Les Miserables Quiz

Les Miserables Quiz Questions

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1. Which actor played Jean Valjean?
(a) Hugh Jackman
(b) Russell Crowe
(c) Eddie Redmayne
(d) Sacha Baron Cohen

2. Who played Inspector Javert?
(a) Hugh Jackman
(b) Russell Crowe
(c) Eddie Redmayne
(d) Sacha Baron Cohen

3. Who played Fantine?
(a) Amanda Seyfried
(b) Anne Hathaway
(c) Samantha Barks
(d) Helena Bonham Carter

4. Who played Cosette?
(a) Anne Hathaway
(b) Samantha Barks
(c) Amanda Seyfried
(d) Isabelle Allen

5. Who played Éponine?
(a) Amanda Seyfried
(b) Samantha Barks
(c) Anne Hathaway
(d) Helena Bonham Carter

6. Who played Marius Pontmercy?
(a) Eddie Redmayne
(b) Hugh Jackman
(c) Russell Crowe
(d) Daniel Huttlestone

7. Who played Gavroche?
(a) Daniel Huttlestone
(b) Eddie Redmayne
(c) Hugh Jackman
(d) Russell Crowe

8. What is Jean Valjean’s prisoner number?
(a) 24601
(b) 9348
(c) 12358
(d) 4259

9. What item does Valjean steal that gets him imprisoned again?
(a) Bread
(b) Silverware
(c) A loaf of cheese
(d) A candlestick

10. What does Valjean promise Fantine on her deathbed?
(a) To take care of Cosette
(b) To avenge her death
(c) To find Marius
(d) To expose Javert’s cruelty

11. What is the name of the innkeepers’ daughter who is in love with Marius?
(a) Cosette
(b) Eponine
(c) Fantine
(d) Azelma

12. Where do Marius and Cosette first meet?
(a) At the barricade
(b) In the Luxembourg Gardens
(c) At the Thenardier’s inn
(d) In a church

13. What is the significance of the candlesticks given to Valjean by the Bishop?
(a) They represent forgiveness and redemption
(b) They are valuable and help him financially
(c) They are a symbol of his past life
(d) They are a clue to his identity

14. What city does much of the story take place in?
(a) Marseilles
(b) Paris
(c) Toulon
(d) Lyon

15. What historical event serves as the backdrop for the story?
(a) The French Revolution
(b) The June Rebellion of 1832
(c) The Napoleonic Wars
(d) The Reign of Terror

16. What is the main theme of Les Misérables?
(a) Love and loss
(b) Redemption and social justice
(c) War and peace
(d) Good versus evil

17. What song is associated with Fantine’s despair and sacrifice?
(a) “I Dreamed a Dream”
(b) “One Day More”
(c) “Master of the House”
(d) “Do You Hear the People Sing?”

18. What song is sung by the students and revolutionaries at the barricade?
(a) “One Day More”
(b) “Do You Hear the People Sing?”
(c) “Stars”
(d) “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables”

19. What song is Javert’s reflection on his duty and Valjean’s mercy?
(a) “Stars”
(b) “One Day More”
(c) “Bring Him Home”
(d) “Look Down”

20. What song expresses Marius’s love for Cosette?
(a) “Bring Him Home”
(b) “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables”
(c) “A Heart Full of Love”
(d) “On My Own”

21. What song is Éponine’s lament about her unrequited love for Marius?
(a) “On My Own”
(b) “A Heart Full of Love”
(c) “Bring Him Home”
(d) “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables”

22. What happens to Javert at the end of the film?
(a) He arrests Valjean
(b) He kills himself
(c) He joins the revolutionaries
(d) He flees the country

23. Who saves Marius from the barricade?
(a) Valjean
(b) Javert
(c) Gavroche
(d) Éponine

24. What does Valjean do with the money he earns?
(a) He uses it to help the poor and needy.
(b) He invests it in a business.
(c) He uses it to buy a house.
(d) He gives it to Cosette.

25. Who directed the 2012 film Les Miserables?
(a) Steven Spielberg
(b) Tom Hooper
(c) Christopher Nolan
(d) Ridley Scott

Les Miserables Quiz Questions with Answers

1. Which actor played Jean Valjean?
(a) Hugh Jackman

2. Who played Inspector Javert?
(b) Russell Crowe

3. Who played Fantine?
(b) Anne Hathaway

4. Who played Cosette?
(c) Amanda Seyfried

5. Who played Éponine?
(b) Samantha Barks

6. Who played Marius Pontmercy?
(a) Eddie Redmayne

7. Who played Gavroche?
(a) Daniel Huttlestone

8. What is Jean Valjean’s prisoner number?
(a) 24601

9. What item does Valjean steal that gets him imprisoned again?
(a) Bread

10. What does Valjean promise Fantine on her deathbed?
(a) To take care of Cosette

11. What is the name of the innkeepers’ daughter who is in love with Marius?
(b) Eponine

12. Where do Marius and Cosette first meet?
(b) In the Luxembourg Gardens

13. What is the significance of the candlesticks given to Valjean by the Bishop?
(a) They represent forgiveness and redemption

14. What city does much of the story take place in?
(b) Paris

15. What historical event serves as the backdrop for the story?
(b) The June Rebellion of 1832

16. What is the main theme of Les Misérables?
(b) Redemption and social justice

17. What song is associated with Fantine’s despair and sacrifice?
(a) “I Dreamed a Dream”

18. What song is sung by the students and revolutionaries at the barricade?
(b) “Do You Hear the People Sing?”

19. What song is Javert’s reflection on his duty and Valjean’s mercy?
(a) “Stars”

20. What song expresses Marius’s love for Cosette?
(c) “A Heart Full of Love”

21. What song is Éponine’s lament about her unrequited love for Marius?
(a) “On My Own”

22. What happens to Javert at the end of the film?
(b) He kills himself

23. Who saves Marius from the barricade?
(a) Valjean

24. What does Valjean do with the money he earns?
(a) He uses it to help the poor and needy.

25. Who directed the 2012 film Les Misérables?
(b) Tom Hooper