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