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