Henry Fielding
  • 1. What year was Henry Fielding born?
A) 1717
B) 1737
C) 1727
D) 1707
  • 2. Which of the following novels was written by Henry Fielding?
A) Tom Jones
B) 1984
C) Moby Dick
D) Emma
  • 3. What is the full name of Henry Fielding's famous novel 'Tom Jones'?
A) Tom Jones and the Adventure of a Lifetime
B) The Adventures of Tom Jones
C) The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
D) Tom Jones: A Love Story
  • 4. What profession did Henry Fielding also hold aside from being a novelist?
A) Ship Captain
B) Physician
C) Magistrate
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) 1754
C) 1784
D) 1774
  • 7. What event inspired Henry Fielding to start writing plays and prose satire?
A) The French Revolution
B) The Licensing Act of 1737
C) The Great Plague
D) The Boston Tea Party
  • 8. What was the name of Henry Fielding's satire of Samuel Richardson's 'Pamela'?
A) Shamela
B) Sophia
C) Miranda
D) Lucinda
  • 9. Which of the following works by Henry Fielding is considered his first major novel?
A) Amelia
B) Jonathan Wild
C) Shamela
D) Joseph Andrews
  • 10. Which famous author and politician was Henry Fielding's half-brother?
A) Alexander Pope
B) Joseph Addison
C) John Dryden
D) John Fielding
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