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