Top 50+ Solved Hard Times - Charles Dickens MCQ Questions Answer
Q. In Hard Times Thomas Gradgrind is described as a man of
a. facts and calculations
b. dreams and aspirations
c. facts and discipline
d. wisdom and knowledge
Q. Stephen Blackpool could not divorce his wife because divorce was
a. not permitted
b. accepted as a sin
c. denied by her wife
d. not affordable for the poor
Q. Dickens described the smoke of industrialized Coketown as
a. the serpents of smoke
b. dark and evil
c. the industrial smoke
d. the deathly smoke
Q. Dickens’ Hard Times is a novel of social protest which attacks
a. socialism
b. communitarianism
c. existentialism
d. utilitarianism
Q. Hard Times is divided into three sections entitled
a. Sowing, Gardening and Reaping
b. Sowing, Reaping and Garnering
c. Sowing, Gathering and Reaping
d. Sowing, Harvesting and Garnering
Q. Who offers the “correct” definition of a horse in Hard Times?
a. Mr. Sleary
b. Louisa
c. Bitzer
d. Mr. Thomas Gradgrind
Q. At the beginning of the novel Hard Times, who is Sissy's “legal guardian”?
a. Her Father
b. Mr. Choakumchild
c. Her Mother
d. Mr. Sleary
Q. Why does Stephen Blackpool refuse to join the labour movement?
a. Because of a promise to Rachel
b. Out of loyalty to Mr. Bounderby
c. Because he does not trust Mr. Slackbridge
d. Because he is afraid of losing his job
Q. Mr. Bounderby is described as a
a. ‘Bully of humility’
b. ‘Bully of facts’
c. ‘Bully of fancy’
d. ‘Bully of imagination’