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Henry Fielding
Contributed by: Costello
  • 1. What year was Henry Fielding born?
A) 1717
B) 1737
C) 1707
D) 1727
  • 2. Which of the following novels was written by Henry Fielding?
A) 1984
B) Emma
C) Moby Dick
D) Tom Jones
  • 3. What is the full name of Henry Fielding's famous novel 'Tom Jones'?
A) Tom Jones: A Love Story
B) The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
C) Tom Jones and the Adventure of a Lifetime
D) The Adventures of Tom Jones
  • 4. What profession did Henry Fielding also hold aside from being a novelist?
A) Magistrate
B) Physician
C) Architect
D) Ship Captain
  • 5. What was the name of Henry Fielding's satire of Samuel Richardson's 'Pamela'?
A) Shamela
B) Lucinda
C) Sophia
D) Miranda
  • 6. Which of the following works by Henry Fielding is considered his first major novel?
A) Joseph Andrews
B) Shamela
C) Amelia
D) Jonathan Wild
  • 7. In what year did Henry Fielding die?
A) 1784
B) 1774
C) 1764
D) 1754
  • 8. What is the title of Henry Fielding's satirical play that criticizes the Walpole government?
A) The Historical Register for the Year 1736
B) The Critic
C) The Government Inspector
D) Theatre of the Absurd
  • 9. Which famous author and politician was Henry Fielding's half-brother?
A) Alexander Pope
B) Joseph Addison
C) John Dryden
D) John Fielding
  • 10. What event inspired Henry Fielding to start writing plays and prose satire?
A) The Boston Tea Party
B) The Licensing Act of 1737
C) The French Revolution
D) The Great Plague
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