Victorian Literature Quiz

What period is referred to as the Victorian period?

• 1837-1901

• 1800-1850

• 1901-1945

• 1750-1800

Who was the reigning monarch during the Victorian period?

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Queen Victoria

• King George III

• King Henry VIII

What was a significant social issue during the Victorian era?

• Child labour

• Women's suffrage

• Civil rights

• Environmentalism

Which novel is considered a Bildungsroman?

• Great Expectations

• Wuthering Heights

• Jane Eyre

• Middlemarch

What genre of literature was most celebrated during the Victorian period?

• Drama

• The novel

• Poetry

• Short stories

Which author wrote 'Middlemarch'?

• Charles Dickens

• George Eliot

• Charlotte Brontë

• Emily Brontë

What is the primary focus of the Victorian novel?

• Science fiction

• Historical events

• Man and society

• Fantasy and adventure

What is a common characteristic of Charles Dickens's prose?

• Minimal character development

• Focus on supernatural elements

• Idealized characters

• Attention to social problems

What does the term 'novel of social intervention' refer to?

• A novel that is autobiographical

• A novel that focuses on romance

• A novel that aims to reform society

• A novel that is purely fictional

Which of the following is a theme in Tennyson's poetry?

• Gender roles

• War and conflict

• The supernatural

• Science and technology