British literature
  • 1. British literature refers to literature written in the English language by authors from the United Kingdom, as well as literature originating from countries such as Ireland and Scotland. Over the centuries, British literature has produced an impressive array of influential works across various genres, including novels, poetry, and plays. From the plays of William Shakespeare to the novels of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, British literature has left an indelible mark on the global literary landscape, exploring themes ranging from social issues to supernatural elements with nuance and depth. The richness and diversity of British literature continue to captivate readers worldwide, offering a glimpse into the history, culture, and societal values of the British Isles.

    Who is the author of the novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Jane Austen
C) George Orwell
D) Emily Bronte
  • 2. Who wrote the poem 'The Waste Land'?
A) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
B) Robert Browning
C) T.S. Eliot
D) John Keats
  • 3. What is the title of the first Harry Potter book?
A) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
B) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
C) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
D) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  • 4. Who is the author of the play 'Hamlet'?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Ben Jonson
C) Christopher Marlowe
D) John Webster
  • 5. Who wrote the poem 'Daffodils'?
A) John Keats
B) Lord Byron
C) William Wordsworth
D) Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • 6. Which novel by Charles Dickens features the character Ebenezer Scrooge?
A) Great Expectations
B) David Copperfield
C) A Christmas Carol
D) Oliver Twist
  • 7. Who wrote 'The Canterbury Tales'?
A) William Shakespeare
B) John Milton
C) Jonathan Swift
D) Geoffrey Chaucer
  • 8. Who is the author of 'To the Lighthouse'?
A) James Joyce
B) Virginia Woolf
C) E.M. Forster
D) D.H. Lawrence
  • 9. What is the title of the play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian society?
A) A Woman of No Importance
B) An Ideal Husband
C) The Importance of Being Earnest
D) Lady Windermere's Fan
  • 10. Who is the author of 'Brave New World'?
A) Aldous Huxley
B) Isaac Asimov
C) Ray Bradbury
D) George Orwell
  • 11. Which poet wrote 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'?
A) Alfred, Lord Tennyson
B) William Butler Yeats
C) Dylan Thomas
D) Robert Browning
  • 12. Who wrote the novel 'Winnie-the-Pooh'?
A) Enid Blyton
B) A.A. Milne
C) Roald Dahl
D) Beatrix Potter
  • 13. Which novel by Emily Bronte features the characters Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw?
A) Jane Eyre
B) Sense and Sensibility
C) Wuthering Heights
D) Pride and Prejudice
  • 14. Who is the author of 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'?
A) Thomas Hardy
B) Joseph Conrad
C) George Eliot
D) Oscar Wilde
  • 15. Who wrote the poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'?
A) Percy Bysshe Shelley
B) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C) William Wordsworth
D) John Keats
  • 16. In 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', who is the author of the story Alice follows into Wonderland?
A) Charles Dickens
B) J.M. Barrie
C) Kenneth Grahame
D) Lewis Carroll
  • 17. Who is the author of the play 'A Streetcar Named Desire'?
A) Arthur Miller
B) Eugene O'Neill
C) Tennessee Williams
D) Harold Pinter
  • 18. Which poet wrote 'Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night'?
A) T.S. Eliot
B) Robert Frost
C) Dylan Thomas
D) W.B. Yeats
  • 19. Who is the author of the novel 'Lord of the Flies'?
A) J.R.R. Tolkien
B) William Golding
C) George Orwell
D) H.G. Wells
  • 20. Which novel by J.R.R. Tolkien features the character Frodo Baggins?
A) The Silmarillion
B) The Hobbit
C) The Children of Húrin
D) The Lord of the Rings
  • 21. In 'Dr. Faustus' by Christopher Marlowe, who is Faustus' demonic servant?
A) Lucifer
B) Satan
C) Beelzebub
D) Mephistopheles
  • 22. Who is the author of 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'?
A) Bram Stoker
B) Robert Louis Stevenson
C) Mary Shelley
D) Edgar Allan Poe
  • 23. Which novel by Salman Rushdie relates the story of Saleem Sinai?
A) Midnight's Children
B) The Satanic Verses
C) The Enchantress of Florence
D) Shalimar the Clown
  • 24. Who wrote the play 'The Seagull'?
A) August Strindberg
B) Henrik Ibsen
C) Anton Chekhov
D) George Bernard Shaw
  • 25. Which author created the detective character Sherlock Holmes?
A) Dorothy L. Sayers
B) Edgar Allan Poe
C) Arthur Conan Doyle
D) Agatha Christie
  • 26. Who is the author of the novel '1984'?
A) Ray Bradbury
B) Margaret Atwood
C) Aldous Huxley
D) George Orwell
  • 27. Which Brontë sister wrote 'Wuthering Heights'?
A) Jane Austen
B) Emily Brontë
C) Anne Brontë
D) Charlotte Brontë
  • 28. What is the title of John Milton's epic poem about the fall of man?
A) Faust
B) Paradise Lost
C) Divine Comedy
D) Inferno
  • 29. Who wrote the poem 'The Raven'?
A) Robert Frost
B) Emily Dickinson
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Walt Whitman
  • 30. Which author's work includes the novel 'Jane Eyre'?
A) George Eliot
B) Emily Dickinson
C) Charlotte Brontë
D) Mary Shelley
  • 31. Who wrote the novel 'Dracula'?
A) H.G. Wells
B) Bram Stoker
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Mary Shelley
  • 32. Which British poet wrote 'To Autumn'?
A) William Wordsworth
B) Lord Byron
C) Percy Bysshe Shelley
D) John Keats
  • 33. Who authored the novel 'Watership Down'?
A) Lewis Carroll
B) Richard Adams
C) Kenneth Grahame
D) A.A. Milne
  • 34. Which author created the character Tom Ripley?
A) Daphne du Maurier
B) Patricia Highsmith
C) Ruth Rendell
D) Agatha Christie
  • 35. Who wrote the play 'An Inspector Calls'?
A) Tom Stoppard
B) J.B. Priestley
C) Harold Pinter
D) Samuel Beckett
  • 36. Which British novelist is known for 'Robinson Crusoe'?
A) Jonathan Swift
B) Henry Fielding
C) Daniel Defoe
D) Leslie Charteris
  • 37. Which author's work includes the novel 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'?
A) E.M. Forster
B) Virginia Woolf
C) James Joyce
D) D.H. Lawrence
  • 38. Which British author penned 'Gulliver's Travels'?
A) Jonathan Swift
B) Samuel Johnson
C) Alexander Pope
D) Geoffrey Chaucer
  • 39. In 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', who is the painter of Dorian's portrait?
A) Sir Thomas More
B) Lord Henry Wotton
C) Algernon Moncrieff
D) Basil Hallward
  • 40. In 'Jane Eyre', what is the name of the estate where Mr. Rochester lives?
A) Thornfield Hall
B) Manderley
C) Balmoral
D) Pemberley
  • 41. Which author wrote 'A Clockwork Orange'?
A) Kurt Vonnegut
B) Joseph Heller
C) Harper Lee
D) Anthony Burgess
  • 42. In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', who is the king of the fairies?
A) Titania
B) Robin Goodfellow
C) Puck
D) Oberon
  • 43. Who is the author of 'The Great Gatsby'?
A) Ernest Hemingway
B) F. Scott Fitzgerald
C) John Steinbeck
D) William Faulkner
  • 44. In 'Peter Pan', what is the name of the fairy who accompanies Peter?
A) Fawn
B) Silvermist
C) Tinker Bell
D) Vidia
  • 45. Who wrote the novel 'Rebecca'?
A) Ruth Rendell
B) Daphne du Maurier
C) Patricia Highsmith
D) Agatha Christie
  • 46. What is the full title of the novel by Mary Shelley commonly known as 'Frankenstein'?
A) The Prometheus Project
B) Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
C) Frankenstein's Monster
D) The Reanimated Corpse
  • 47. Which character in 'A Christmas Carol' is known for his catchphrase 'Bah, Humbug!'?
A) Bob Cratchit
B) Tiny Tim
C) Ebenezer Scrooge
D) Ghost of Christmas Past
  • 48. Which classic novel features the character of Jay Gatsby?
A) Heart of Darkness
B) The Great Gatsby
C) Of Mice and Men
D) Moby-Dick
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