Charles Dickens Quiz

Where was Charles Dickens born?

• London

• Portsmouth

• Chatham

• Kent

At what age was Charles Dickens sent to work at a boot blacking factory?

• 16

• 14

• 10

• 12

What was the title of Charles Dickens' first novel released in serial form?

• Great Expectations

• Oliver Twist

• The Pickwick Papers

• Barnaby Rudge

Who did Charles Dickens marry in 1836?

• Georgina

• Catherine Hogarth

• Ellen Ternan

• Queen Victoria

Which of the following novels by Charles Dickens was not well received initially?

• Barnaby Rudge

• Great Expectations

• Bleak House

• Our Mutual Friend

What was the title of Charles Dickens' immensely popular novella about a miserly old man?

• A Christmas Carol

• David Copperfield

• Great Expectations

• Oliver Twist

In which year did Charles Dickens separate from his wife Catherine?

• 1845

• 1850

• 1858

• 1865

What was the name of the play produced by Charles Dickens in 1857?

• The Signalman

• A Christmas Carol

• Oliver Twist

• The Frozen Deep

What was the name of the home set up by Charles Dickens for 'fallen women'?

• Great Ormond Street Hospital

• Urania Cottage

• Marshalsea Debtors' Prison

• Staplehurst

Where was Charles Dickens buried after his death?

• Westminster Abbey

• Staplehurst

• Great Ormond Street Hospital

• Poet's Corner