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