Emile Zola Quiz

Emile Zola Quiz Questions

Emile Zola, French writer, at the beginning of his career (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When was Emile Zola born?
a) 4 February 1844
b) 2 April 1840
c) 23 August 1849
d) 30 December 1855

2. Where was Emile Zola born?
a) Paris
b) Nantes
c) Amiens
d) Fontainebleau

3. How many novels are in Emile Zola’s Les Rougon-Macquart series?
a) 18
b) 14
c) 20
d) 24

4. When did Emile Zola write Nana?
a) 1872
b) 1875
c) 1867
d) 1880

5. Which of the following is not a city in Emile Zola’s Les Trois Villes series?
a) Lourdes
b) Fatima
c) Rome
d) Paris

This is image from old book GERMINAL (original printed 1885)by EMILE ZOLA that has been more than 70 years old (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

6. Which of the following novels in Emile Zola’s Les Quatres Evangiles series remained incomplete?
a) Justice
b) Fecondite
c) Travail
d) Verite

7. Which Emile Zola novel deals with alcoholism?
a) Contes a Ninon
b) L’Assommoir
c) Le Roman Experimental
d) Madeleine Ferat

8. How many times was Emile Zola nominated to French Academy but never elected?
a) 11
b) 12
c) 14
d) 19

Emile Zola and family (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

9. When did Emile Zola die?
a) 26 January 1919
b) 10 June 1908
c) 28 September 1902
d) 12 November 1915

10. Where did Emile Zola die?
a) Orleans
b) Arc
c) Reims
d) Paris

Emile Zola ca 1870 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When was Emile Zola born?
b) 2 April 1840

2. Where was Emile Zola born?
a) Paris

3. How many novels are in Emile Zola’s Les Rougon-Macquart series?
c) 20

4. When did Emile Zola write Nana?
d) 1880

5. Which of the following is not a city in Emile Zola’s Les Trois Villes series?
b) Fatima

6. Which of the following novels in Emile Zola’s Les Quatres Evangiles series remained incomplete?
a) Justice

7. Which Emile Zola novel deals with alcoholism?
b) L’Assommoir

8. How many times was Emile Zola nominated to French Academy but never elected?
d) 19

9. When did Emile Zola die?
c) 28 September 1902

10. Where did Emile Zola die?
d) Paris