Quiz: Enigma Otiliei

What is the full name of the main male character in the novel?

• Felix Popescu

• Felix Sima

• Felix Costache

• Felix Georgescu

In which city does most of the action of the novel take place?

• Iași

• Brașov

• București

• Constanța

What is Otilia's relationship with moș Costache?

• She is his natural daughter

• She is his granddaughter

• She is his adopted daughter

• She is Felix's cousin

What profession does Felix wish to pursue?

• Writer

• Doctor

• Lawyer

• Teacher

How is moș Costache characterized in the novel?

• Generous and altruistic

• Avant-garde and intellectual

• Stingy and hypochondriac

• Naive and dreamy

Who is Stănică Rațiu?

• Otilia's brother

• A young idealist

• An opportunistic lawyer

• Felix's father

What does Otilia symbolize in the novel, according to literary critics?

• Feminine mystery

• Revenge

• Scientific rigor

• The power of money

Who is Aglae Tulea?

• Otilia's aunt

• Felix's mother

• Stănică's sister-in-law

• moș Costache's sister

How does the relationship between Felix and Otilia end?

• They get married

• Otilia dies

• Otilia marries someone else

• They emigrate together

What literary genre does Enigma Otiliei represent?

• Psychological drama

• Romantic comedy

• Realist-Balzacian novel

• Historical novella