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101.

Who is the author of “ Aurora Leigh”?

A. jane austen
B. elizabeth barret browning
C. tennyson
D. george eliot
Answer» C. tennyson
Discussion
102.

Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne of England after

A. william iv
B. george iii
C. george iv
D. edward vii
Answer» B. george iii
Discussion
103.

Who was the leader of Pre- Raphaelite group of artists in England?

A. robert browning
B. d g rossetti
C. william wordsworth
D. robert southey
Answer» C. william wordsworth
Discussion
104.

Which one is the unfinished novel of Charles Dickens?

A. hard times
B. pickwick papers
C. edwin drood
D. great expectations
Answer» D. great expectations
Discussion
105.

Oscar Wild’s ‘Woman of No Importance’ appears in……………

A. 1877
B. 1888
C. 1893
D. 1875
Answer» D. 1875
Discussion
106.

George Eliot was the pen name of…………..

A. mary anne evans
B. christina rossetti
C. mary shelly
D. elizabeth
Answer» B. christina rossetti
Discussion
107.

What was Charles Lamb’s final book?

A. elia
B. walden
C. tales from shakespeare
D. the last essays of elia
Answer» E.
Discussion
108.

Which one s Gaskell’s first novel?

A. cranford
B. north and south
C. ruth
D. mary barton
Answer» E.
Discussion
109.

What was the first Elia essay?

A. a chapter on ears
B. dream children a reverie
C. the south sea house
D. old china
Answer» D. old china
Discussion
110.

What feature of the chimney sweepers face does Charles Lamb admire?

A. tounge
B. sooty cheeks
C. teeth
D. eyes
Answer» D. eyes
Discussion
111.

Who was appointed as Poet Laureate after William Wordsworth?

A. browning
B. tennyson
C. mathew arnold
D. coleridge
Answer» C. mathew arnold
Discussion
112.

A Tale of Two Cities was published in weekly installments from April to November of what year?

A. 1845
B. 1859
C. 1879
D. 1890
Answer» C. 1879
Discussion
113.

Why was Doctor Manette imprisoned ?

A. he stole bread
B. he failed to save the life of an aristocrat’s daughter
C. the marquis evremonde feared that manette would reveal one of the marquis’ dark secrets.
D. he was an outspoken critic of the royal family
Answer» D. he was an outspoken critic of the royal family
Discussion
114.

how does Tess die?

A. pneumonia
B. she is hanged
C. angel kills her
D. heartache
Answer» C. angel kills her
Discussion
115.

What advice does Mrs. Durbeyfield give Tess?

A. not to tell angel her secret
B. not to tell alec her secret
C. to leave alec
D. to marry alec
Answer» B. not to tell alec her secret
Discussion
116.

What does Tess name her son?

A. destiny
B. hope
C. sorrow
D. burden
Answer» D. burden
Discussion
117.

The action of the novel Tess of the d’Ubervilles takes place in what area of England?

A. essex
B. sussex
C. wessex
D. london
Answer» D. london
Discussion
118.

What was Thomas Hardy’s last novel?

A. tess of the d’ubervilles
B. jude the obscure
C. far from the madding crowd
D. return of the native
Answer» C. far from the madding crowd
Discussion
119.

What was depicted in Tess’s personal struggles that caused controversy when the novel came out?

A. sexual hypocrisy
B. poverty
C. religious uncertainty
D. rural labour practices
Answer» B. poverty
Discussion
120.

What happens to Hindley after his wife dies?

A. he becomes an alcoholic gambler
B. he lives his son in heathcliff’s care
C. he dedicates his life to god’s service
D. he refuses to leave his son’s side
Answer» B. he lives his son in heathcliff’s care
Discussion
121.

Whom does Hindley force to work as a servant in his home?

A. joseph
B. heathcliff
C. heathcliff’s son linton
D. edger linton
Answer» C. heathcliff’s son linton
Discussion
122.

Who raises Hareton during the early years of his life?

A. hindley
B. heathcliff
C. catherine
D. nelly
Answer» E.
Discussion
123.

What is the name of the village near Wuthering Heights?

A. loch crag
B. gimmerton
C. hearherton
D. purvey
Answer» C. hearherton
Discussion
124.

What kind of countryside surrounds Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange

A. moorland
B. savannah
C. forest
D. grassy plains
Answer» B. savannah
Discussion
125.

What is inscribed above the entrance of Wuthering Heights?

A. hindley earnshaw 1729
B. 1623
C. abandon all hope, ye who enter here
D. hareton earshaw 1500
Answer» E.
Discussion
126.

Name of the novel by Thackeray known as “A Novel without a Hero”

A. timbuctoo
B. catherine
C. a shabby genteel story
D. vanity fair
Answer» E.
Discussion
127.

) Which of the book was written by Victorian novelist George Eliot?

A. hard times
B. mill on the floss
C. far from madding crowd
D. the heart of darkness
Answer» C. far from madding crowd
Discussion
128.

Which of the Bronte sisters wrote “Shirly” a novel set in Yorkshire during the Industrial depression

A. charlotte
B. emily
C. maria
D. elizabeth
Answer» B. emily
Discussion
129.

Which novel by Thomas Hardy had the subtitle “ A Pure Woman” which shocked Victorian readers?

A. the obscure
B. the well – beloved
C. a pair of blue eyes
D. tess of the d’urberviles
Answer» E.
Discussion
130.

Which novel by Charles Dickens is generally regarded as the first Victorian novel

A. hard times
B. the pickwick papers
C. little dorrit
D. bleak house
Answer» C. little dorrit
Discussion
131.

Father of Utilitarianism

A. james mill
B. jermy bentham
C. newman
D. macaulay
Answer» C. newman
Discussion
132.

The…………….was a turning point in the British Political history of Nineteenth Century.

A. factory act of 1833
B. emancipation act of 1833
C. reform bill of 1832
D. education act 1833
Answer» D. education act 1833
Discussion