Quotes
Characters
symbols and Vocabulary
A Tale of Two Cities
Potpourri
Revolutions
100
Which character said "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known" ?
Who is Sydney Carton?
100
Kills Madame Defarge
Who is Miss Pross?
100
To say that someone must be punished.
What is "condemn"
100
Who is the golden thread ?
Who is Lucie?
100
The two cities that the novel takes place
What are London and Paris?
100
What date was the beginning of the Chinese Revolution or Xinhai Revolution (辛亥革命)
October 10th , 1911
200
Who says “One Hundred and Five, North Tower.” when they have a PTSD epidsode.
Who is the Dr. Manette?
200
This character switches places with ________________ to save his life.
Who are Carton and Darnay
200
The title of a nobleman.
What is the Marquis
200
Name the three different reasons for Darnay's three different arrests
What are treason, emigration, his family's crimes
200
The author of A Tale of Two Cities
Who is Charles Dickens?
200
What day did the 13 Colonies that became the USA declare independence from the UK?
July 4th, 1776
300
“It was my sister who dies, and my sisters husband, and my mother and my father; it was my brother who was killed. Tell other to stop, don't tell me!” (332).
Who is Madame Defarge?
300
Owns a wine shop in Paris
Who is Monsieur Defarge ?
300
The machine used to put people to death.
What is the guillotine
300
What kind of work did Dr.Manette do during his 18 years in prison?
What is "he made shoes".
300
The date of the storming of the Bastille.
What is July 14th, 1789
300
What year did the Russian revolution happen that led to Russia becoming the USSR.
1917
400
Which character said, " 'You think that at nearly eighty years of age, I'm too old. But that's exactly why I must go "?
Who is Jarvis Lorry?
400
This character is a spy and also has another name. Please give both names.
Who is Solomon Pross/ John Barsad
400
How did Madam Dafarge remember those she wanted to punish?
What is "she knitted their names"
400
The Two prisons discussed in the novel.
What are Le Force and the Bastille.
400
The code name that the revolutionaries used
What is Jacques
400
What year did the Berlin Wall, that divided Berlin Germany into East and W
est sections fall?
1989
500
"I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss, and, in their struggles to be truly free, in their triumphs and defeats, through long years to come, I see the evil of this time and of the previous time of which this is the natural birth, gradually making expiation for itself and wearing out "
Who is Sydney Carton?
500
Along with Madame Defarge, this character led the killing of Foulon.
Who is the Vengeance.
500
Explain what 105 North tower is.
What is Dr. Manette's cell and where they found the letter.
500
The reason Dr. Manette was in jail
What is the Evremonde family condemned him to jail so he would not tell their secrets.
500
The king and queen at this time of the revolution? Hint: They are later executed. Another hint: Oneif them said famously, "Let them eat cake"
Who are Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
500
What year did the Arab Spring revolution happen?
What is 2010?