Victorian Era Quiz

When did the British Victorian era take place?

• 1837-1901

• 1800-1850

• 1850-1900

• 1901-1950

What characterized the mid-Victorian era according to historians?

• Decline in prosperity

• Britain's 'Golden Years'

• Industrial stagnation

• Political instability

What was a significant effect of industrialization on society during the Victorian era?

• Decline of the middle class

• Growth of the middle class

• Decrease in cultural norms

• Increase in rural population

Which genre was most important in the Victorian period?

• Poetry

• Drama

• Novel

• Short story

Who was a dominant novelist in the first part of Queen Victoria's reign?

• William Thackeray

• Thomas Hardy

• Charles Dickens

• George Eliot

Which of the following was a famous Victorian poet?

• Oscar Wilde

• Alfred Tennyson

• George Bernard Shaw

• William Thackeray

What was the title of Oscar Wilde's play written in 1895?

• The Importance of Being Earnest

• Pickwick Papers

• Our Mutual Friend

• A Tale of Two Cities

Which playwright's works were produced in the last decades of the 19th century?

• Charles Dickens

• George Bernard Shaw

• Thomas Hardy

• William Thackeray

What was a notable change in English homes during the 1850s?

• More open and inviting

• Closed up and darkened

• Larger and more spacious

• Smaller and more compact

Which of the following authors was not mentioned as a Victorian novelist?

• Charlotte Brontë

• Emily Brontë

• Anne Brontë

• Robert Browning