Charles Dickens Unit 5 Video

Where was Charles Dickens born?

• In London

• In France

• In Portsmouth

• In Scotland

When he was a boy ...

• he went to the best schools in Britain

• he couldn't stay at school

• he suffered a terrible illness

• he never went to school

What happened to Charles' father?

• he went to prison because he robbed a bank.

• he went to prison because he had lots of debts.

• he married another woman

• he died before Charles was born

What had changed London ?

• The Industrial revolution

• A new queen

• The Olympic Games of 1846

• The British Empire

Which of these was Charles' first novel?

• Oliver Twist

• A Christmas Carol

• Hard Times

• The Pickwick Papers

Why are Charles' novels important?

• Because they were very funny.

• Because they were very entertaining?

• Because they described serious problems of London society.

• Because they were easy to read.

What used to be the focus of Charles' novels?

• Factories

• Schools in the 19th century

• Travels

• Poverty and the class system

What was Charles' first job?

• A cook in a pub

• A journalist

• A horse driver

• A doctor

What can you visit today as a museum?

• The place where Charles lived as a child.

• The church where Charles got married.

• Some factories described in his Charles' novels.

• One of the houses where he lived.

When Charles became famous...

• He continued to write about the working class.

• He abandoned his wife.

• He changed the topic of his novels.

• He stopped writing and retired to a mansion