UK History MCQs

UK Victorian Art and Literature MCQs with Answers

Who wrote the novel “Jane Eyre,” a classic of Victorian literature?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Emily Brontë
C) Charlotte Brontë
D) George Eliot
Answer: C) Charlotte Brontë

Which Victorian author is known for works like “Great Expectations” and “Oliver Twist?
A) George Eliot
B) Emily Dickinson
C) Charles Dickens
D) Thomas Hardy
Answer: C) Charles Dickens

Who is the author of the novel “Wuthering Heights,” a tale of passionate love and revenge?
A) Charlotte Brontë
B) Jane Austen
C) Emily Brontë
D) George Eliot
Answer: C) Emily Brontë

Which poet is often associated with the Victorian era and wrote “The Lady of Shalott”?
A) Lord Byron
B) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C) John Keats
D) Alfred Lord Tennyson
Answer: D) Alfred Lord Tennyson

Who wrote the novel “Middlemarch,” exploring social and political issues of the time?
A) Jane Austen
B) George Eliot
C) Emily Brontë
D) Charles Dickens
Answer: B) George Eliot

Which Victorian author created the detective character Sherlock Holmes?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Thomas Hardy
C) Emily Brontë
D) Arthur Conan Doyle
Answer: D) Arthur Conan Doyle

Who is known for the poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” inspired by the Crimean War?
A) Robert Browning
B) Alfred Lord Tennyson
C) John Ruskin
D) Oscar Wilde
Answer: B) Alfred Lord Tennyson

Which Victorian novel features the character Pip and his journey to become a gentleman?
A) “Wuthering Heights”
B) “Great Expectations”
C) “Jane Eyre”
D) “Middlemarch”
Answer: B) “Great Expectations”

Who wrote the novel “Dracula,” which became a classic of Gothic horror literature?
A) Mary Shelley
B) Oscar Wilde
C) Bram Stoker
D) Emily Dickinson
Answer: C) Bram Stoker

Which Victorian author is known for her novels “Pride and Prejudice” and “Sense and Sensibility”?
A) Emily Brontë
B) Jane Austen
C) George Eliot
D) Charlotte Brontë
Answer: B) Jane Austen

Who wrote the poem “Goblin Market,” known for its vivid imagery and allegorical themes?
A) Christina Rossetti
B) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
C) Virginia Woolf
D) Emily Dickinson
Answer: A) Christina Rossetti

Which Victorian author is famous for the novel “Far from the Madding Crowd?
A) Thomas Hardy
B) Oscar Wilde
C) Charles Dickens
D) George Eliot
Answer: A) Thomas Hardy

Who wrote the poem “The Pied Piper of Hamelin,” a famous narrative poem?
A) Robert Browning
B) Alfred Lord Tennyson
C) John Keats
D) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Answer: A) Robert Browning

Which Victorian author wrote the novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray”?
A) Emily Dickinson
B) Charles Dickens
C) Oscar Wilde
D) Bram Stoker
Answer: C) Oscar Wilde

Who is known for the novel “Tess of the d’Urbervilles,” highlighting the challenges of Victorian morality?
A) George Eliot
B) Emily Brontë
C) Jane Austen
D) Thomas Hardy
Answer: D) Thomas Hardy

Which Victorian poet wrote “The Waste Land,” a modernist poem that captured the disillusionment of the era?
A) Lord Byron
B) John Keats
C) Alfred Lord Tennyson
D) T.S. Eliot
Answer: D) T.S. Eliot

Who authored the novel “Middlemarch,” often regarded as one of the greatest novels in the English language?
A) Emily Brontë
B) George Eliot
C) Jane Austen
D) Thomas Hardy
Answer: B) George Eliot

Which Victorian author wrote the social novel “Hard Times,” criticizing the industrial society?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Oscar Wilde
C) Thomas Hardy
D) Bram Stoker
Answer: A) Charles Dickens

Who wrote the poem “My Last Duchess,” exploring themes of power and jealousy?
A) Robert Browning
B) Alfred Lord Tennyson
C) Christina Rossetti
D) Emily Dickinson
Answer: A) Robert Browning

Which Victorian author is known for her novel “The Mill on the Floss”?
A) Emily Brontë
B) Jane Austen
C) George Eliot
D) Charlotte Brontë
Answer: C) George Eliot

Who wrote the novel “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes?
A) Arthur Conan Doyle
B) Oscar Wilde
C) Charles Dickens
D) Thomas Hardy
Answer: A) Arthur Conan Doyle

Which Victorian poet wrote “Dover Beach,” a melancholic reflection on the decline of faith and values?
A) Lord Byron
B) John Keats
C) Alfred Lord Tennyson
D) Matthew Arnold
Answer: D) Matthew Arnold

Who authored the novel “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde,” exploring the duality of human nature?
A) Robert Browning
B) Oscar Wilde
C) Bram Stoker
D) Robert Louis Stevenson
Answer: D) Robert Louis Stevenson

Which Victorian author wrote the novel “Vanity Fair,” a satirical portrayal of society and ambition?
A) Charles Dickens
B) George Eliot
C) Charlotte Brontë
D) William Makepeace Thackeray
Answer: D) William Makepeace Thackeray

Who wrote the poem “The Lady’s Dressing Room,” a satirical work critiquing idealized beauty?
A) Jane Austen
B) Alexander Pope
C) John Keats
D) Alfred Lord Tennyson
Answer: B) Alexander Pope

Which Victorian author is known for the novel “The Woman in White,” often considered an early mystery thriller?
A) Thomas Hardy
B) Oscar Wilde
C) George Eliot
D) Wilkie Collins
Answer: D) Wilkie Collins

Who wrote the novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” a whimsical tale of a young girl’s adventures?
A) Emily Brontë
B) Jane Austen
C) Lewis Carroll
D) Charles Dickens
Answer: C) Lewis Carroll

Which Victorian author is known for the poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” inspired by the Crimean War?
A) Robert Browning
B) Alfred Lord Tennyson
C) John Ruskin
D) Oscar Wilde
Answer: B) Alfred Lord Tennyson

Who wrote the novel “Far from the Madding Crowd,” depicting rural life and relationships in England?
A) Thomas Hardy
B) Oscar Wilde
C) Charles Dickens
D) George Eliot
Answer: A) Thomas Hardy

Which Victorian author is known for his novel “Jude the Obscure,” dealing with social issues and personal struggles?
A) Charles Dickens
B) George Eliot
C) Thomas Hardy
D) Oscar Wilde
Answer: C) Thomas Hardy

Who wrote the poem “The Lady of Shalott,” known for its vivid imagery and Arthurian themes?
A) Lord Byron
B) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C) John Keats
D) Alfred Lord Tennyson
Answer: D) Alfred Lord Tennyson

Which Victorian author wrote the novel “The Mayor of Casterbridge,” exploring themes of fate and redemption?
A) Oscar Wilde
B) Charles Dickens
C) Thomas Hardy
D) George Eliot
Answer: C) Thomas Hardy

Who authored the novel “Mrs. Dalloway,” known for its stream-of-consciousness narrative technique?
A) George Eliot
B) Virginia Woolf
C) Charlotte Brontë
D) Jane Austen
Answer: B) Virginia Woolf

Which Victorian author is known for the novel “David Copperfield,” inspired by his own life experiences?
A) Charles Dickens
B) George Eliot
C) Thomas Hardy
D) Oscar Wilde
Answer: A) Charles Dickens

Who wrote the poem “Ulysses,” expressing the idea of striving for adventure and exploration?
A) John Keats
B) Lord Byron
C) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D) Alfred Lord Tennyson
Answer: D) Alfred Lord Tennyson

Which Victorian author is known for the novel “Adam Bede,” highlighting the rural life of England?
A) George Eliot
B) Thomas Hardy
C) Oscar Wilde
D) Jane Austen
Answer: A) George Eliot

Who wrote the novel “The Woman in White,” often considered an early mystery thriller?
A) Thomas Hardy
B) Oscar Wilde
C) George Eliot
D) Wilkie Collins
Answer: D) Wilkie Collins

Which Victorian author is known for the novel “North and South,” exploring social and industrial issues?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Jane Austen
C) George Eliot
D) Elizabeth Gaskell
Answer: D) Elizabeth Gaskell

Who wrote the novel “Daniel Deronda,” addressing themes of Judaism and identity?
A) Charlotte Brontë
B) Emily Brontë
C) George Eliot
D) Jane Austen
Answer: C) George Eliot

Which Victorian author wrote the novel “Daniel Deronda,” addressing themes of Judaism and identity?
A) Charlotte Brontë
B) Emily Brontë
C) George Eliot
D) Jane Austen
Answer: C) George Eliot

Who is known for the poem “The Lady’s Dressing Room,” a satirical work critiquing idealized beauty?
A) Jane Austen
B) Alexander Pope
C) John Keats
D) Alfred Lord Tennyson
Answer: B) Alexander Pope

Which Victorian author is famous for the novel “Vanity Fair,” a satirical portrayal of society and ambition?
A) Charles Dickens
B) George Eliot
C) Charlotte Brontë
D) William Makepeace Thackeray
Answer: D) William Makepeace Thackeray

Who is known for the poem “My Last Duchess,” exploring themes of power and jealousy?
A) Robert Browning
B) Alfred Lord Tennyson
C) Christina Rossetti
D) Emily Dickinson
Answer: A) Robert Browning

Which Victorian author is known for the novel “The Woman in White,” often considered an early mystery thriller?
A) Thomas Hardy
B) Oscar Wilde
C) George Eliot
D) Wilkie Collins
Answer: D) Wilkie Collins

Who wrote the novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” a whimsical tale of a young girl’s adventures?
A) Emily Brontë
B) Jane Austen
C) Lewis Carroll
D) Charles Dickens
Answer: C) Lewis Carroll

Which Victorian author is known for the poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” inspired by the Crimean War?
A) Robert Browning
B) Alfred Lord Tennyson
C) John Ruskin
D) Oscar Wilde
Answer: B) Alfred Lord Tennyson

Who wrote the poem “The Lady of Shalott,” known for its vivid imagery and Arthurian themes?
A) Lord Byron
B) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C) John Keats
D) Alfred Lord Tennyson
Answer: D) Alfred Lord Tennyson

Which Victorian author wrote the novel “The Mayor of Casterbridge,” exploring themes of fate and redemption?
A) Oscar Wilde
B) Charles Dickens
C) Thomas Hardy
D) George Eliot
Answer: C) Thomas Hardy

Who authored the novel “Mrs. Dalloway,” known for its stream-of-consciousness narrative technique?
A) George Eliot
B) Virginia Woolf
C) Charlotte Brontë
D) Jane Austen
Answer: B) Virginia Woolf

Which Victorian author is known for the novel “David Copperfield,” inspired by his own life experiences?
A) Charles Dickens
B) George Eliot
C) Thomas Hardy
D) Oscar Wilde
Answer: A) Charles Dickens

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