english literature at the end 19-20 century

in 1861 Thomas Hardy went to ______ to begin a career

• Manchester

• Rome

• London

Which of the following in 1885?

• "Far from the Madding Crowd"

• "The Mayor of Casterbridge"

• "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"

In ____ his "Jude the Obscure" was so bitterly criticized, that Hardy decided to stop writing novels altogether and returned to an earlier dream.

• 1895

• 1877

• 1885

Who has been called the last of the great Victorians?

• Herbert George Wells

• Thomas Hardy

• Thomas Gelbert

The mention of ______, as the curtain comes down on Tess, forces a comparison with Tragedy.

• Aeschylus

• Odissey

• Gomer

______ a penniless tradesman, having discovered his ancient d’Urberville ancestry, sends his daughter Tess to seek charity from a wealthy family that has taken the d’Urberville name.

• Jack Durbeyfield,

• Marthin d’Urberville,

• Alec d’Urberville,

Oscar Wilde was born in (a)   1854

Whose work is “Lady Windermere’s Fan”

• Thomas Hardy

• Oscar Wilde

• Thackeray

When was “A Woman of No Importance” written

(a)  

_______a beautiful and talented, but poor, actress and singer, with whom Dorian falls in love. Her love for him ruins her acting ability, as she no longer finds pleasure in portraying fictional love when she is experiencing love in reality. She commits suicide after learning that Dorian no longer loves her. Lord Henry likens her to Ophelia.

• James Vane –

• Sibyl Vane

• Dorian Gray