This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > Vanity Fair > Vanity Fair – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Vanity Fair Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why weren't Envy, Superstition and Pickthank good witnesses to give evidence against Christian and Faithful? A) Envy, Superstition, and Pickthank were unreliable and had a history of lying. B) Envy, Superstition, and Pickthank were dishonest and had selfish motives. C) Envy, Superstition, and Pickthank were biased against Christian and Faithfull. D) Envy, Superstition, and Pickthank were bribed to give false evidence against Christian and Faithfull. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Envy, Superstition, and Pickthank were dishonest and had selfish motives. 2. Why is Hopeful hesitant to walk in the meadow? A) Afraid of going the wrong way. B) Worried about getting off track. C) Fearful of taking the incorrect path. D) Afraid of getting lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afraid of going the wrong way. 3. Faithful says that all laws and customs must agree with the Bible. Is he trying to talk himself out of trouble or take a stand? A) Take a stand. B) Talk himself out of trouble. C) Be neutral. D) Ignore the Bible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take a stand. 4. What does Hopeful see on the other side of the river? A) Men waiting by the gate to welcome them. B) A beautiful landscape. C) A group of angels. D) A sign pointing to the Celestial City. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Men waiting by the gate to welcome them. 5. Why did Dobbin buy the piano at the auction? A) To use as a decoration in his house. B) To give it back to Amelia. C) To start a music career. D) To donate to a charity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give it back to Amelia. 6. Why does Christian apologizes to Hopeful? A) For betraying their trust and endangering their lives. B) For leading them in the wrong way and putting him in danger. C) For leading them astray and putting their safety at risk. D) For causing them to lose their way and face peril. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For leading them in the wrong way and putting him in danger. 7. What does Christian's fear make him forget? A) That his sins are forgiven, that he overcame Apollyon and that he came through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. B) That he is not alone and should enjoy the company. C) That he has the key to the dungeon but shouldn't tell Hopeful. D) That he is close to his destination and not to worry about being in the dungeon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That his sins are forgiven, that he overcame Apollyon and that he came through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. 8. When was William Thackeray's Vanity Fair Published in book form? A) 1850. B) 1848. C) 1854. D) 1852. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1848. 9. What finally gives Christian courage? A) Hopeful's encouragement. B) The thought of the rewards waiting for him. C) He remembers God's promise to be with him when he passes through the waters. D) The sight of the Celestial City. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He remembers God's promise to be with him when he passes through the waters. 10. What does Giant Despair's wife tell him to do to the pilgrims? A) Show the pilgrims the bones of those he has already destroyed and make them think the same will happen to them. B) Offer them a chance to escape. C) Ignore them and leave them in the dungeon. D) Give them food and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Show the pilgrims the bones of those he has already destroyed and make them think the same will happen to them. 11. Where do Christian and Hopeful find a place to rest? A) In a cave deep in the forest. B) Near a river by the King's Highway. C) Near a lake by the Queen's Highway. D) At a crowded marketplace in the city. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Near a river by the King's Highway. 12. When was William Makepeace Thackeray born? A) 18 July 1811. B) 30 November 1816 . C) 5 April 1814. D) 11 March 1808. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18 July 1811. 13. What causes the people of Vanity Fair to start fighting? A) Some of the fair-minded (just) men try to stop those who are abusing Christian and Faithful, and this makes the abusers angry. B) The people start fighting against each other and blaming Christian and Faithful for the fighting. C) Some men are won to the other (good) side. D) All of these answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these answers. 14. That song is so ..... of my adolescence. A) They remember. B) Formidable. C) Flowering. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They remember. 15. What does the name of the meadow mean? A) A rarely traveled road. B) A place of optimism and hope. C) A glimpse of heaven on earth. D) A peaceful and serene location. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A rarely traveled road. 16. What do the citizens of Vanity Fair think about the way Christian and Faithful speak? A) They think it sounds strange and foreign. B) They think it sounds intelligent and educated. C) They think it sounds rude and disrespectful. D) They think it sounds poetic and beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They think it sounds strange and foreign. 17. What does Giant Despair do to Christian and Hopeful? A) Forgives them for their trespassing. B) Sends them back on their journey. C) Rewards them for their bravery. D) Puts them in the castle's dungeon for trespassing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Puts them in the castle's dungeon for trespassing. 18. When it gets dark, what does Christian realize? A) He has led them the right way and they are not lost. B) He has found a shortcut and they will arrive early. C) He has realized they are on the right path and will reach their destination soon. D) He has led them the wrong way and they are now lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He has led them the wrong way and they are now lost. 19. What happens to Faithful as soon as he dies? A) He is resurrected and returns to life. B) He is taken to the Celestial City in a chariot. C) He is condemned to eternal punishment. D) He becomes a guardian angel for Christian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is taken to the Celestial City in a chariot. 20. What does Mrs. Distrust say the pilgrims have that keeps them from ending their lives? A) Faith in Giant Despair. B) Lack of opportunity. C) Fear of punishment. D) Hope of rescue or escape. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hope of rescue or escape. 21. What is Giant Despair's reaction when he sees that Christian and Hopeful are still alive? A) He gets very angry and says they will wish that they had never been born. He calls them "sturdy rogues" . B) He is surprised and offers them a way out. C) He becomes fearful and runs away. D) He apologizes for his previous actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He gets very angry and says they will wish that they had never been born. He calls them "sturdy rogues" . 22. How did Miss Crawley find out that Becky refused Mr Crawley's proposal? A) Through a conversation with Mr Crawley. B) Through a phone call from Mr Crawley. C) Through a letter from Miss Briggs. D) Through a conversation with Miss Briggs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through a conversation with Miss Briggs. 23. What does Giant Despair try to convince the pilgrims to do to themselves? A) Fight back against Giant Despair. B) Escape from the dungeon. C) End their lives. D) Pray for forgiveness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) End their lives. 24. Why would the pilgrims' desire to buy the truth mean that they would not buy anything in Vanity Fair? A) Because the truth is expensive and unaffordable. B) Because the truth cannot be bought with money. C) Because the truth is only found in the Promised Land. D) Because the truth is not valued in Vanity Fair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the truth cannot be bought with money. 25. How do the dangers to the pilgrims change as they approach their destination? A) The dangers become more subtle. The enemies look like Shining Ones or handsome travelers. B) The dangers become more obvious and violent. C) The dangers disappear completely. D) The dangers become easier to overcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dangers become more subtle. The enemies look like Shining Ones or handsome travelers. 26. What does the river, with its fruit trees and pleasant meadow, represent in the life of a believer? A) A place of rest and refreshment in God's Word. B) A symbol of eternal life and salvation. C) A reminder of the beauty of nature. D) A source of physical nourishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A place of rest and refreshment in God's Word. 27. In the story, there is an allusion: "almost turned the fair upside down" . What is this referring to in the bible? A) The story of Noah and the flood. B) The story of the Tower of Babel. C) The story of Paul and Silas in Acts 17:6. D) The story of Jesus overturning the tables in the temple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The story of Paul and Silas in Acts 17:6. 28. Where did William Makepeace Thackeray die? A) Philadelphia. B) London. C) New York. D) Boston. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) London. 29. How are Christian and Hopeful's responses to crossing the river different? A) Christian is afraid and struggles. Hopeful is calm and tries to help Christian. B) Christian is calm and confident. Hopeful is afraid and struggles. C) Both Christian and Hopeful are afraid and struggle. D) Both Christian and Hopeful are calm and confident. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Christian is afraid and struggles. Hopeful is calm and tries to help Christian. 30. Why is the language of Christian and Faithful so different from the speech of Vanity Fair citizens? A) Because they are from a different country. B) Because they are speaking in tongues. C) Because they are using biblical language. D) Because they are using slang and colloquialisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because they are using biblical language. 31. What secret did Becky have? A) Marrying Captain Rawdon Crawley. B) Marrying George Osbourne. C) Having a baby with Captain Rawdon Crawley. D) Having rich parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marrying Captain Rawdon Crawley. 32. Which character of William Thackeray's Vanity Fair is a social climber striving for wealth and status? A) Amelia Sedley. B) Rawdon Crawley. C) Lady Jane Sheepshanks. D) Rebecca Sharp. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rebecca Sharp. 33. What do Christian and Hopeful do all Saturday night? A) Cry. B) Pray. C) Sleep. D) Plan their escape. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pray. 34. What does Vanity Fair represent? A) The struggles of life. B) The joys of heaven. C) The pleasures of the world. D) The beauty of nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pleasures of the world. 35. Why is Christian is doubly sorry? A) Christian blames himself for making the Giant mad. B) Christian believes they should have stayed in Vanity Fair. C) Christian feels it is his fault they got lost and have become prisoners. D) Christian thinks Hopeful is mad at him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Christian feels it is his fault they got lost and have become prisoners. 36. What was Miss Crawley's reaction when she learned that Becky had turned down a baronet? A) She was horrified. B) She was relieved. C) She was appalled. D) She was indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was relieved. 37. What does Giant Despair's wife, Distrust, tell him to do the pilgrims (Christian and Hopeful) on their first night in the dungeon? A) Scold and beat the pilgrims without mercy. B) Offer them food and water. C) Set them free. D) Ignore them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scold and beat the pilgrims without mercy. 38. How do the people respond when Christian and Faithful tell them who they are and where they are going? A) The people ignore them and continue on their way. B) The people offer them food and shelter. C) The people apologize and let them go. D) The people beat them, smear dirt on them and lock them in a cage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The people beat them, smear dirt on them and lock them in a cage. 39. What does Christian realize he has that might set the pilgrims free and what does it do? A) A key called Promise that will open all the doors and gates of the dungeon. B) A map that shows the way out of the dungeon. C) A secret code that Giant Despair doesn't know. D) A hidden tunnel that leads to freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A key called Promise that will open all the doors and gates of the dungeon. 40. Why do Christian and Hopeful have trouble finding their way back from the Bi-path Meadow? A) It is dark and stormy. B) They are confused by the multiple paths. C) They are physically exhausted. D) They are being pursued by enemies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is dark and stormy. 41. What is the name of the battle in which Amelia's husband George Osborne dies in Vanity Fair? A) Battle of Trafalgar. B) Battle of Hastings. C) Battle of Agincourt . D) Battle of Waterloo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Battle of Waterloo. 42. ..... force sweeps away everything in its path-people, trees, houses. A) Loosely. B) Formidable. C) They remember. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formidable. 43. What is the name of the meadow? A) By-path Meadow. B) Celestial Meadow. C) Hopeful Meadow. D) Restful Meadow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By-path Meadow. 44. What does it mean that these things 'belong only to this world'? A) They are eternal and everlasting. B) They are valuable and precious. C) They are temporary and cannot be taken to the afterlife. D) They are spiritual and divine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are temporary and cannot be taken to the afterlife. 45. What happened when Miss Crawley learnt the truth about the marriage? A) She decided to make a new will and leave the money to Becky. B) Miss crawley got ill and died. C) She got delighted and blessed them. D) Rawdon was deprived of the heritage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rawdon was deprived of the heritage. 46. The police have no ..... proof of her guilt. A) Conspiring. B) Loosely. C) Definitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Definitive. 47. Why did Mrs Bute Crawley take care of Miss Crawley? A) Because Mrs Bute Crawley like Miss Crawley. B) Because she was asked to. C) Because Mrs Bute Crawley was a nurse. D) To make her change the will. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make her change the will. 48. What reason does Hopeful give for following Christian into the Bi-path Meadow even though he thought it might be the wrong way? A) Hopeful wanted to prove Christian wrong. B) Hopeful was afraid to go alone. C) Hopeful trusted Christian's judgment. D) Hopeful thought Christian would know best because he is the older of the two. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hopeful thought Christian would know best because he is the older of the two. 49. Jesus told persecuted Christians to be glad when they experience persecution because they will receive a heavenly reward. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 50. How would Faithful be considered a martyr? A) He stood for truth and was put to death for it. B) He was imprisoned for his beliefs. C) He was exiled from his homeland. D) He was tortured for his convictions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He stood for truth and was put to death for it. 51. Why does Christian want to walk in the meadow? A) He believes it is a shortcut to the Celestial City. B) He enjoys the peacefulness and beauty of the meadow. C) The way seems easier there. D) He is tempted by the allure of the unknown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The way seems easier there. 52. Who owns the land of the castle they are sleeping near? A) Giant Happiness. B) Giant Despair. C) Giant Hope. D) Giant Joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giant Despair. 53. Who is the main character in Vanity Fair? A) George Osborne. B) Rawdon Crawley. C) Colonel Dobbin. D) Rebecca Sharp. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rebecca Sharp. 54. Because Lord Hategood, the judge, hates what is good, will Christian and Faithful get a fair trial under this judge? A) Yes, because he will be honest. B) No, he hates them and wants to see them punished. C) Maybe because he may change over to the good and just side. D) Yes, be he loves all things that are good. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, he hates them and wants to see them punished. 55. What did Amelia's father make her do? A) Find a new fiance. B) Return all the presents to George. C) Find a job. D) Make George come back. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Return all the presents to George. 56. What do Christian and Faithful represent in the allegory? A) Angels and demons. B) Historical figures. C) Believers in Jesus. D) Characters from a fairy tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Believers in Jesus. 57. Why do the people stop and stare at Christian and Faithful's clothing like they are crazy foreigners? A) Because their clothes are dirty and torn. B) Because their clothes are made of gold and silver. C) Because their clothes are strange and unfamiliar. D) Because their clothes are fashionable and trendy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because their clothes are strange and unfamiliar. 58. Instead of death, what happened to Christian? A) He was resurrected. B) He became immortal. C) He disappeared mysteriously. D) He was sent to prison. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was sent to prison. 59. What reason does he give them to do what he suggests? A) It is their only chance for freedom. B) Living is so painful. C) They deserve punishment. D) They will be rewarded in the afterlife. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Living is so painful. 60. What determines how deep or shallow the river is? A) A man's faith in the King. B) The size of the river. C) The weather. D) The time of year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A man's faith in the King. Next →Related QuizzesClassics QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesVanity Fair Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books