Henry Fielding - Test
Henry Fielding
  • 1. What year was Henry Fielding born?
A) 1727
B) 1737
C) 1707
D) 1717
  • 2. Which of the following novels was written by Henry Fielding?
A) Tom Jones
B) Moby Dick
C) Emma
D) 1984
  • 3. What is the full name of Henry Fielding's famous novel 'Tom Jones'?
A) The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
B) Tom Jones: A Love Story
C) Tom Jones and the Adventure of a Lifetime
D) The Adventures of Tom Jones
  • 4. What profession did Henry Fielding also hold aside from being a novelist?
A) Magistrate
B) Ship Captain
C) Physician
D) Architect
  • 5. What is the title of Henry Fielding's satirical play that criticizes the Walpole government?
A) The Government Inspector
B) Theatre of the Absurd
C) The Critic
D) The Historical Register for the Year 1736
  • 6. In what year did Henry Fielding die?
A) 1764
B) 1774
C) 1754
D) 1784
  • 7. What event inspired Henry Fielding to start writing plays and prose satire?
A) The Great Plague
B) The Licensing Act of 1737
C) The Boston Tea Party
D) The French Revolution
  • 8. What was the name of Henry Fielding's satire of Samuel Richardson's 'Pamela'?
A) Sophia
B) Shamela
C) Miranda
D) Lucinda
  • 9. Which of the following works by Henry Fielding is considered his first major novel?
A) Shamela
B) Amelia
C) Jonathan Wild
D) Joseph Andrews
  • 10. Which famous author and politician was Henry Fielding's half-brother?
A) Joseph Addison
B) John Dryden
C) Alexander Pope
D) John Fielding
  • 11. Which university did Henry Fielding attend for his studies in classics and law?
A) Leiden University
B) Eton College
C) Middle Temple
D) University of London
  • 12. What was the name of London's first professional police force founded by Fielding?
A) The Eton Guards
B) The Middle Temple Police
C) The Bow Street Runners
D) The Westminster Watch
  • 13. Who was Henry Fielding's wealthy benefactor that helped support his family?
A) Charles Spencer
B) Ralph Allen
C) George Lyttelton
D) William Pitt the Elder
  • 14. Which literary form did Fielding blend in 'Joseph Andrews'?
A) Comic epic poem in prose
B) Historical fiction
C) Tragic drama
D) Pastoral poetry
  • 15. What was the name of the opposition Whig MP who supported Fielding's writing for The Craftsman?
A) George Lyttelton
B) Lord Chesterfield
C) William Pitt the Elder
D) Charles Spencer
  • 16. What was the subject matter of 'Jonathan Wild, the Great'?
A) A historical account of British politics
B) A romantic adventure
C) A satire equating Walpole with a gang leader and highwayman
D) A biography of Jonathan Wild
  • 17. Which literary club did Fielding associate himself with through the pseudonym 'H. Scriblerus Secundus'?
A) The Cobhamites
B) The Etonians
C) The Whig Party
D) The Scriblerus Club
  • 18. What was the title of Fielding's play dedicated to Lord Chesterfield?
A) Tom Thumb
B) The Universal Gallant
C) Don Quixote in England
D) Pasquin
  • 19. Which publication did Fielding co-found and initially edit under the persona 'Captain Hercules Vinegar'?
A) Pasquin
B) Common Sense
C) The Craftsman
D) The Champion; or, British Mercury
  • 20. What was the main theme of Fielding's 'Female Husband'?
A) A case involving a female transvestite and marriage fraud
B) A political satire
C) An adventure story
D) A romantic comedy
  • 21. Which character in 'Tom Jones' is based on Fielding's benefactor?
A) Sophia Western
B) Mr. Partridge
C) Squire Allworthy
D) Blifil
  • 22. Which novel by Henry Fielding was published in 1751?
A) Amelia
B) A Journey from this World to the Next
C) An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews
D) The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and his Friend, Mr. Abraham Adams
  • 23. 'The Rival Queens' is an adaptation of which Fielding play?
A) Don Quixote in England
B) Tom Thumb the Great: A Burlesque Tragedy
C) The Covent-Garden Tragedy
D) Rape upon Rape; or, The Justice Caught in his own Trap
  • 24. 'Squire Badger: A burletta in two acts' was revived under what name?
A) The Universal Gallant
B) Tom Thumb the Great
C) Don Quixote in England
D) The Sot
  • 25. Which of Fielding's works was dedicated to Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough?
A) Tom Thumb
B) The Universal Gallant
C) Don Quixote in England
D) Pasquin
  • 26. What was the primary theme of Fielding's 'Tom Thumb'?
A) Political commentary
B) Satirical burlesque with a diminutive hero
C) Historical drama
D) Romantic adventure
  • 27. In which year did Henry Fielding publish 'An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews'?
A) 1741
B) 1742
C) 1743
D) 1751
  • 28. 'Eurydice Hiss'd, or A Word to the Wise' is a sequel to which play?
A) The Modern Husband
B) Eurydice, A Farce
C) The Intriguing Chambermaid
D) The Universal Gallant
  • 29. In which year was 'Rape upon Rape; or, The Justice Caught in his own Trap' originally published?
A) 1728
B) 1731
C) 1732
D) 1730
  • 30. What was Fielding's role in law enforcement history?
A) He founded the Bow Street Runners, London's first professional police force
B) He established the Eton School of Law
C) He served as a judge in the Middle Temple
D) He wrote legal textbooks
  • 31. Who was Henrietta Fielding married to before her death at age 23?
A) John Fielding
B) Henry Fielding
C) William Fielding
D) James Gabriel Montresor
  • 32. What was Fielding's relationship with William Pitt the Elder?
A) Pitt was a rival playwright
B) They co-authored several plays
C) Pitt was Fielding's patron
D) They were lifelong friends from their time at Eton College
  • 33. 'The Covent-Garden Tragedy' originally appeared in repertory with which play?
A) The Lottery
B) The Author's Farce
C) The Old Debauchees
D) Tom Thumb the Great: A Burlesque Tragedy
  • 34. In what year did Henry Fielding marry Charlotte Craddock?
A) 1749
B) 1734
C) 1753
D) 1744
  • 35. In which year did Henry Fielding publish 'The Female Husband'?
A) 1743
B) 1746
C) 1751
D) 1749
  • 36. 'The Mock Doctor: or The Dumb Lady Cur'd' was adapted from a play by which author?
A) Thomas Arne
B) Juvenal
C) Molière
D) Jean-François Regnard
  • 37. How many cases are discussed in Fielding's work on the detection and punishment of murder?
A) Ten
B) Twenty-five
C) Fifty
D) Above thirty
  • 38. Which play by Henry Fielding had incidental music composed by Thomas Arne and was based on works by Molière and Plautus?
A) Miss Lucy in Town
B) Eurydice Hiss'd, or A Word to the Wise
C) The Miser
D) The Universal Gallant
  • 39. 'Don Quixote in England' is a type of which musical genre?
A) Burlesque tragedy
B) Ballad opera
C) Closet drama
D) Farce
  • 40. Where did Henry Fielding die?
A) Wells, England
B) Lisbon, Portugal
C) London, England
D) Oxford, England
  • 41. What genre does 'The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon' belong to?
A) Poetry collection
B) Travel narrative
C) Historical account
D) Satire
  • 42. Who wrote the original work that Henry Fielding translated regarding Charles XII of Sweden?
A) Charles XII himself
B) Voltaire
C) M. Gustaf Adlerfelt (Gustavus Adlerfeld)
D) John Dryden
  • 43. In what year was 'The military history of Charles XII' translated by Henry Fielding published?
A) 1752
B) 1743
C) 1740
D) 1755
  • 44. In which year was 'The Covent-Garden Journal' published?
A) 1755
B) 1760
C) 1752
D) 1743
  • 45. Who did Henry Fielding marry after Charlotte's death?
A) Sarah Fielding
B) Mary Daniel
C) Henrietta Fielding
D) Charlotte Craddock
  • 46. How many children did Henry and Charlotte Fielding have together?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Five
D) Three
  • 47. What was the impact of Theatrical Licensing Act 1737 on Fielding's career?
A) It boosted his popularity as a novelist
B) It ended his career as a playwright due to restrictions on political satire
C) It had no significant impact
D) It led him to write more comedies
  • 48. 'Lock Up Your Daughters' is a musical based on which of Fielding's plays?
A) Tom Thumb the Great: A Burlesque Tragedy
B) Rape Upon Rape
C) Don Quixote in England
D) The Old Debauchees
  • 49. 'The Fathers' was published posthumously with which other work?
A) Eliza Haywood and William Hatchett's Opera of Operas
B) Thomas Arne's incidental music for The Miser
C) William Holcroft's adaptation of The Covent-Garden Tragedy
D) Oliver Goldsmith's The Good-Natur'd Man
  • 50. What did Henry Fielding propose to abolish in his influential pamphlets?
A) Capital punishment
B) Public hangings
C) Prison sentences
D) The death penalty
  • 51. What was the main focus of Fielding's writing in The Craftsman?
A) Celebration of Whig heroes
B) Biographies of political figures
C) Opposition to bribery and corruption in British politics
D) Support for Sir Robert Walpole
  • 52. Which year did Henry Fielding publish 'Proposals for Making an Effectual Provision for the Poor'?
A) 1754
B) 1749
C) 1752
D) 1753
  • 53. What was the pseudonym used by Fielding to link himself with the Scriblerus Club?
A) Captain Hercules Vinegar
B) H. Scriblerus Secundus
C) Jonathan Wild
D) Squire Allworthy
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