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Literature in the Victorian Era: A Historical Overview

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

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1.

The Victorian Era is considered to be

a)

the greatest age of exploration.

b)

the golden age of the English novel.

c)

the golden age of English poetry.

d)

the golden age of scientific discovery.

2.

Queen Victoria reigned for

a)

four decades

b)

five decades

c)

six decades

d)

seven decades

3.

Queen Victoria came to the throne

a)

during a time of political turmoil.

b)

during a mutiny in India.

c)

during the American Revolution.

d)

during the world's first industrial revolution.

4.

Novelists made their novels more affordable by

a)

serializing their novels in a series of installments.

b)

creating libraries where people could check-out a book.

c)

using inferior printing techniques.

d)

only writing one novel a year.

5.

Booklets that provided highly sensational stories were called

a)

soap operas

b)

novellas

c)

penny dreadfuls

d)

cheap sheets

6.

Victoria married

a)

Albert

b)

George

c)

William

d)

Henry

7.

The literature of the Victorian era was profoundly influenced by

a)

the development of the steam engine.

b)

the development of the printing press.

c)

the development of the women's movement.

d)

the development of science.

8.

Victorian poets developed their own style with a focus on

a)

love, death, and the afterlife.

b)

realism, skepticism, and a sense of responsibility.

c)

ancient Greece and Rome.

d)

religion.

9.

Which author brought Victorian London to life?

a)

Browning

b)

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

c)

Elliot

d)

Dickens

10.

By the end of Victoria's reign, the British empire extended

a)

from coast to coast.

b)

around the world.

c)

over one-fifth of the earth's surface.

d)

from the north to the south poles.