Thomas Hardy
  • 1. When was Thomas Hardy born?
A) 1850
B) 1840
C) 1860
D) 1830
  • 2. Which novel by Thomas Hardy features the character Bathsheba Everdene?
A) The Return of the Native
B) Jude the Obscure
C) Far from the Madding Crowd
D) Tess of the d'Urbervilles
  • 3. In which county is Thomas Hardy's fictional Wessex located?
A) Somerset
B) Devon
C) Dorset
D) Hampshire
  • 4. Who is the tragic heroine in Hardy's novel 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles'?
A) Bathsheba Everdene
B) Sue Bridehead
C) Eustacia Vye
D) Tess Durbeyfield
  • 5. Who is the tragic hero in Thomas Hardy's 'Jude the Obscure'?
A) Michael Henchard
B) Jude Fawley
C) Alec d'Urberville
D) Gabriel Oak
  • 6. Which Thomas Hardy novel tells the story of Michael Henchard, a man who sells his wife and daughter while drunk?
A) The Mayor of Casterbridge
B) Tess of the d'Urbervilles
C) Jude the Obscure
D) Under the Greenwood Tree
  • 7. What was Thomas Hardy's occupation before becoming a full-time writer?
A) Doctor
B) Architect
C) Clerk
D) Teacher
  • 8. What is the title of Thomas Hardy's final novel, published posthumously?
A) The Return of the Native
B) Far from the Madding Crowd
C) Tess of the d'Urbervilles
D) Jude the Obscure
  • 9. What political office did Thomas Hardy unsuccessfully run for in 1880?
A) County Sheriff
B) Mayor
C) Parliament
D) Justice of the Peace
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