ENG 262 Victorian Midterm Study Guide

In 1832, the passing of the First Reform Bill extended the right to vote to whom?

• All men

• All men owning property

• All men owning property with a certain amount of annual rent.

• All men and women owning property

The 1867 Reform Bill gave voting rights to whom?

• Some members of the working class

• Some upper-class women

• Some Black British citizens

Which of these modern-day countries was not a part of the Victorian British Empire?

• Canada

• India

• South Africa

• Mexico

"The Charge of the Light Brigade" was written about what war?

• The Crimean War

• The Napoleonic Wars

• The Spanish American War

• The Haitian Revolution

Which theme most relates to the work Pygmalion?

• Greed and Charity

• Purity and sacrifice

• The power of language in social class

• The role of art in society

Which theme most relates to the work Goblin Market?

• Greed and Charity

• Purity and Sacrifice

• The power of language in social class

• The role of art in society

Which theme most relates to the work A Christmas Carol?

• Greed and Charity

• Purity and Sacrifice

• The power of language in social class

• The role of art in society

Which theme most relates to the work The Picture of Dorian Grey based on its preface?

• Greed and Charity

• Purity and Sacrifice

• The power of language in social class

• The role of art in society

Who wrote "Cry of the Children"?

• Robert Louis Stevenson

• Rudyard Kipling

• Alfred Lord Tennyson

• Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Who wrote The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

• Robert Louis Stevenson

• Rudyard Kipling

• Alfred Lord Tennyson

• Elizbeth Barrett Browning