UK Famous MCQs

British Famous Modern Literature MCQs with Answers

Who authored the dystopian novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four”?
a) George Orwell
b) Aldous Huxley
c) J.K. Rowling
d) Ian McEwan
Answer: a) George Orwell

Which British author wrote the “Harry Potter” series?
a) J.K. Rowling
b) George Orwell
c) Roald Dahl
d) Jane Austen
Answer: a) J.K. Rowling

Who is the author of “To the Lighthouse,” a prominent modernist literary work?
a) Virginia Woolf
b) George Orwell
c) Ian McEwan
d) Kazuo Ishiguro
Answer: a) Virginia Woolf

Which British author wrote “Atonement,” a novel that was later adapted into a successful film?
a) Ian McEwan
b) Zadie Smith
c) Salman Rushdie
d) Kazuo Ishiguro
Answer: a) Ian McEwan

Who penned the novel “Never Let Me Go,” exploring themes of love and identity?
a) Kazuo Ishiguro
b) Julian Barnes
c) Hilary Mantel
d) Zadie Smith
Answer: a) Kazuo Ishiguro

Which British author wrote “White Teeth,” a novel that garnered critical acclaim?
a) Zadie Smith
b) Julian Barnes
c) Martin Amis
d) Ian McEwan
Answer: a) Zadie Smith

Who authored “Life of Pi,” a novel exploring survival and spirituality?
a) Yann Martel
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Zadie Smith
Answer: a) Yann Martel

Which British author wrote “Neverwhere,” a fantasy novel set in an alternative London?
a) Neil Gaiman
b) Terry Pratchett
c) J.K. Rowling
d) Philip Pullman
Answer: a) Neil Gaiman

Who is the author of “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” a novel that won the Booker Prize?
a) Marlon James
b) Zadie Smith
c) Julian Barnes
d) Hilary Mantel
Answer: a) Marlon James

Which British author wrote “Wolf Hall,” a historical novel focusing on Thomas Cromwell’s life?
a) Hilary Mantel
b) Ian McEwan
c) Zadie Smith
d) Kazuo Ishiguro
Answer: a) Hilary Mantel

Who is the author of “The Remains of the Day,” a novel exploring themes of regret and dignity?
a) Kazuo Ishiguro
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Hilary Mantel
Answer: a) Kazuo Ishiguro

Which British author wrote “Neverwhere,” a fantasy novel set in an alternative London?
a) Neil Gaiman
b) Terry Pratchett
c) J.K. Rowling
d) Philip Pullman
Answer: a) Neil Gaiman

Who is the author of “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” a novel that won the Booker Prize?
a) Marlon James
b) Zadie Smith
c) Julian Barnes
d) Hilary Mantel
Answer: a) Marlon James

Which British author wrote “Wolf Hall,” a historical novel focusing on Thomas Cromwell’s life?
a) Hilary Mantel
b) Ian McEwan
c) Zadie Smith
d) Kazuo Ishiguro
Answer: a) Hilary Mantel

Who is the author of “The Remains of the Day,” a novel exploring themes of regret and dignity?
a) Kazuo Ishiguro
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Hilary Mantel
Answer: a) Kazuo Ishiguro

Which British author wrote “Things Fall Apart,” a novel about African culture and colonialism?
a) Chinua Achebe
b) Wole Soyinka
c) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
d) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Answer: a) Chinua Achebe

Who is the author of “Half of a Yellow Sun,” a novel depicting the Biafran war?
a) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
b) Ben Okri
c) Wole Soyinka
d) Chinua Achebe
Answer: a) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Which British author wrote “The Sense of an Ending,” a novel that won the Booker Prize?
a) Julian Barnes
b) Ian McEwan
c) Zadie Smith
d) Hilary Mantel
Answer: a) Julian Barnes

Who is the author of “The God of Small Things,” a novel that won the Booker Prize?
a) Arundhati Roy
b) Salman Rushdie
c) Vikram Seth
d) Kiran Desai
Answer: a) Arundhati Roy

Which British author wrote “The Children Act,” a novel exploring legal and ethical issues?
a) Ian McEwan
b) Julian Barnes
c) Hilary Mantel
d) Zadie Smith
Answer: a) Ian McEwan

Who is the author of “Brick Lane,” a novel depicting the life of Bangladeshi immigrants in London?
a) Monica Ali
b) Hanif Kureishi
c) Salman Rushdie
d) Zadie Smith
Answer: a) Monica Ali

Which British author wrote “The Sea,” a novel that won the Booker Prize?
a) John Banville
b) Ian McEwan
c) Zadie Smith
d) Julian Barnes
Answer: a) John Banville

Who is the author of “The White Tiger,” a novel that won the Man Booker Prize?
a) Aravind Adiga
b) Vikram Seth
c) Kiran Desai
d) Salman Rushdie
Answer: a) Aravind Adiga

Which British author wrote “The Sellout,” a novel that won the Man Booker Prize?
a) Paul Beatty
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Hilary Mantel
Answer: a) Paul Beatty

Who is the author of “NW,” a novel depicting the lives of people in Northwest London?
a) Zadie Smith
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Hilary Mantel
Answer: a) Zadie Smith

Which British author wrote “The Line of Beauty,” a novel that won the Man Booker Prize?
a) Alan Hollinghurst
b) Julian Barnes
c) Zadie Smith
d) Ian McEwan
Answer: a) Alan Hollinghurst

Who is the author of “A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing,” a novel that won several literary awards?
a) Eimear McBride
b) Emma Donoghue
c) Jeanette Winterson
d) Pat Barker
Answer: a) Eimear McBride

Which British author wrote “Alias Grace,” a novel that was later adapted into a successful Netflix series?
a) Margaret Atwood
b) Alice Munro
c) Carol Shields
d) Emma Donoghue
Answer: a) Margaret Atwood

Who is the author of “The Gathering,” a novel that won the Booker Prize?
a) Anne Enright
b) Hilary Mantel
c) Julian Barnes
d) Zadie Smith
Answer: a) Anne Enright

Which British author wrote “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” a novel exploring a teenage boy’s perspective on the world?
a) Mark Haddon
b) Julian Barnes
c) Zadie Smith
d) Ian McEwan
Answer: a) Mark Haddon

Who is the author of “The Book Thief,” a novel set in Nazi Germany?
a) Markus Zusak
b) Julian Barnes
c) Zadie Smith
d) Ian McEwan
Answer: a) Markus Zusak

Which British author wrote “The Secret Scripture,” a novel that was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize?
a) Sebastian Barry
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Zadie Smith
Answer: a) Sebastian Barry

Who is the author of “The Road,” a post-apocalyptic novel that won the Pulitzer Prize?
a) Cormac McCarthy
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Zadie Smith
Answer: a) Cormac McCarthy

Which British author wrote “The Narrow Road to the Deep North,” a novel that won the Man Booker Prize?
a) Richard Flanagan
b) Julian Barnes
c) Zadie Smith
d) Ian McEwan
Answer: a) Richard Flanagan

Who is the author of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” a non-fiction work exploring medical ethics?
a) Rebecca Skloot
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Zadie Smith
Answer: a) Rebecca Skloot

Which British author wrote “Never Let Me Go,” a dystopian novel exploring themes of humanity?
a) Kazuo Ishiguro
b) Julian Barnes
c) Zadie Smith
d) Ian McEwan
Answer: a) Kazuo Ishiguro

Who is the author of “The Lovely Bones,” a novel exploring a girl’s perspective after her death?
a) Alice Sebold
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Zadie Smith
Answer: a) Alice Sebold

Which British author wrote “Cloud Atlas,” a novel that was later adapted into a film?
a) David Mitchell
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Zadie Smith
Answer: a) David Mitchell

Who is the author of “The Kite Runner,” a novel exploring friendship and redemption in Afghanistan?
a) Khaled Hosseini
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Zadie Smith
Answer: a) Khaled Hosseini

Which British author wrote “The Girl with All the Gifts,” a post-apocalyptic novel that was later adapted into a film?
a) M.R. Carey
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Zadie Smith
Answer: a) M.R. Carey

Who is the author of “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” a novel exploring Dominican-American experiences?
a) Junot Díaz
b) Julian Barnes
c) Zadie Smith
d) Ian McEwan
Answer: a) Junot Díaz

Which British author wrote “The Siege of Krishnapur,” a historical novel that won the Booker Prize?
a) J.G. Farrell
b) Julian Barnes
c) Zadie Smith
d) Ian McEwan
Answer: a) J.G. Farrell

Who is the author of “The Color Purple,” an epistolary novel exploring African-American experiences?
a) Alice Walker
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Zadie Smith
Answer: a) Alice Walker

Which British author wrote “Midnight’s Children,” a magical realist novel that won the Booker Prize?
a) Salman Rushdie
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Zadie Smith
Answer: a) Salman Rushdie

Who is the author of “Beloved,” a novel exploring slavery and trauma?
a) Toni Morrison
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Zadie Smith
Answer: a) Toni Morrison

Which British author wrote “Neverwhere,” a fantasy novel set in an alternative London?
a) Neil Gaiman
b) Terry Pratchett
c) J.K. Rowling
d) Philip Pullman
Answer: a) Neil Gaiman

Who is the author of “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” a novel that won the Booker Prize?
a) Marlon James
b) Zadie Smith
c) Julian Barnes
d) Hilary Mantel
Answer: a) Marlon James

Which British author wrote “Wolf Hall,” a historical novel focusing on Thomas Cromwell’s life?
a) Hilary Mantel
b) Ian McEwan
c) Zadie Smith
d) Kazuo Ishiguro
Answer: a) Hilary Mantel

Who is the author of “The Remains of the Day,” a novel exploring themes of regret and dignity?
a) Kazuo Ishiguro
b) Julian Barnes
c) Ian McEwan
d) Hilary Mantel
Answer: a) Kazuo Ishiguro

Which British author wrote “Neverwhere,” a fantasy novel set in an alternative London?
a) Neil Gaiman
b) Terry Pratchett
c) J.K. Rowling
d) Philip Pullman
Answer: a) Neil Gaiman

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