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British literature
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  • 1. British literature refers to literature written in the English language by authors from the United Kingdom, as well as literature originating from countries such as Ireland and Scotland. Over the centuries, British literature has produced an impressive array of influential works across various genres, including novels, poetry, and plays. From the plays of William Shakespeare to the novels of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, British literature has left an indelible mark on the global literary landscape, exploring themes ranging from social issues to supernatural elements with nuance and depth. The richness and diversity of British literature continue to captivate readers worldwide, offering a glimpse into the history, culture, and societal values of the British Isles.

    Who is the author of the novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?
A) George Orwell
B) Emily Bronte
C) Charles Dickens
D) Jane Austen
  • 2. Who wrote the poem 'The Waste Land'?
A) Robert Browning
B) T.S. Eliot
C) John Keats
D) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • 3. What is the title of the first Harry Potter book?
A) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
B) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
C) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
D) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  • 4. Who is the author of the play 'Hamlet'?
A) Christopher Marlowe
B) William Shakespeare
C) John Webster
D) Ben Jonson
  • 5. Who wrote the poem 'Daffodils'?
A) William Wordsworth
B) Lord Byron
C) John Keats
D) Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • 6. Which novel by Charles Dickens features the character Ebenezer Scrooge?
A) David Copperfield
B) A Christmas Carol
C) Great Expectations
D) Oliver Twist
  • 7. Who wrote 'The Canterbury Tales'?
A) Jonathan Swift
B) John Milton
C) Geoffrey Chaucer
D) William Shakespeare
  • 8. Who is the author of 'To the Lighthouse'?
A) James Joyce
B) Virginia Woolf
C) D.H. Lawrence
D) E.M. Forster
  • 9. What is the title of the play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian society?
A) The Importance of Being Earnest
B) Lady Windermere's Fan
C) An Ideal Husband
D) A Woman of No Importance
  • 10. Who is the author of 'Brave New World'?
A) Ray Bradbury
B) George Orwell
C) Aldous Huxley
D) Isaac Asimov
  • 11. Which poet wrote 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'?
A) William Butler Yeats
B) Alfred, Lord Tennyson
C) Dylan Thomas
D) Robert Browning
  • 12. Who wrote the novel 'Winnie-the-Pooh'?
A) Beatrix Potter
B) Enid Blyton
C) Roald Dahl
D) A.A. Milne
  • 13. Which novel by Emily Bronte features the characters Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw?
A) Jane Eyre
B) Wuthering Heights
C) Pride and Prejudice
D) Sense and Sensibility
  • 14. Who is the author of 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'?
A) Oscar Wilde
B) George Eliot
C) Thomas Hardy
D) Joseph Conrad
  • 15. Who wrote the poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'?
A) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
B) William Wordsworth
C) John Keats
D) Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • 16. In 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', who is the author of the story Alice follows into Wonderland?
A) Lewis Carroll
B) Charles Dickens
C) J.M. Barrie
D) Kenneth Grahame
  • 17. Who is the author of the play 'A Streetcar Named Desire'?
A) Eugene O'Neill
B) Arthur Miller
C) Tennessee Williams
D) Harold Pinter
  • 18. Which poet wrote 'Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night'?
A) W.B. Yeats
B) Robert Frost
C) T.S. Eliot
D) Dylan Thomas
  • 19. Who is the author of the novel 'Lord of the Flies'?
A) J.R.R. Tolkien
B) William Golding
C) H.G. Wells
D) George Orwell
  • 20. Which British novelist is known for 'Robinson Crusoe'?
A) Daniel Defoe
B) Henry Fielding
C) Leslie Charteris
D) Jonathan Swift
  • 21. In 'Dr. Faustus' by Christopher Marlowe, who is Faustus' demonic servant?
A) Beelzebub
B) Mephistopheles
C) Satan
D) Lucifer
  • 22. Who wrote the novel 'Dracula'?
A) Mary Shelley
B) Bram Stoker
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) H.G. Wells
  • 23. Which Brontë sister wrote 'Wuthering Heights'?
A) Anne Brontë
B) Jane Austen
C) Charlotte Brontë
D) Emily Brontë
  • 24. In 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', who is the painter of Dorian's portrait?
A) Lord Henry Wotton
B) Basil Hallward
C) Sir Thomas More
D) Algernon Moncrieff
  • 25. What is the full title of the novel by Mary Shelley commonly known as 'Frankenstein'?
A) Frankenstein's Monster
B) The Prometheus Project
C) Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
D) The Reanimated Corpse
  • 26. Who is the author of 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'?
A) Bram Stoker
B) Robert Louis Stevenson
C) Mary Shelley
D) Edgar Allan Poe
  • 27. Which author wrote 'A Clockwork Orange'?
A) Anthony Burgess
B) Harper Lee
C) Kurt Vonnegut
D) Joseph Heller
  • 28. In 'Peter Pan', what is the name of the fairy who accompanies Peter?
A) Tinker Bell
B) Silvermist
C) Fawn
D) Vidia
  • 29. Who wrote the novel 'Rebecca'?
A) Ruth Rendell
B) Agatha Christie
C) Daphne du Maurier
D) Patricia Highsmith
  • 30. Which classic novel features the character of Jay Gatsby?
A) Moby-Dick
B) Heart of Darkness
C) Of Mice and Men
D) The Great Gatsby
  • 31. What is the title of John Milton's epic poem about the fall of man?
A) Paradise Lost
B) Faust
C) Divine Comedy
D) Inferno
  • 32. Who is the author of 'The Great Gatsby'?
A) William Faulkner
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
D) John Steinbeck
  • 33. Which character in 'A Christmas Carol' is known for his catchphrase 'Bah, Humbug!'?
A) Ebenezer Scrooge
B) Bob Cratchit
C) Ghost of Christmas Past
D) Tiny Tim
  • 34. Which author's work includes the novel 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'?
A) E.M. Forster
B) James Joyce
C) Virginia Woolf
D) D.H. Lawrence
  • 35. In 'Jane Eyre', what is the name of the estate where Mr. Rochester lives?
A) Manderley
B) Pemberley
C) Balmoral
D) Thornfield Hall
  • 36. Which British author penned 'Gulliver's Travels'?
A) Alexander Pope
B) Geoffrey Chaucer
C) Jonathan Swift
D) Samuel Johnson
  • 37. In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', who is the king of the fairies?
A) Puck
B) Robin Goodfellow
C) Oberon
D) Titania
  • 38. Which author created the character Tom Ripley?
A) Agatha Christie
B) Ruth Rendell
C) Patricia Highsmith
D) Daphne du Maurier
  • 39. Who wrote the play 'The Seagull'?
A) George Bernard Shaw
B) August Strindberg
C) Anton Chekhov
D) Henrik Ibsen
  • 40. Who wrote the play 'An Inspector Calls'?
A) Samuel Beckett
B) J.B. Priestley
C) Tom Stoppard
D) Harold Pinter
  • 41. Which author created the detective character Sherlock Holmes?
A) Dorothy L. Sayers
B) Arthur Conan Doyle
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Agatha Christie
  • 42. Who is the author of the novel '1984'?
A) George Orwell
B) Margaret Atwood
C) Aldous Huxley
D) Ray Bradbury
  • 43. Which novel by Salman Rushdie relates the story of Saleem Sinai?
A) Midnight's Children
B) The Enchantress of Florence
C) The Satanic Verses
D) Shalimar the Clown
  • 44. Who authored the novel 'Watership Down'?
A) Richard Adams
B) Lewis Carroll
C) Kenneth Grahame
D) A.A. Milne
  • 45. Which novel by J.R.R. Tolkien features the character Frodo Baggins?
A) The Children of Húrin
B) The Lord of the Rings
C) The Silmarillion
D) The Hobbit
  • 46. Which British poet wrote 'To Autumn'?
A) John Keats
B) Lord Byron
C) William Wordsworth
D) Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • 47. Who wrote the poem 'The Raven'?
A) Walt Whitman
B) Robert Frost
C) Emily Dickinson
D) Edgar Allan Poe
  • 48. Which author's work includes the novel 'Jane Eyre'?
A) George Eliot
B) Mary Shelley
C) Charlotte Brontë
D) Emily Dickinson
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