumas
  • 2. In what country does the majority of the novel take place?
A) Italy
B) Spain
C) England
D) France
  • 3. Who betrays Edmond Dantès, leading to his wrongful imprisonment?
A) Fernand Mondego
B) Villefort
C) Danglars
D) Caderousse
  • 4. Who helps Edmond Dantès escape from prison?
A) Abel Magwitch
B) Abbé Faria
C) Father Goriot
D) Santiago Casares
  • 5. Who is the lover of Edmond Dantès at the beginning of the story?
A) Eugénie
B) Valentine
C) Mercedes
D) Haydée
  • 6. What is the name of the ship that Edmond Dantès serves on as a young sailor?
A) HMS Bounty
B) Nautilus
C) Pharaon
D) Endeavour
  • 7. What is the alias used by Edmond Dantès when he seeks revenge?
A) The Scarlet Pimpernel
B) The Phantom of the Opera
C) The Count of Monte Cristo
D) The Man in the Iron Mask
  • 8. Which character becomes the wife of the Count of Monte Cristo in the novel?
A) Haydée
B) Valentine de Villefort
C) Lucrezia Vampa
D) Eugénie Danglars
  • 9. In what year does Edmond Dantès first set sail on the Pharaon?
A) 1815
B) 1820
C) 1830
D) 1840
  • 10. Who was Edmond Dantès supposed to deliver a package and letter to in Paris?
A) Villefort and Danglars
B) General Bertrand and Noirtier
C) Fernand Mondego and Caderousse
D) Napoleon Bonaparte and Morrel
  • 11. What was the main reason Villefort destroyed the letter given to him by Edmond Dantès?
A) He wanted to frame Dantès for treason
B) Because he did not trust Dantès
C) The letter contained a threat against him
D) To protect his political career due to his father's Bonapartist ties
  • 12. What did Abbé Faria teach Edmond Dantès during their imprisonment?
A) Languages, history, culture, mathematics, chemistry, medicine, and science
B) Poison-making and espionage
C) Sailing and navigation
D) Cooking and survival skills
  • 13. Who rescued Edmond Dantès after he escaped the burial sack?
A) Genoese smugglers
B) Fernand Mondego's men
C) Caderousse and his friends
D) General Bertrand’s soldiers
  • 14. What was Edmond Dantès' first act upon returning to Marseille as the Count of Monte Cristo?
A) Confronted Fernand Mondego publicly
B) Rescued Morrel from bankruptcy by posing as a banker and buying his debts
C) Revealed his identity to Caderousse
D) Attacked Danglars' bank
  • 15. Who did Edmond Dantès befriend in Rome, who later introduced him to Parisian high society?
A) Caderousse
B) General Bertrand
C) Danglars
D) Viscount Albert de Morcerf
  • 16. What was the relationship between Mercédès and Fernand Mondego?
A) Her employer
B) Her childhood friend
C) Mercédès's cousin and a rival for her affections
D) Her brother-in-law
  • 17. How did Edmond Dantès ensure Albert de Morcerf would trust him?
A) Helped him in a duel
B) Arranged for Albert to be captured and 'rescued' by Luigi Vampa
C) Taught him about the treasure
D) Gave him a large sum of money
  • 18. How did Edmond Dantès manipulate the financial markets to ruin Danglars?
A) Bribed a telegraph operator to transmit a false message
B) Stole Danglars' money directly
C) Blackmailed him with evidence
D) Publicly accused him of fraud
  • 19. What was the outcome for Danglars after his financial ruin?
A) Fled the country with a new identity
B) Embezzled hospital funds and fled to Italy, where he was kidnapped by Luigi Vampa
C) Was imprisoned without trial
D) Returned all stolen money voluntarily
  • 20. What did Edmond Dantès do to help Morrel's son Maximilien?
A) Introduced him to Parisian society
B) Protected Valentine from an unknown poisoner by faking her death
C) Helped him marry another woman
D) Gave him money to start a business
  • 21. What was the fate of Villefort's family after Héloïse's poisoning?
A) Héloïse was forgiven by the family
B) All members were imprisoned
C) They moved to a different country
D) Villefort went insane and Édouard died from poison
  • 22. What did Edmond Dantès do with the money he extorted from Danglars?
A) Returned it anonymously to the hospitals
B) Kept it for himself
C) Used it to buy more islands
D) Donated it to charity in his own name
  • 23. What realization did Edmond Dantès come to after failing to resuscitate Édouard?
A) He questioned if his revenge had gone too far
B) He decided to abandon all plans for revenge
C) He planned to seek forgiveness from Villefort
D) He felt justified in his actions
  • 24. Which persona does Dantès use to perform acts of generosity?
A) Abbé Busoni
B) Sinbad the Sailor
C) The Count of Monte Cristo
D) Lord Wilmore
  • 25. What is Dantès' alias when he saves the Morrel family?
A) Lord Wilmore
B) Sinbad the Sailor
C) The Count of Monte Cristo
D) Abbé Busoni
  • 26. Who does Dantès tell is the true name of the Count of Monte Cristo?
A) Valentine
B) Haydée
C) Monsieur Zaccone
D) Maximilien Morrel
  • 27. What number was Dantès assigned by the new governor of Château d'If?
A) 23
B) 45
C) 34
D) 12
  • 28. What name did Dantès go by after being rescued by smugglers from Tiboulen?
A) Lord Wilmore
B) Sinbad the Sailor
C) Abbé Busoni
D) The Maltese Sailor
  • 29. What is the name of Dantès' banking firm?
A) Danglars Bank
B) Villefort & Associates
C) Morrel & Sons
D) Thomson & French
  • 30. What is Mercédès consumed with throughout the novel?
A) Joy at her marriage to Fernand
B) Anger towards Monte Cristo
C) Desire for revenge on Fernand
D) Guilt over Edmond's disappearance
  • 31. What does Albert de Morcerf travel to in search of fortune and honor?
A) France
B) Africa
C) Spain
D) Italy
  • 32. Who was the mastermind behind Dantès' imprisonment?
A) Monsieur Noirtier de Villefort
B) Baron Danglars
C) Gérard de Villefort
D) Héloïse de Villefort
  • 33. Who was the tailor in Marseilles who knew of Danglars and Fernand's plot against Dantès?
A) Maximilien Morrel
B) Gaspard Caderousse
C) Pierre Morrel
D) Emmanuel Herbault
  • 34. Who was the journalist and Chief Editor of l'Impartial?
A) Lucien Debray
B) Beauchamp
C) Albert de Morcerf
D) Raoul de Château-Renaud
  • 35. Who was unintentionally killed by a glass of poisoned lemonade?
A) Louis Dantès
B) Monsieur d'Avrigny
C) Monsieur de Boville
D) Barrois
  • 36. Who played the role of Prince Andrea Cavalcanti's father?
A) Count of Monte Cristo
B) Gaspard Caderousse
C) Pierre Morrel
D) Major Bartolomeo Cavalcanti
  • 37. Who was the Pasha of Yanina?
A) Count of Monte Cristo
B) Ali Tebelen (or Ali Tepelini)
C) Fernand Mondego
D) Maximilien Morrel
  • 38. Who was referred to as 'Countess G—' in the novel?
A) Valentine de Villefort
B) Countess Teresa Guiccioli
C) Eugénie Danglars
D) Louise d'Armilly
  • 39. In which year was Georges, a novel by Dumas, published?
A) 1838
B) 1843
C) 1807
D) 1846
  • 40. What is the title of the essay by Jacques Peuchet that inspired Dumas?
A) Memoirs from the Archives of the Paris Police
B) Fenestrelle Fort Memoir
C) Le Diamant et la Vengeance
D) The Shoemaker's Tale
  • 41. Who directed the 1922 film 'Monte Cristo' starring John Gilbert?
A) Claude Autant-Lara
B) Emmett J. Flynn
C) Robert Vernay
D) Kevin Reynolds
  • 42. Which chapter was cut entirely in the 1955 Collins abridged version?
A) The Prisoner of If
B) The Past
C) The Departure
D) The House on the Allées de Meilhan
  • 43. Who authored the novel 'Meiji Gankutsu-ou'?
A) Alexandre Dumas
B) Kuroiwa Shūroku
C) Taijirō Murasame
D) Kaitarō Hasegawa
  • 44. Which actor starred in the 1908 silent film adaptation of 'The Count of Monte Cristo'?
A) Hobart Bosworth
B) James O'Neill
C) John Gilbert
D) Arturo de Córdova
  • 45. Which author's work was inspired by 'The Count of Monte Cristo' and is titled 'Ben-Hur'?
A) Stephen Fry
B) Alfred Bester
C) Steven Brust
D) Lew Wallace
  • 46. Who created the Indian television series 'Itihaas' in 1996?
A) Shobha Kapoor
B) Mahiro Maeda
C) Ekta Kapoor
D) Nirmala Sood
  • 47. Which actor starred in the Spanish adaptation of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' directed by León Klimovsky?
A) Jean Marais
B) Jim Caviezel
C) Arturo de Córdova
D) Jorge Mistral
  • 48. Who left a fortune to Pierre Picaud after treating him like a son?
A) The three jealous friends
B) An English spy
C) Pierre Picaud's fiancée
D) A rich Italian cleric
  • 49. In which year was the first unabridged English translation of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' published?
A) 1846
B) 1845
C) 1889
D) 1850
  • 50. How many volumes were in the first edition of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' published by Pétion?
A) 10 volumes
B) 12 volumes
C) 18 volumes
D) 20 volumes
  • 51. Which Portuguese telenovela directed by Rodrigo Riccó and Paulo Rosa aired in 2006?
A) Vingança
B) Ezel
C) Montecristo
D) Yago
  • 52. Which author admitted some influence from Alexandre Dumas, the author of 'The Count of Monte Cristo'?
A) Stephen Fry
B) Jin Yong
C) Lew Wallace
D) Alfred Bester
  • 53. Which Telugu film adaptation was released in 1986?
A) Veta
B) Padayottam
C) Asipatha Mamai
D) Legacy of Rage
  • 54. What was the duration of imprisonment for the innocent man in the 'Yoshida Gankutsu-ou incident'?
A) Twenty-five years
B) Half a century
C) Fifteen years
D) Ten years
  • 55. Which American TV series featured the Count as a character in its sixth season?
A) La Patrona
B) Miss Monte-Cristo
C) Once Upon a Time
D) Goodbye Mr. Black
  • 56. Who starred as the Count of Monte Cristo in the 1988 Soviet adaptation?
A) Jean Marais
B) Viktor Avilov
C) Jorge Mistral
D) Paul Barge
  • 57. Which modern Russian writer described 'The Count of Monte-Cristo' as a megapolyphonic novel?
A) Vadim Nikolayev
B) Carlos Javier Villafane Mercado
C) George Saintsbury
D) Jin Yong
  • 58. In which year did the BBC television serial starring Alan Badel and Natasha Parry air?
A) 1964
B) 1984
C) 1973
D) 1996
  • 59. Which Spanish language television series by Televisa later spawned remakes in Mexico and the Philippines?
A) Goodbye Mr. Black
B) Marimar
C) Itihaas
D) Ezel
  • 60. Which actor starred as the Count of Monte Cristo in the 1998 television miniseries?
A) Sam Claflin
B) William Levy
C) Gérard Depardieu
D) Dean Fujioka
  • 61. Which film adaptation of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' used the title 'Gankutsu-ou' as a subtitle?
A) 2015 film
B) 1998 film
C) 2003 film
D) 2002 film
  • 62. Who starred in the 1966 Italian TV series 'Il conte di Montecristo'?
A) Pablo Echarri
B) Adam Cheng
C) Gérard Depardieu
D) Andrea Giordana
  • 63. What is the alternative title often used for 'The Count of Monte Cristo' in Japan?
A) Monte Cristo-haku
B) Gankutsu-ou
C) Shin Gankutsu-ou
D) Meiji Gankutsu-ou
  • 64. Who directed the 1946 film 'The Return of Monte Cristo'?
A) Edgar G. Ulmer
B) Chano Urueta
C) Robert Vernay
D) Henry Levin
  • 65. Which Argentine telenovela starring Pablo Echarri and Paola Krum aired in 2006?
A) Antsanoty
B) Vingança
C) Montecristo
D) Ezel
  • 66. Into what profession did Picaud lead Loupian's daughter?
A) Marriage
B) Crime
C) Poisoning
D) Prostitution
  • 67. What is the title of the 1977 Hong Kong television serial starring Adam Cheng?
A) Marimar
B) The Great Vendetta (大報復)
C) Nihon Gankutsuou
D) Itihaas
  • 68. How many motion pictures have been based on 'The Count of Monte Cristo'?
A) Five
B) At least twenty-nine
C) Fifty
D) Ten
  • 69. What is the title of the first Japanese translation by Kuroiwa Shūroku?
A) Monte Cristo-haku
B) Meiji Gankutsu-ou
C) Shin Gankutsu-ou
D) Shigai Shiden Gankutsu-ou
  • 70. Who published the book form of 'Shigai Shiden Gankutsu-ou' in 1905?
A) Aoki Suusandou
B) Kodansha
C) Shogakukan
D) Bungeishunjū
  • 71. Who starred in the 1961 French film adaptation 'Le comte de Monte Cristo'?
A) Louis Jourdan
B) Arturo de Córdova
C) Viktor Avilov
D) Pierre Niney
  • 72. Where was Pierre Picaud placed under house arrest?
A) Italian Cleric's Mansion
B) Nîmes Prison
C) Paris Police Headquarters
D) Fenestrelle Fort
  • 73. How did Pierre Picaud exact revenge on the first of his accusers?
A) Stabbed him with a dagger marked 'Number One'
B) Left him without fortune
C) Lured him into crime
D) Poisoned him
  • 74. In what year was the first Chinese translation of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' published?
A) 1978
B) 1907
C) 1844
D) 2000
  • 75. Which director was responsible for the Mexican film version of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' released in 1942?
A) Chano Urueta
B) André Hunebelle
C) David Greene
D) Jijo Punnoose
  • 76. What real-life event inspired the murders inside the Villefort family in 'The Count of Monte Cristo'?
A) A house arrest case
B) A poisoning in a family
C) An inheritance dispute
D) A stabbing incident
  • 77. Which publisher released an updated version of the anonymous translation in 2008?
A) Collins
B) UDON Entertainment
C) Oxford University Press
D) Penguin Classics
  • 78. What type of street-corner hustle is named after 'The Count of Monte Cristo's' title?
A) 'Scamming'
B) 'Three-card monte'
C) 'Pickpocketing'
D) 'Shell game'
  • 79. When did the serialization of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' in the Journal des Débats begin?
A) 28 August 1844
B) 1 January 1845
C) 15 January 1846
D) 18 April 1844
  • 80. In which year was the silent-film serial adaptation of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' starring Léon Mathot released?
A) 1942
B) 1961
C) 1918
D) 1929
  • 81. Which publisher released the first single volume English translation of 'The Count of Monte Cristo'?
A) Little Brown
B) Simms and M'Intyre
C) Chapman and Hall
D) Geo Pierce
  • 82. In which year was the Tamil film adaptation 'Vanjikottai Valiban' released?
A) 1975
B) 1986
C) 1958
D) 2002
  • 83. Which publisher updated the anonymous 1846 English translation in 1955, cutting several passages?
A) Penguin Classics
B) Collins
C) Oxford University Press
D) Little Brown
  • 84. Who authored the novel 'Shin Gankutsu-ou'?
A) Kuroiwa Shūroku
B) Taijirō Murasame
C) Alexandre Dumas
D) Kaitarō Hasegawa
  • 85. Which edition of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' was published as a manga by UDON Entertainment?
A) May 2008
B) June 2017
C) April 1996
D) July 1956
  • 86. Which illustrator worked with Paul Gavarni for the L'Écho des Feuilletons edition?
A) M Valentin
B) Robin Buss
C) Henry L. Williams
D) Tony Johannot
  • 87. Into how many modern languages has 'The Count of Monte Cristo' been translated?
A) Virtually all
B) Exclusively into Asian languages
C) A few
D) Only English and French
  • 88. Which Japanese TV series set in the Edo period starred Masao Kusakari?
A) Montecristo
B) Yago
C) Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
D) Nihon Gankutsuou (日本巌窟王)
  • 89. In which newspaper was 'Shigai Shiden Gankutsu-ou' serialized?
A) Asahi Shimbun
B) Mainichi Shimbun
C) Nikkei
D) Yorozu Chōhō
  • 90. Who described the serials of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' as holding vast audiences enthralled?
A) Jiang Qing
B) Vadim Nikolayev
C) George Saintsbury
D) Carlos Javier Villafane Mercado
  • 91. What is the Japanese term for the miscarriage of justice case influenced by 'The Count of Monte Cristo'?
A) Monte Cristo-haku case
B) Shin Gankutsu-ou incident
C) Yoshida Gankutsu-ou incident
D) Meiji Gankutsu-ou incident
  • 92. Which Turkish television series is an adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo?
A) Antsanoty
B) La Patrona
C) Goodbye Mr. Black
D) Ezel
  • 93. How many Chinese translations of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' have been published since the first one in 1907?
A) 30
B) 5
C) 10
D) 22
  • 94. What is the title of the Malayalam film adaptation set in a Kerala context?
A) Vanjikottai Valiban
B) Padayottam
C) Asipatha Mamai
D) Veta
  • 95. Who starred in the 1979 French TV series 'Le Comte de Monte-Cristo'?
A) Alan Badel
B) Jacques Weber
C) Gérard Depardieu
D) Craig Horner
  • 96. Who translated 'The Count of Monte Cristo' for the Penguin Classics edition published in 1996?
A) Robin Buss
B) David Coward
C) Henry L. Williams
D) Emma Hardy
  • 97. Which film adaptation of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' was directed by Henri Fescourt?
A) 1946 The Return of Monte Cristo
B) 1988 Uznik zamka If
C) 1929 restored silent epic
D) 1954 version starring Jean Marais
  • 98. Who portrayed the Count of Monte Cristo in the 2018 Japanese TV series?
A) Craig Horner
B) Iván Sánchez
C) William Levy
D) Dean Fujioka
  • 99. What happened to the third man, Loupian, who married Picaud's fiancée?
A) Picaud left him alone
B) Picaud poisoned him
C) Picaud fatally stabbed him
D) Picaud forgave him
  • 100. Which actor starred in the 2002 film adaptation of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' directed by Kevin Reynolds?
A) Richard Chamberlain
B) Arturo de Córdova
C) Louis Jourdan
D) Jim Caviezel
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