Question 1

Which one is Gaskell's first novel?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Gaskell's first novel is "Mary Barton," published in 1848. It is a social novel that explores the lives of the working class in Manchester during the Victorian era.

Question 2

George Eliot was the pen name of…………..

Accepted Answer

George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Anne Evans, a prominent English novelist of the Victorian era, known for works such as "Middlemarch" and "Silas Marner."

Question 3

Which one is the unfinished novel of Charles Dickens?

Accepted Answer

"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" is the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens. He died before he could complete the story.

Question 4

Oscar Wild's 'Woman of No Importance' appears in……………

Accepted Answer

Oscar Wilde's play "A Woman of No Importance" was first performed in 1893.

Question 5

Who was the leader of Pre- Raphaelite group of artists in England?

Accepted Answer

Dante Gabriel Rossetti was a key figure in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of English painters, poets, and critics, founded in 1848.

Question 6

Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne of England after

Accepted Answer

Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne after the death of her uncle, William IV, in 1837.

Question 7

Who is the author of " Aurora Leigh"?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Barrett Browning is the author of "Aurora Leigh." It is a novel/poem first published in 1856 and is considered one of her most notable works.

Question 8

Maud is a poem written by

Accepted Answer

Maud is a poem written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. It is a monodrama, first published in 1855, and is considered one of his major works.

Question 9

The verse novel of Elizabeth Barret Browning

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's verse novel is "Aurora Leigh." Unlike the other options, which are prose novels written by Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice), Emily Brontë (Wuthering Heights), and Charlotte Brontë (Jane Eyre), "Aurora Leigh" is a long narrative poem and is considered one of Barrett Browning's major works.

Question 10

The song of the Lotus is a poem by………

Accepted Answer

"The Song of the Lotus" is a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a prominent Victorian poet known for his vivid imagery and mastery of language.

Question 11

In " In Memorium" Tennyson mourns the death of ……….

Accepted Answer

"In Memoriam" is a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, mourning the death of his friend Arthur Hallam.

Question 12

Who is the author of " Blessed Damozel?

Accepted Answer

The author of "The Blessed Damozel" is Dante Gabriel Rossetti. This poem is one of his most famous works, showcasing his talent in both poetry and visual arts.

Question 13

The title of the "Vanity Fair" has been taken from

Accepted Answer

The title "Vanity Fair" refers to a location in John Bunyan's Christian allegory "The Pilgrim's Progress," where everything is for sale and represents man's sinful attachment to worldly things.

Question 14

In which year was the Origin of the Species" published?

Accepted Answer

"Origin of the Species" by Charles Darwin was published in 1859, introducing the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection.

Question 15

, Name the first volume of Robert Browning's poems

Accepted Answer

"Incondita" is considered Robert Browning's first volume of poems, although it was never published.

Question 16

……………..is a historical tragedy in blank verse by Browning

Accepted Answer

"Strafford" (1837) is a historical tragedy written in blank verse by Robert Browning. It focuses on the life of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, a key figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War.

Question 17

The first important poem of Robert Browning

Accepted Answer

"Paracelsus," published in 1835, is considered Robert Browning's first important poem, marking his ambitious attempt to explore the life and theories of the Renaissance physician Paracelsus.

Question 18

To which well-known family does Fra Lippo Lippi's patron belong?

Accepted Answer

Fra Lippo Lippi was patronized by the Medici family, a prominent and influential family in Florence, Italy, during the Renaissance period. They were known for their support of the arts and for commissioning works from many famous artists of the time.

Question 19

What kind of of art does Fra Lippo Lippi produce?

Accepted Answer

Fra Lippo Lippi is known for producing portraits of real people, reflecting the Renaissance focus on humanism and the detailed observation of individual characters.

Question 20

" Fra Lippo Lippi" appeared in the 1855 collection…………

Accepted Answer

"Fra Lippo Lippi" is a poem by Robert Browning that was included in his 1855 collection titled "Men and Women."

Quiz 2: Literary Trivia: Novels, Poems, and Authors