This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Regions > British > British Literature – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books British Literature Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the name of Shakespeare theatre? A) Londinium. B) The National Theatre. C) The Juliet. D) The Globe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Globe. 2. What is the ending of the story of Ebenezer Scrooge? A) Ebenezer Scrooge died. B) Ebenezer Scrooge left London and went to Scotland. C) Ebenezer Scrooge changed his life style. D) Ebenezer Scrooge got married and had a son. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ebenezer Scrooge changed his life style. 3. The book who gave origin to this film was..... A) The Island of Dr. Moureau. B) The Dubliners. C) Pygmalion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pygmalion. 4. Who are the main heros of the play "Pigmalion" by G.B. Shaw? A) A doctor and a flower girl. B) An engineer and his wife. C) A writer and a maid. D) A philosopher and his friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A doctor and a flower girl. 5. How many ghosts came to Ebenezer's house? A) 3. B) 1. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 6. What was Ebenezer Scrooge's job? A) A banker. B) A ghost. C) An accountant. D) A policeman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A banker. 7. Robinson Crusoe lived on the island A) 4 years. B) 15 years. C) 10 years. D) 28 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 28 years. 8. Why is "Cantenbury tales" famous? A) It is about Middle Age knights. B) It is the unfinished work by Chauser. C) It is the first piece of literature written in English. D) It is written in Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is the first piece of literature written in English. 9. "The Time Machine" , "Invisible Man" and "The War of Worlds" were written by H.G.Wells. They were..... A) Adventure books. B) Travels books. C) Science fiction books. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Science fiction books. 10. What was Romeo's surname? A) Capulet. B) Mounted. C) Lawrence. D) Mercutio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mounted. 11. What did Geoffrey Chauser write? A) Ancient tales. B) London tales. C) Cantenbury tales. D) English tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cantenbury tales. 12. Oscar Wilde wrote a novel "The portrait of Dorian....." A) Grey. B) Gray. C) Guy. D) Black. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gray. 13. What is the most famous play by Agatha Christie? A) A death on the Dunabee. B) Orient train. C) 10 liitle boys. D) The mousetrap. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The mousetrap. 14. Who are the main characters of "The knight's tale" A) Palamon and Arcite. B) Theseus and Emily. C) Venus and Mars. D) Geoffrey and Emily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Palamon and Arcite. 15. The story of Robinson Crusoe is based on the life of ..... A) Alexander Selkirk. B) Daniel Dafoe. C) Winston Churchil. D) The king George V. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alexander Selkirk. 16. Why didn't Dorian Gray get older? A) He didn't worked hard. B) He took care of his appearance. C) Dorian sold his soul to the devil. D) He wanted to look like his portrait. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dorian sold his soul to the devil. 17. Which dramas did William Shakespeare write? A) Macbeth, Hamlet, Richard III. B) Much ado about nothing, Christmas Night, Hamlet. C) As you like it, the Merchant of Verona, the Comedy of Errors. D) Hobbit, King Lear, Othello. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macbeth, Hamlet, Richard III. 18. Who wrote the book "The adventures of Robinson Crusoe" A) Geoffrey Chauser. B) Oscar Wilde. C) Daniel Dafoe. D) Agatha Cristie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Daniel Dafoe. 19. The creator of the character "Sherlock Holmes" is..... A) H.G.Wells. B) Arthur Conan Doyle. C) Oscar Wilde. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arthur Conan Doyle. 20. "The adventure of Robinson Crusoe" was the first ..... written in English A) Article. B) Novel. C) Essay. D) Short story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Novel. 21. When did Romeo see Juliet the first time? A) In the market. B) In the city center. C) At his home. D) At the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the party. 22. Who wrote "A Christmas Carol" ? A) Jane Austen. B) Charles Dickens. C) J.K. Rowling. D) G.B. Shaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charles Dickens. 23. This expression first appeared in a dystopia by George Orwell entitled..... A) Animal Farm. B) 1984. C) The Hobbit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1984. 24. "Paradise Lost" written by Milton is about..... A) Angels. B) God. C) The devil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The devil. 25. Why did Juliet die? A) She didn't want to marry Paris. B) She drank poison. C) She had a fever. D) She saw that Romeo was dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She saw that Romeo was dead. 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