Prove Your Passion: The Ultimate 'Les Misérables' Fan Quiz
1
Who wrote the novel upon which the musical is based?Charles Dickens
Alexandre Dumas
Gustave Flaubert
Victor Hugo
2
Which character is a former prisoner who changed his identity?Javert
Enjolras
Jean Valjean
Marius
3
Who is Cosette's biological mother?Fantine
Éponine
Madame Thénardier
None of the above
4
Which character sings the song "On My Own"?Fantine
Cosette
Éponine
Madame Thénardier
5
Which historical event serves as a backdrop for a significant portion of the story?The French Revolution
The July Revolution
The Reign of Terror
The Napoleonic Wars
6
Who adopts Cosette after her mother's death?The Thénardiers
Javert
Jean Valjean
Marius
7
What number identifies Jean Valjean while he is imprisoned?24601
12345
10086
56789
8
Whom does Marius love?Fantine
Éponine
Madame Thénardier
Cosette
9
What is Javert's main mission throughout most of the story?To arrest the Thénardiers
To capture Jean Valjean
To end the student rebellion
To find his own father
10
Who is the leader of the student revolutionaries?Marius
Enjolras
Javert
Valjean
11
Where does Jean Valjean rescue Marius from?Javert's prison
The Thénardier's inn
The barricades
A sinking ship
12
Which character sings “Stars”?Marius
Javert
Jean Valjean
Enjolras
13
How does Fantine end up in dire circumstances?She gambles her money away.
She is cheated by the Thénardiers.
She loses her job due to a secret being exposed.
She runs away from home.
14
Who shoots and injures Marius at the barricade?An unnamed soldier
Éponine, accidentally
Javert, undercover
Jean Valjean
15
Who betrays the location of Jean Valjean and Cosette to Javert?The Thénardiers
Fantine's ghost
Marius, unintentionally
A local informant
16
How does Éponine save Marius's life?She warns him of Javert's plans.
She shields him from a bullet.
She brings him medicine.
She helps him escape from prison.
17
Who is not one of the students that participate in the uprising?Combeferre
Grantaire
Gavroche
Courfeyrac
18
How does Javert die?He is killed at the barricades.
He commits suicide.
He is executed by the revolutionaries.
He dies of old age.
19
Where does the final confrontation between Jean Valjean and Javert take place?At the barricades
In the sewers of Paris
At the Convent
At Valjean’s house
20
Which song is sung as a recurring theme throughout the musical?"One Day More"
"On My Own"
"I Dreamed a Dream"
"Do You Hear the People Sing?"
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