Quiz on George Eliot by Gayathri Ajith

Why did Mary Anne Evans write under the name George Eliot?

• At that time writing was considered a male profession.

• She was living in disguise as a man.

• She considered herself a man in a woman’s body.

• She wanted equality for men and women.

When was Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) born?

• 22 November 1819

• 14 May 1799

• 1 October 1820

• 5 January 1821

Which magazine did Mary Anne Evans edit for two years?

• Wall Street Journal

• Current

• Westminster Review

• Imprint

Which book of Ludwig Feuerbach was translated by Mary Anne Evans and published in 1854?

• The Kingdom of God is within you.

• Either Or

• Essence of Christianity

• Why I am a Christian?

Who steals gold in Silas Marner?

• Godfrey

• Dunstan

• Molly

• Eppie

Whom did Mary Anne Evans marry?

• George Lewes

• John Cross

• John Chapman

• John Stuart Mill

Which novel was written first by Mary Anne Evans?

• Adam Bede

• Scenes of Clerical Life

• Daniel Deronda

• Romola

Which novel of Mary Anne Evans is considered her greatest?

• The Mill on the Floss

• Silas Marner

• Middlemarch

• Romola

What theme/trope really drives George Eliot's work?

• Realism

• Both realism and a focus on rural life

• Gender equality

• Class conflict

George Eliot was :

• Novelist

• Journalist

• Translator

• All of the above