Top 80+ Solved British Literature - Nineteenth Century MCQ Questions Answer
Q. 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
Q. 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
Q. 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
Q. Which of the Bronte sisters wrote “Shirly” a novel set in Yorkshire during the Industrial depression
a. charlotte
b. emily
c. maria
d. elizabeth
Q. ) 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
Q. 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
Q. 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
Q. What kind of countryside surrounds Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange
a. moorland
b. savannah
c. forest
d. grassy plains
Q. What is the name of the village near Wuthering Heights?
a. loch crag
b. gimmerton
c. hearherton
d. purvey
Q. Who raises Hareton during the early years of his life?
a. hindley
b. heathcliff
c. catherine
d. nelly
Q. Whom does Hindley force to work as a servant in his home?
a. joseph
b. heathcliff
c. heathcliff’s son linton
d. edger linton
Q. 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
Q. 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
Q. 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