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