UK History MCQs

UK Victorian Literature MCQs with Answers

Who wrote the novel “Jane Eyre,” which is considered a classic of Victorian literature?
a) Charles Dickens
b) Emily Brontë
c) George Eliot
d) Charlotte Brontë
Answer: d) Charlotte Brontë

Which Victorian novelist is known for works such as “Great Expectations” and “Oliver Twist”?
a) Thomas Hardy
b) Wilkie Collins
c) Charles Dickens
d) Oscar Wilde
Answer: c) Charles Dickens

Who wrote the novel “Wuthering Heights,” a dark and passionate tale set on the Yorkshire moors?
a) Emily Brontë
b) Jane Austen
c) Elizabeth Gaskell
d) George Eliot
Answer: a) Emily Brontë

The Victorian novel “Middlemarch” is a masterpiece written by which author?
a) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
b) Thomas Hardy
c) George Eliot
d) Charlotte Brontë
Answer: c) George Eliot

Which novel by Oscar Wilde is a satirical exploration of the social norms and expectations of the Victorian era?
a) “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
b) “The Importance of Being Earnest”
c) “Dracula”
d) “Frankenstein”
Answer: a) “The Picture of Dorian Gray”

Who is the author of the novel “Dracula,” which has become a cornerstone of Gothic literature?
a) Oscar Wilde
b) Bram Stoker
c) Mary Shelley
d) Charles Dickens
Answer: b) Bram Stoker

Which Victorian poet is known for works such as “The Charge of the Light Brigade” and “Crossing the Bar”?
a) John Keats
b) Lord Byron
c) Alfred Lord Tennyson
d) Percy Bysshe Shelley
Answer: c) Alfred Lord Tennyson

Jude the Obscure” is a novel written by which British author associated with the Victorian era?
a) Thomas Hardy
b) George Eliot
c) Emily Brontë
d) Charles Dickens
Answer: a) Thomas Hardy

Who is the author of the Victorian novel “Vanity Fair,” which satirizes society and social climbing?
a) Jane Austen
b) Charlotte Brontë
c) Elizabeth Gaskell
d) William Makepeace Thackeray
Answer: d) William Makepeace Thackeray

The novel “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” was written by which Victorian author?
a) Emily Brontë
b) Jane Austen
c) Thomas Hardy
d) Elizabeth Gaskell
Answer: c) Thomas Hardy

The Mill on the Floss” is a novel penned by which Victorian author known for her insightful depiction of provincial life?
a) Emily Brontë
b) Elizabeth Gaskell
c) Charlotte Brontë
d) George Eliot
Answer: d) George Eliot

Who wrote the novel “Frankenstein,” often considered an early example of science fiction?
a) Oscar Wilde
b) Mary Shelley
c) Jane Austen
d) Bram Stoker
Answer: b) Mary Shelley

The character Ebenezer Scrooge appears in which novella by Charles Dickens?
a) “A Tale of Two Cities”
b) “Great Expectations”
c) “A Christmas Carol”
d) “Hard Times”
Answer: c) “A Christmas Carol”

“The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” was written by which Victorian author?
a) Charles Dickens
b) Oscar Wilde
c) Robert Louis Stevenson
d) Bram Stoker
Answer: c) Robert Louis Stevenson

Who authored the novel “North and South,” addressing social and industrial issues of the time?
a) Emily Brontë
b) Jane Austen
c) Elizabeth Gaskell
d) George Eliot
Answer: c) Elizabeth Gaskell

The poetry collection “Sonnets from the Portuguese” was written by which Victorian poet?
a) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
b) Christina Rossetti
c) Emily Dickinson
d) Robert Browning
Answer: a) Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Which Victorian poet and artist wrote the poem “Goblin Market”?
a) Emily Brontë
b) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
c) Christina Rossetti
d) Alfred Lord Tennyson
Answer: c) Christina Rossetti

“The Turn of the Screw” is a novella by which Victorian author known for his ghost stories?
a) Charles Dickens
b) Oscar Wilde
c) Henry James
d) Bram Stoker
Answer: c) Henry James

Who wrote the novel “Daniel Deronda,” addressing themes of Jewish identity and societal expectations?
a) George Eliot
b) Thomas Hardy
c) Charlotte Brontë
d) Elizabeth Gaskell
Answer: a) George Eliot

“Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass” were written by which Victorian author?
a) Charles Dickens
b) Lewis Carroll
c) Oscar Wilde
d) Emily Brontë
Answer: b) Lewis Carroll

Who wrote the poem “The Lady of Shalott,” known for its vivid imagery and Arthurian themes?
a) Emily Brontë
b) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
c) Alfred Lord Tennyson
d) Robert Browning
Answer: c) Alfred Lord Tennyson

“The Picture of Dorian Gray” is a novel by which Victorian playwright and author?
a) Oscar Wilde
b) Thomas Hardy
c) Charles Dickens
d) Bram Stoker
Answer: a) Oscar Wilde

Who wrote the novel “Mrs Warren’s Profession,” which addresses social issues and women’s roles in society?
a) George Eliot
b) Oscar Wilde
c) Jane Austen
d) George Bernard Shaw
Answer: d) George Bernard Shaw

The novel “Far from the Madding Crowd” is a work by which Victorian author known for his rural settings?
a) George Eliot
b) Thomas Hardy
c) Elizabeth Gaskell
d) Charles Dickens
Answer: b) Thomas Hardy

Who is the author of the novel “Adam Bede,” exploring the lives of rural characters and their moral dilemmas?
a) George Eliot
b) Thomas Hardy
c) Emily Brontë
d) Charlotte Brontë
Answer: a) George Eliot

Silas Marner” is a novel written by which Victorian author known for her insightful portrayals of English rural life?
a) Elizabeth Gaskell
b) Charlotte Brontë
c) Emily Brontë
d) George Eliot
Answer: d) George Eliot

The poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade” commemorates a military event during which conflict?
a) Napoleonic Wars
b) Crimean War
c) American Civil War
d) World War I
Answer: b) Crimean War

Which novel by Thomas Hardy is subtitled “A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented” and addresses themes of morality and societal judgment?
a) “Tess of the d’Urbervilles”
b) “Far from the Madding Crowd”
c) “Jude the Obscure”
d) “The Return of the Native”
Answer: a) “Tess of the d’Urbervilles”

Who wrote the poem “The Lady’s Dressing Room,” a satirical work that critiques idealized notions of beauty?
a) Alexander Pope
b) John Keats
c) Percy Bysshe Shelley
d) Lord Byron
Answer: a) Alexander Pope

The novel “Hard Times” explores the effects of industrialization on individuals and society. Who is the author?
a) Thomas Hardy
b) George Eliot
c) Charles Dickens
d) Elizabeth Gaskell
Answer: c) Charles Dickens

Which novel by George Eliot explores the struggle for individual fulfillment and the challenges of societal expectations?
a) “Adam Bede”
b) “Middlemarch”
c) “Silas Marner”
d) “Daniel Deronda”
Answer: b) “Middlemarch”

Who is the author of the novel “The Woman in White,” known for its use of mystery and suspense?
a) Thomas Hardy
b) Wilkie Collins
c) Charles Dickens
d) Oscar Wilde
Answer: b) Wilkie Collins

The character Pip is central to which Dickens novel that explores themes of social class and personal growth?
a) “Oliver Twist”
b) “Great Expectations”
c) “A Tale of Two Cities”
d) “David Copperfield”
Answer: b) “Great Expectations”

Who wrote the novel “Agnes Grey,” which addresses the challenges faced by governesses in Victorian society?
a) Elizabeth Gaskell
b) Emily Brontë
c) Charlotte Brontë
d) Anne Brontë
Answer: d) Anne Brontë

The poem “The Waste Land,” a modernist masterpiece, was written by which British poet?
a) W.B. Yeats
b) T.S. Eliot
c) John Keats
d) Percy Bysshe Shelley
Answer: b) T.S. Eliot

“The Rape of the Lock” is a satirical mock-heroic poem written by which British poet?
a) John Keats
b) Alexander Pope
c) Percy Bysshe Shelley
d) Lord Byron
Answer: b) Alexander Pope

Who authored the novel “David Copperfield,” often considered a semi-autobiographical work?
a) Charles Dickens
b) Thomas Hardy
c) Wilkie Collins
d) Oscar Wilde
Answer: a) Charles Dickens

Which Victorian poet is known for her religious and devotional poetry, including the poem “In the Bleak Midwinter”?
a) Christina Rossetti
b) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
c) Emily Dickinson
d) Alfred Lord Tennyson
Answer: a) Christina Rossetti

“Northanger Abbey” is a novel written by which British author, known for her wit and satire?
a) Emily Brontë
b) Jane Austen
c) Elizabeth Gaskell
d) Charlotte Brontë
Answer: b) Jane Austen

Who is the author of the novel “The Mayor of Casterbridge,” exploring themes of fate and personal responsibility?
a) Charles Dickens
b) Thomas Hardy
c) George Eliot
d) Oscar Wilde
Answer: b) Thomas Hardy

“The Prelude” is an autobiographical poem by which British poet, often associated with the Romantic and Victorian eras?
a) William Wordsworth
b) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
c) John Keats
d) Lord Byron
Answer: a) William Wordsworth

Who wrote the novel “North and South,” addressing social and industrial issues of the time?
a) Emily Brontë
b) Jane Austen
c) Elizabeth Gaskell
d) George Eliot
Answer: c) Elizabeth Gaskell

Which Victorian author wrote the novel “Mary Barton,” shedding light on the struggles of the working class?
a) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
b) Charlotte Brontë
c) Emily Brontë
d) Elizabeth Gaskell
Answer: d) Elizabeth Gaskell

“Dombey and Son” is a novel by which Victorian author known for his detailed portrayal of characters and society?
a) Charles Dickens
b) Thomas Hardy
c) Oscar Wilde
d) George Eliot
Answer: a) Charles Dickens

Who is the author of the novel “Shirley,” which addresses issues of gender and social unrest during the industrial depression?
a) Charlotte Brontë
b) Emily Brontë
c) Anne Brontë
d) Jane Austen
Answer: a) Charlotte Brontë

“The Man Who Would Be King” is a novella written by which British author known for adventure stories?
a) H.G. Wells
b) Rudyard Kipling
c) Arthur Conan Doyle
d) Oscar Wilde
Answer: b) Rudyard Kipling

Which Victorian poet is known for works such as “Goblin Market” and “In the Bleak Midwinter”?
a) Christina Rossetti
b) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
c) Emily Dickinson
d) Alfred Lord Tennyson
Answer: a) Christina Rossetti

“Far from the Madding Crowd” is a novel written by which Victorian author known for his rural settings?
a) George Eliot
b) Thomas Hardy
c) Elizabeth Gaskell
d) Charles Dickens
Answer: b) Thomas Hardy

Who authored the novel “Dorian Gray,” addressing themes of aesthetics and moral corruption?
a) Oscar Wilde
b) George Eliot
c) Thomas Hardy
d) Charles Dickens
Answer: a) Oscar Wilde

“The Happy Prince and Other Tales” is a collection of stories written by which Victorian author?
a) Lewis Carroll
b) Oscar Wilde
c) Thomas Hardy
d) George Eliot
Answer: b) Oscar Wilde

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