Victoria Literature

Question 1

Who is considered the father of the Victorian novel?

Answer 1

Charles Dickens

Question 2

True or False: The Victorian era lasted from 1837 to 1901.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What is the title of Charlotte Brontë’s famous novel about a governess?

Answer 3

Jane Eyre

Question 4

Fill in the blank: Thomas Hardy is known for his novels set in __________.

Answer 4

Wessex

Question 5

Which author wrote ‘Middlemarch’?

Answer 5

George Eliot

Question 6

What genre is primarily associated with the works of Victorian authors?

Answer 6

Realism

Question 7

Which novel features the character Pip?

Answer 7

Great Expectations

Question 8

True or False: Oscar Wilde wrote ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Who wrote the poem ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’?

Answer 9

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Question 10

Which author is known for the phrase ‘The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley’?

Answer 10

Robert Burns

Question 11

Fill in the blank: ‘The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ was written by __________.

Answer 11

Arthur Conan Doyle

Question 12

Who is the author of ‘The Mill on the Floss’?

Answer 12

George Eliot

Question 13

What is the setting of ‘A Tale of Two Cities’?

Answer 13

London and Paris during the French Revolution

Question 14

Fill in the blank: The novel ‘Lady Audley’s Secret’ was written by __________.

Answer 14

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Question 15

Which Victorian author was also a prominent social critic and wrote ‘The Subjection of Women’?

Answer 15

John Stuart Mill

Question 16

What is the name of the protagonist in ‘Wuthering Heights’?

Answer 16

Heathcliff

Question 17

Who wrote the poem ‘In Memoriam’?

Answer 17

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Question 18

Fill in the blank: The author of ‘The Tenant of Wildfell Hall’ is __________.

Answer 18

Anne Brontë

Question 19

Who is known for the phrase ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’?

Answer 19

Charles Dickens

Question 20

True or False: The Brontë sisters wrote under male pseudonyms.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

What is the primary setting of ‘North and South’?

Answer 21

Industrial England

Question 22

Who wrote ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’?

Answer 22

Robert Louis Stevenson

Question 23

‘The Woman in White’ was penned by __________.

Answer 23

Wilkie Collins

Question 24

Which author is famous for their use of the unreliable narrator?

Answer 24

Wilkie Collins

Question 25

Who wrote 'The Time Machine'?

Answer 25

H.G. Wells

Question 26

Fill in the blank: The novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' explores themes of __________.

Answer 26

Aestheticism and moral duplicity

Question 27

Who is the author of 'Silas Marner'?

Answer 27

George Eliot

Question 28

Which Victorian author is known for their satirical works and social commentary?

Answer 28

George Bernard Shaw

Question 29

Fill in the blank: 'The Secret Agent' was written by __________.

Answer 29

Joseph Conrad

Question 30

What is the main theme of 'Jude the Obscure'?

Answer 30

The struggles against societal expectations and the limitations of class.

Question 31

Fill in the blank: The character of Sherlock Holmes first appeared in __________.

Answer 31

A Study in Scarlet

Question 32

What type of novel is 'The Mill on the Floss' considered?

Answer 32

Bildungsroman

Question 33

Who wrote 'The Forsyte Saga'?

Answer 33

John Galsworthy

Question 34

True or False: George Bernard Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

Which social reform was George Bernard Shaw particularly passionate about?

Answer 35

Socialism

Question 36

What is the title of Shaw's play that features the character Eliza Doolittle?

Answer 36

Pygmalion

Question 37

Short Answer: Name one of Shaw's works that critiques the institution of marriage.

Answer 37

Mrs. Warren's Profession

Question 38

Fill in the blank: Shaw co-founded the _____ Society, which promoted social reform.

Answer 38

Fabian

Question 39

In which city was George Bernard Shaw born?

Answer 39

Dublin

Question 40

What notable style of dialogue is often used in Shaw's plays?

Answer 40

Witty and sharp repartee

Question 41

True or False: Shaw was also a successful music and art critic.

Answer 41

True

Question 42

British author who established the detective genre

Answer 42

Wilkie Collins (preceded ACD)

Question 43

Arthur Conan Doyle’s profession other than author

Answer 43

Physician

Question 45

Madame Defarge

Answer 45

Tale of Two Cities

Question 46

Uriah Heep

Answer 46

David Copperfield

Question 47

Teen fraudster in David Copperfield. Tricks his way into being made a law partner

Answer 47

Uriah Heep

Question 48

Lady in Tale of Two Cities who sits knitting by the guillotine

Answer 48

Madame Defarge

Question 49

Rev Casaubon

Answer 49

Character in Middlemarch

Question 50

Old cleric in Middlemarch who won’t admit that his research is out of date

Answer 50

Casaubon

Question 51

DorotheaBrooke

Answer 51

Middlemarch protag. Marries Casaubon