Victorian Literature

Which of the following best describes the Victorian era's attitude towards progress and technology?

• Complete rejection

• Enthusiastic acceptance

• Indifference

• Fear and suspicion

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Which author is famous for 'North and South'?

• Elizabeth Gaskell

• Emily Bronte

• Charlotte Bronte

• Jane Austen

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What is the full name of the author of 'The Importance of Being Earnest'?

• George Bernard Shaw

• William Shakespeare

• Jane Austen

• Oscar Wilde

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Which author is associated with the novella 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?

• Edgar Allan Poe

• H.G. Wells

• Charles Dickens

• Robert Louis Stevenson

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Victorian literature is perennially vital. What is its best depiction?

• Simplifying moral stories that portrayed tough lives and determination was rewarded in the end.

• It was enriched and reflected an inner battle to conquer human weaknesses through habitual virtues.

• Charles Dickens, Emily, Anne Bronte were the notable novelists of this moment.

• All of the choices are credible

He is best known for his Vanity Fair where he satirizes the British society of the 19th century. He was a remarkable satirist of all time in the Victorian period.

• William Makepeace Thackeray

• Alfred

• Charles Darwin

• Lord Tennyson

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Feminism. Her prolific work made her a rival to Tennyson as a candidate for Poet Laureate in 1850 after the death of Wordsworth.

• Elizabeth Barrett Browning

• Stephenie Meyer

• Kate Chopin

• Jane Austen

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Plays were a strong comedic element, both high and low Victorian, and the plots were full of mistaken identities, coincidences, and mistimings. Oscar Wilde was distinguished for it especially on his masterpiece entitled, "The Importance of Being Ernest."

• The assertion is untrue

• The declaration is true

• It is a null and void statement

• Doubtful

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Which of the following authors is known for the novel 'Middlemarch', a significant work of Victorian literature?

• A) Charles Dickens

• B) George Eliot

• C) Thomas Hardy

• D) Charlotte Bronte

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What is a common theme found in Victorian literature, often explored through the works of authors like Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy?

• A) The conflict between science and religion

• B) The struggle between the classes

• C) The exploration of the supernatural

• D) The celebration of nature

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