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