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Quiz about Do You Know Your Early British Novels
Quiz about Do You Know Your Early British Novels

Do You Know Your Early British Novels? Quiz


This quiz will cover only British novels (no poetry) up to the Modernist period. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by cotton804. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
cotton804
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
308,916
Updated
Dec 17 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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2243
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 86 (7/10), Guest 171 (8/10), Guest 92 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which early novel concerns the goings-on of a shipwrecked Englishman, who struggles with aspects of religion and ownership while stranded? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This novel describes the rise and fall of Michael Henchard, a gentleman whose self-destructing nature brings about his downfall. He remains obsessed with his standing in public opinion. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which Dickens novel follows Pip in his ascension from poverty to gentility? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This novel covers a 24-hour span and follows a handful of characters who struggle with their past and present forms of self. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following novels did Jane Austen NOT write? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This novel takes the reader to different fictional lands with different forms of government. One of these lands is at war due to preparation of eggs. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In which book would you find "Honest Thady"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who wrote "Frankenstein?" Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In Eliot's "Adam Bede," who accidentally commits infanticide? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," the protagonist, Stephen, has a symbolic surname. This surname has its origins with what story from Greek mythology? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which early novel concerns the goings-on of a shipwrecked Englishman, who struggles with aspects of religion and ownership while stranded?

Answer: Defoe, "Robinson Crusoe"

Crusoe constantly struggles to remain a dignified Englishman while abandoned on this island. He takes ownership of his surroundings (the natives and resources) because he feels that being a gentleman gives him a natural right above all other savages.
2. This novel describes the rise and fall of Michael Henchard, a gentleman whose self-destructing nature brings about his downfall. He remains obsessed with his standing in public opinion.

Answer: Hardy, "Mayor of Casterbridge"

After losing favor with the people, Henchard renounces all of his possessions and commits to being a hermit. Also, after committing suicide, he asks that no one remember him. These are acts to gain favor with the people, not to repent.
3. Which Dickens novel follows Pip in his ascension from poverty to gentility?

Answer: "Great Expectations"

Personally, Pip is one of my favorite characters in all of literature.
4. This novel covers a 24-hour span and follows a handful of characters who struggle with their past and present forms of self.

Answer: Woolf, "Mrs. Dalloway"

Clarissa acts as a "centre" to the collection of characters who struggle to find their respective identities in early, twentieth century England.
5. Which of the following novels did Jane Austen NOT write?

Answer: "Barchester Towers"

"Barchester Towers" was written by Anthony Trollope.
6. This novel takes the reader to different fictional lands with different forms of government. One of these lands is at war due to preparation of eggs.

Answer: Swift, "Gulliver's Travels"

At one point, Gulliver even urinates on a burning building to put out the fire. Hilarious.
7. In which book would you find "Honest Thady"?

Answer: Edgeworth, "Castle Rackrent"

In this short novel, we find out that Thady may not be all that "honest."
8. Who wrote "Frankenstein?"

Answer: Mary Shelley

Shelley's masterpiece is the very essence of humanity. It is a shame that pop culture has completely distorted the original idea of Frankenstein's monster.
9. In Eliot's "Adam Bede," who accidentally commits infanticide?

Answer: Hetty Sorrel

In this novel, Hetty can loosely be related to Hester in Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter." There are several similarities found in the two texts.
10. In Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," the protagonist, Stephen, has a symbolic surname. This surname has its origins with what story from Greek mythology?

Answer: Icarus' wings of wax

Stephen's surname is "Dedalus." According to the myth, Daedalus constructed wax wings so that Icarus could escape the maze of the centaur. In Joyce's novel, Stephen attempts a flight from his prison of religion and constraint.
Source: Author cotton804

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