What is the name of the protagonist in "Les Misérables"?
Jean Valjean
Marius Pontmercy
Fantine
Javert
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What is the name of the protagonist in "Les Misérables"?
Jean Valjean
Marius Pontmercy
Fantine
Javert
Victor Hugo was exiled for his opposition to which French ruler?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis XVI
Napoleon III
Charles X
Les Misérables was first published in which year?
1840
1862
1851
1875
What is the original French title of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"?
Notre Dame de Paris
Le Clocher de Paris
La Belle de Notre Dame
L'Église des Cloches
What was Victor Hugo's profession besides being a novelist?
Politician
Doctor
Engineer
Farmer
Which war did Hugo criticize heavily in his writings?
Franco-Prussian War
Napoleonic Wars
Crimean War
World War I
Which country was Victor Hugo from?
France
Spain
Italy
Belgium
Victor Hugo is often regarded as a symbol of what in France?
Royalty
Revolution
Romanticism
Realism
In which century did Victor Hugo live most of his life?
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century
17th Century
How many volumes are in "Les Misérables"?
2
3
5
7
Victor Hugo's novel "The Man Who Laughs" inspired what popular fictional character?
The Joker
Dracula
Robin Hood
Sherlock Holmes
Which famous painter illustrated Hugo's works?
Gustave Doré
Claude Monet
Édouard Manet
Edgar Degas
Which political office did Victor Hugo hold?
Mayor
Senator
Deputy in the National Assembly
Minister of Culture
What is the relationship between Marius and Cosette in "Les Misérables"?
Friends
Lovers
Siblings
Enemies
What was the title of Victor Hugo's first published book?
Les Orientales
Odes et poésies diverses
The Contemplations
Hernani
Victor Hugo wrote extensively about which famous French cathedral?
Notre Dame
Sacré-Cœur
Mont Saint-Michel
Chartres Cathedral
Which Hugo novel focuses on the French Revolution of 1793?
Toilers of the Sea
Ninety-Three
Les Misérables
The Man Who Laughs
What is the title of Victor Hugo's novel about a hunchback?
The Bell Ringer
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Gothic Towers
Cathedral of Paris
Victor Hugo's youngest daughter, who drowned in the Seine, was named what?
Adele
Léopoldine
Juliette
Cosette
Hugo's play "Hernani" was instrumental in promoting which literary movement?
Classicism
Romanticism
Realism
Naturalism