The Count of Monte Cristo

Directions: Read each question and choose the best answer.  Shade in the appropriate bubble.

1.  Which character does not take part in the conspiracy to frame Edmond Dantes?

a.  Danglars							c.  Morrel 
b. Villefort							d.  Fernand

2.  Why is Edmond sent to the Chateau d’If?

a.  He is accused of murdering Villefort’s father.			c.  He is accused of stealing the jewels.
b.  He is accused of acting in a Bonapartist conspiracy.		d.  He saves the King’s horse in battle.

3.  Which character does Edmond meet at the Chateau d’If?

a.  Albert Morcerf						c. Abbe Faria
b.  M. Noirtier							d. Luigi Vampa

4. How does Edmond escape from the Chateau d’If?

a.  By knocking a guard out and taking his uniform		c.  By digging a secret escape tunnel
b.  He begs the Count of Monte Cristo for a pardon.		d.  By hiding in his dead friend’s body bag

5. What job does Edmond get immediately after leaving the Chateau d’If?  

a.  He works on a boat.						c.  He works as a guard for the royal army.
b.  He works in a library.					d.  He works as a shoemaker.

6.  Edmond Dantes visits Caderouse disguised as what?

a.  A royal messenger						c. A poet
b.  A priest							d. A soldier

7.  Who is Luigi Vampa?

a.  He is a French chess player.					c.  He is a Corsican musician.
b.  He is an English weapon maker.				d.  He is an Italian bandit.  

8.  Mercedes marries which character?

a.  Fernand							c.  Danglars
b.  The Count of Monte Cristo					d.  Luigi Vampa

9.  What is the name of M. Morrel’s ship?

a.  Xerxes							c. Pharaon
b.  S.S. Minow							d.  Maidenhead

10. What is the name of the Count of Monte Cristo’s loyal servent?

a.  Fencewood							c.  Bertuccio
b.  Byzantine							d.  Fitzgerald

11.  Whom is Albert de Morcerf to marry?

a.  Mercedes Catalan						c.  Valentine Noirtier
b.  Auteuil Villefort						d.  Eugenie Danglars

12.  How does M. Noirtier communicate?

a.  By blinking							c.  By using sign language
b.  By writing on a piece of paper				d.  By holding up colored cards

13. What dark secret do Villefort and Madame Danglars have?

a.  They murdered a nosy palace guard.			c.  They had Edmond Dantes executed.
b.  They had an affair and a love child.			d.  They have stolen money from the King.

14.  Whom does Valentine love?

a.  Franz d’Epinay						c.  Maximilian Morrel
b.  The Count of Monte Cristo				d.  Edmond Dantes

15. Caderousse dies while attempting to do what?

a.  Fight Luigi Vampa						c.  Poison the Duchess Cortania
b.  Ride a horse						d.  Rob the Count of Monte Cristo’s house

16.  How is Fernand ruined?

a.  His relationship with the queen is exposed.		c.  He is caught poisoning the Noirtiers.
b.  His war crimes are exposed.				d.  He is caught stealing from the church.

17. Where is the Count of Monte Cristo located when Albert de Morcerf challenges him to a duel?

a.  The court							c.  The museum
b.  The town square						d.  The opera

18.  Why do the Count of Monte Cristo and Albert not kill one another?

a.  Mercedes							c.  The King
b.  Villefort							d.  Valentine

19. How does Fernand de Morcerf die?

a.  The Count of Monte Cristo kills him.			c.  He kills himself.
b.  Albert kills him.						d.  Villefort kills him.

20. Who poisons the Villeforts? 

a.  Madame de Villefort					c.  Gerard de Villefort
b.  M. Noirtier							d.  The Count of Monte Cristo

21.  How many francs does the Count of Monte Cristo borrow from Baron Danglars?

a.  590,000							c.  5,900,000
b.  100,000							d.  1,000,000

22. What job does Albert take after being dishonored?

a.  He joins the army.						c.  He becomes a cook.
b.  He becomes a sailor.						d.  He joins the bank to become a lender.

23.  Which character is not played by Edmond Dantes?

a.  Sinbad the Sailor						c.  The Priest, Abbe Busoni
b.  The Count of Monte Cristo					d.  Maximilian Morrel

24. How is Danglars tricked out of all of his money?

a.  He is captured and deprived of food.				c.  He loses a card game against the Count.
b.  He is given bad investment advice.				d.  He buries his money and it disappears.

25. Who is Edmond Dantes having a relationship with at the end of the book?

a.  Mercedes							c.  Valentine
b.  Haydee							d.  Madam Villefort