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