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