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