French History Final Flashcards
Who wrote Madame Bovary?
Flaubert
What French author is associated with the naturalist movement?
Zola
What is the baccalaureate? Who failed it twice?
It is a test taken after high school to get into college. Zola failed it twice.
Who wrote the testament and the little testament?
Villon
Bardot was married to which French film director?
Vadim
What was the “Preface de Cromwell”?
Hugo’s rules for romanticism
Explain the Dreyfus affair.
Accused of giving secrets to Germany during the war but was really persecuted out of antisemitism.
What century is Molière associated with?
17th
Which movie made Bardot famous?
“And God created woman”
Which author disappeared from sight and no one knows what happened to him?
Villon
Who wrote Salambô?
Flaubert
Who or what is Marianne? Who was once the face of Marianne?
Marianne is the symbol of French liberty and Bardot was once the face of it.
Identify Hernani.
Victor Hugo’s play on how romanticism should be.
Name 2 major works by Molière.
Tartuffe and Le Misanthrope
Who wrote J’accuse? And what was the importance of this work?
Zola wrote this piece accusing high army officials of being antisemitic.
