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Quiz about What the Dickens
Quiz about What the Dickens

What the Dickens! Trivia Quiz


Charles Dickens is still one of the most read authors, so I'll give you the opening lines and you click the correct novel. Have Fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by kittyconner. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
kittyconner
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
173,733
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1882
Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (7/10), Guest 107 (4/10), Guest 80 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. An easy one to start "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

Answer: (Five Words)
Question 2 of 10
2. "Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show." Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Thirty years ago, Marseilles lay burning in the sun, one day. A blazing sun upon a fierce August day was no greater rarity in southern France then, than at any other time, before or since." Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "In the year 1775, there stood upon the borders of Epping Forest, at a distance about 12 miles from London, measuring from the Standard in Cornhill, or rather from a spot on or near to which the Standard stood in days of yore, a house of public entertainment called the Maypole." Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatsoever about that."

Answer: (Three Words)
Question 6 of 10
6. "My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Phillip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip." Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Among the certain buildings in a certain town, which for many reasons it will be prudent from mentioning, and to which I will assign no fictitious name, there is one anciently common to most towns, great and small, a workhouse,"

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 8 of 10
8. "Night is generally my time for walking. In the summer I often leave home early in the morning, and roam about the fields and lanes all day". The death of one of the main characters of this novel caused much public distress.

Answer: (Four Words)
Question 9 of 10
9. "In these times of ours, though concerning the exact year there is no need to be precise, a boat of dirty and disreputable appearance, with two figures in it, floated on the Thames." Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Let's end with the novel that was left unfinished. "An ancient English Cathedral tower? How can an ancient English Cathedral tower be here!"

Answer: (5 Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. An easy one to start "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

Answer: A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens used Thomas Carlyle's 'History of the French Revolution' to research the background for this novel, set during that time.
2. "Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show."

Answer: David Copperfield

This novel is thought to be the most autobiographical of all his novels. It contains many thinly disguised parallels with his own life.
3. "Thirty years ago, Marseilles lay burning in the sun, one day. A blazing sun upon a fierce August day was no greater rarity in southern France then, than at any other time, before or since."

Answer: Little Dorrit

Once again Dickens delves into his own life for inspiration. In 'Little Dorrit' he seems to relive his fathers time in the debtors prison.
4. "In the year 1775, there stood upon the borders of Epping Forest, at a distance about 12 miles from London, measuring from the Standard in Cornhill, or rather from a spot on or near to which the Standard stood in days of yore, a house of public entertainment called the Maypole."

Answer: Barnaby Rudge

This was Dickens' first historical novel, it has for its main theme the Gorden Riots of 1780. It is thought to have been inspired by the works of Sir Walter Scott.
5. "Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatsoever about that."

Answer: A Christmas Carol

It's remarkable to think that this enduring novel was written in just two months. Dickens began writing 'A Christmas Carol' in October 1843 and completed it in November, just in time for it to be published for Christmas.
6. "My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Phillip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip."

Answer: Great Expectations

This novel once again bore elements of Dickens' own life. It has been called one of his darkest novels but in spite of that it remains one of his most popular.
7. "Among the certain buildings in a certain town, which for many reasons it will be prudent from mentioning, and to which I will assign no fictitious name, there is one anciently common to most towns, great and small, a workhouse,"

Answer: Oliver Twist

This was Dickens' second novel, and coming after his jovial 'Pickwick Papers' it somewhat shocked his audience with his account of London's underclass of thieves and pickpockets. The novel was sub-titled 'The Parish Boy's Progress".
8. "Night is generally my time for walking. In the summer I often leave home early in the morning, and roam about the fields and lanes all day". The death of one of the main characters of this novel caused much public distress.

Answer: The Old Curiosity Shop

As with many of Dickens' novels, 'The Old Curiosity Shop' was written in installments. It is recorded that as the last installment arrived, by ship, in America crowds gathered on the New York pier shouting to in incoming ship "is Little Nell dead?". This reception wouldn't have surprised Dickens for he had been inundated with requests to let the little girl survive.
9. "In these times of ours, though concerning the exact year there is no need to be precise, a boat of dirty and disreputable appearance, with two figures in it, floated on the Thames."

Answer: Our Mutual Friend

This was the last completed novel of Charles Dickens. It's a story of mistaken identity, fortunes lost and regained, and love.
10. Let's end with the novel that was left unfinished. "An ancient English Cathedral tower? How can an ancient English Cathedral tower be here!"

Answer: The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Dickens had half finished this murder mystery when he suffered a stroke on June 8th 1870. He sadly died the following day. He is buried in Poet's Corner at Westminster Abbey.
Source: Author kittyconner

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