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Paris Anthology Quiz
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An #ALevel #EnglishLanguage&Literature quiz based on the #AQA #Paris Anthology
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1
What unpleasant thing happened to Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni at Versailles?
She was hassled by buskers
She was slapped
She was robbed
They wouldn't let her use the toilet
2
According to Lonely Planet, what is notable about Rue du Faubourg-St Honore?
It is the world's most fashionable address
It is the universe's most artistic street
It is Paris's most beautiful street
It is France's most expensive address
3
Which 60s rock star is buried there?
Jim Morrison
Jimmy Page
John Bonham
Syd Barrett
4
According to David Lebowitz, what was a pissotiere?
A place where traditional French fish dishes were cooked
A men's open-air toilet
A brothel
A fish pond
5
Who is the American novelist and journalist who wrote about Paris for The Toronto Star?
Ernest Hemingway
William Faulkner
Alistair Horne
F. Scott Fitzgerald
6
Who was president of France at the time of the Paris riots?
Nicolas Sarkozy
Charles de Gaulle
Valerie Giscard d'Estaing
Francois Mitterand
7
What unpleasant thing happened to Mike on the steps of the Sacre Coeur? (It was really scary)
A man was urinating in public
His wallet was stolen by a man resembling a Russian wrestler
His path was blocked by a gang of possibly Turkish men
He discovered bones buried in an underground crypt
8
What is the more traditional art gallery that Rick Steves provides an audio guide to?
The Moulin Rouge
The Musee d'Orsay
Le Chateau de Versailles
The Louvre
9
What do Parisians tend to call the Pompidou Centre?
The Musee d'Orsay
Le Chateau de Versailles
Le Centre Beaubourg
Sanisette
10
What is the name of the controversial modern art gallery that has the pipes on the outside?
The Louvre
The Pompidou Centre
The Musee d'Orsay
The Gare du Nord
11
Which famous English language bookshop did Lucy Knisley visit?
Dickens and Co
Milton and Co
Shakespeare and Co
Chaucer and Co
12
What is the name of the river that runs through the centre of Paris (by the Eiffel Tower)?
The Seine
The Rhone
The Sorbonne
The Loire
13
What country is the journalist Peter Lennon from?
Ireland
Australia
Canada
The UK
14
What is the name of the French girl who studies with Mike and Sophia?
Helene
Annick
Monique
Isabelle
15
What is andouille?
A fruit tart made with several layers of filo pastry
A stew made from several varieties of snails
A loaf baked with several layers of cheese and herb filling
A sausage made from several layers of pig intestine
16
According to the Gransnet posse, what kind of area is the Marais? (They don't mind)
The homeless district
The red light district
A multicultural district
The gay district
17
What was the name of the student leader who had been exiled?
Michel Fraser-Cavassoni
Charles de Gaulle
Francois Mitterand
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
18
What is the hashtag at the end of the Eurostar advertisement?
#storiesarewaiting
#memoriesarewaiting
#maybe
#wheninparis
19
What is the name of the cemetery that Jennifer Cox visits?
Notre Dame
Marais
Champs Elysees
Pere Lachaise
20
What is the station that is the subject of the second text in the anthology?
Gare du Nord
Gare du Sud
Gare de l'Est
Gare du Ville
21
What is unusual about the painting in the Louvre that Bryson wanted to show his friend Katz?
It depicts a man with the head of a donkey.
It was supposed to be lost
It depicts a woman with her finger in someone's bottom.
It depicts a man with his face on his chest.
22
Where were the bones of 6 million people moved in 1786?
Pere Lachaise
Sacre Coeur
Notre Dame
Catacombs
23
Helen Maria Williams attended the first anniversary celebrations of what?
The opening of the Channel Tunnel
The end of the Second World War
The execution of Marie Antoinette
The fall of the Bastille
24
Where does Nancy Miller's roommate, Monique, come from?
Algeria
Morocco
Andorra
Tunisia
25
What happened in Paris in 1968?
A terrorist attack
Riots
Strikes
An earthquake
