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