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