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One Hundred Years of Solitude - Quiz
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  • 1. Who was the first person born in Macondo?
A) Colonel Aureliano Buendía
B) José Arcadio
C) Aureliano José
D) Arcadio
  • 2. What items did Colonel Aureliano Buendía craft to demonstrate his artistic side?
A) Wooden carvings
B) Silver coins
C) Clay dolls
D) Golden fish
  • 3. How many sons did Colonel Aureliano Buendía father during the wars?
A) 7
B) 12
C) 17
D) 20
  • 4. What is the condition called where Rebeca eats earth and whitewash?
A) Bulimia
B) Pica
C) Anorexia
D) Anemia
  • 5. What did Rebeca carry with her when she arrived in Macondo?
A) A chest of gold
B) A musical instrument
C) A diary
D) Her parents' bones
  • 6. Which language did Rebeca speak when she first arrived?
A) Portuguese
B) Guajiro or Wayuu
C) Latin
D) French
  • 7. Who was the father of Arcadio?
A) Aureliano José
B) José Arcadio
C) Don Apolinar Moscote
D) Colonel Aureliano Buendía
  • 8. What was the cause of Remedios Moscote's death?
A) Blood poisoning
B) Childbirth
C) Smallpox
D) A broken heart
  • 9. How old was Pilar Ternera when she died?
A) 100
B) 120
C) 90
D) Over 145
  • 10. Why did Amaranta's feelings toward Rebeca turn sour?
A) They both desired Pietro Crespi
B) They disagreed on politics
C) Rebeca stole her jewelry
D) They fought over an inheritance
  • 11. Who was the Conservative administrator of the town?
A) Pietro Crespi
B) José Arcadio Buendía
C) Don Apolinar Moscote
D) Nicanor Ulloa
  • 12. What item of Remedios Moscote's was kept in the Colonel's bedroom?
A) Her letters
B) Her dolls
C) Her emerald necklace
D) Her wedding dress
  • 13. What was the political affiliation of Julia Maria Gil?
A) Leftist
B) Apolitic
C) Royalist
D) Conservative
  • 14. What happens to most of Colonel Aureliano Buendía's sons?
A) They die of natural causes
B) They become soldiers
C) They move abroad
D) They are murdered
  • 15. Who is the mother of Aureliano José?
A) Pilar Ternera
B) Amaranta
C) Rebeca
D) Remedios Moscote
  • 16. Why did José Arcadio Buendía leave his hometown?
A) He wanted to find a new wife
B) He was exiled by the government
C) He was searching for gold
D) He was haunted by the corpse of Prudencio Aguilar
  • 17. What kind of city did José Arcadio Buendía dream of before founding Macondo?
A) A city of ice
B) A city of mirrors
C) A city of ghosts
D) A city of gold
  • 18. How does José Arcadio Buendía die?
A) Shot in a duel
B) Fell from a telescope
C) Drowned in the river
D) While tied to a chestnut tree
  • 19. What business does Úrsula Iguarán run to support the household?
A) Teaching astronomy
B) Making candy animals and pastries
C) Selling alchemy equipment
D) Operating a trading post
  • 20. What is Úrsula's main fear regarding her family?
A) The family going bankrupt
B) Losing their property
C) The arrival of gypsies
D) The resumption of incestuous practices
  • 21. What happens to Úrsula's body in her final years?
A) She shrinks to the size of a newborn baby
B) She loses her ability to speak
C) She becomes a giant
D) She turns into stone
  • 22. Whom does José Arcadio marry upon his return to Macondo?
A) A Gypsy girl
B) Pilar Ternera
C) Úrsula
D) Rebeca
  • 23. How does José Arcadio die?
A) In a duel against his brother
B) From a mysterious gunshot wound
C) From old age
D) By drowning
  • 24. What is José Arcadio covered in when he returns to Macondo?
A) Tattoos
B) Gypsy markings
C) Battle scars
D) Gold dust
  • 25. Who is the author of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'?
A) Carlos Fuentes
B) Mario Vargas Llosa
C) Gabriel García Márquez
D) Julio Cortázar
  • 26. In what year was 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' first published?
A) 1957
B) 1970
C) 1967
D) 1965
  • 27. What is the name of the fictitious town where the Buendía family lives?
A) Buenos Aires
B) Aracataca
C) Cartagena
D) Macondo
  • 28. Which literary movement is the novel most associated with?
A) Naturalism
B) Romanticism
C) Existentialism
D) Magical realism
  • 29. Who translated the novel into English?
A) Gregory Rabassa
B) Mario Vargas Llosa
C) Gabriel García Márquez
D) Carlos Fuentes
  • 30. How many languages has the novel been translated into?
A) 20
B) 46
C) 64
D) 100
  • 31. Who was the leader of the Gypsies who visited Macondo?
A) Pietro Crespi
B) Melquíades
C) Aureliano
D) José Arcadio
  • 32. What item did Colonel Aureliano Buendía make in his workshop during his retirement?
A) Silver coins
B) Magnetized compasses
C) Wooden carvings
D) Tiny goldfishes
  • 33. Who is the mother of the Buendía family?
A) Úrsula Iguarán
B) Petra Cotes
C) Fernanda del Carpio
D) Pilar Ternera
  • 34. What is the physical trait of the final baby born to the Buendía family?
A) A pig's tail
B) Extremely pale skin
C) Webbed fingers
D) Blue eyes
  • 35. What did Mauricio Babilonia always have trailing behind him?
A) A trail of dust
B) A group of workers
C) A flock of birds
D) Yellow butterflies
  • 36. Where did García Márquez get the inspiration for the setting of Macondo?
A) A news report from Acapulco
B) His childhood house in Aracataca
C) Historical archives in Mexico City
D) A dream about Paris
  • 37. How many episodes was the Netflix adaptation of the novel?
A) 24
B) 10
C) 16
D) 7
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