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Henry Fielding - Test
Contributed by: Costello
  • 1. What year was Henry Fielding born?
A) 1717
B) 1727
C) 1707
D) 1737
  • 2. Which of the following novels was written by Henry Fielding?
A) Emma
B) 1984
C) Moby Dick
D) Tom Jones
  • 3. What is the full name of Henry Fielding's famous novel 'Tom Jones'?
A) The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
B) The Adventures of Tom Jones
C) Tom Jones and the Adventure of a Lifetime
D) Tom Jones: A Love Story
  • 4. What profession did Henry Fielding also hold aside from being a novelist?
A) Physician
B) Ship Captain
C) Magistrate
D) Architect
  • 5. What is the title of Henry Fielding's satirical play that criticizes the Walpole government?
A) The Critic
B) The Historical Register for the Year 1736
C) Theatre of the Absurd
D) The Government Inspector
  • 6. In what year did Henry Fielding die?
A) 1784
B) 1774
C) 1764
D) 1754
  • 7. What event inspired Henry Fielding to start writing plays and prose satire?
A) The Licensing Act of 1737
B) The Great Plague
C) The French Revolution
D) The Boston Tea Party
  • 8. What was the name of Henry Fielding's satire of Samuel Richardson's 'Pamela'?
A) Miranda
B) Shamela
C) Lucinda
D) Sophia
  • 9. Which of the following works by Henry Fielding is considered his first major novel?
A) Jonathan Wild
B) Joseph Andrews
C) Shamela
D) Amelia
  • 10. Which famous author and politician was Henry Fielding's half-brother?
A) John Dryden
B) Joseph Addison
C) John Fielding
D) Alexander Pope
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