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