Thomas Hardy
  • 1. When was Thomas Hardy born?
A) 1860
B) 1830
C) 1850
D) 1840
  • 2. Which novel by Thomas Hardy features the character Bathsheba Everdene?
A) Jude the Obscure
B) Far from the Madding Crowd
C) The Return of the Native
D) Tess of the d'Urbervilles
  • 3. In which county is Thomas Hardy's fictional Wessex located?
A) Hampshire
B) Somerset
C) Devon
D) Dorset
  • 4. What was Thomas Hardy's occupation before becoming a full-time writer?
A) Teacher
B) Architect
C) Clerk
D) Doctor
  • 5. Who is the tragic heroine in Hardy's novel 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles'?
A) Eustacia Vye
B) Tess Durbeyfield
C) Bathsheba Everdene
D) Sue Bridehead
  • 6. What is the title of Thomas Hardy's final novel, published posthumously?
A) Far from the Madding Crowd
B) The Return of the Native
C) Jude the Obscure
D) Tess of the d'Urbervilles
  • 7. Which Thomas Hardy novel tells the story of Michael Henchard, a man who sells his wife and daughter while drunk?
A) The Mayor of Casterbridge
B) Tess of the d'Urbervilles
C) Jude the Obscure
D) Under the Greenwood Tree
  • 8. What political office did Thomas Hardy unsuccessfully run for in 1880?
A) Mayor
B) Parliament
C) Justice of the Peace
D) County Sheriff
  • 9. Who is the tragic hero in Thomas Hardy's 'Jude the Obscure'?
A) Gabriel Oak
B) Jude Fawley
C) Michael Henchard
D) Alec d'Urberville
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