This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > British > British Literature – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books British Literature Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the name of Shakespeare theatre? A) The Juliet. B) The Globe. C) Londinium. D) The National Theatre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 6. What was Ebenezer Scrooge's job? A) A banker. B) A policeman. C) A ghost. D) An accountant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A banker. 7. Robinson Crusoe lived on the island A) 15 years. B) 4 years. C) 28 years. D) 10 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 28 years. 8. Why is "Cantenbury tales" famous? A) It is the first piece of literature written in English. B) It is about Middle Age knights. C) It is written in Old English. D) It is the unfinished work by Chauser. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) London tales. B) Cantenbury tales. C) English tales. D) Ancient tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cantenbury tales. 12. Oscar Wilde wrote a novel "The portrait of Dorian....." A) Gray. B) Grey. C) Guy. D) Black. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gray. 13. What is the most famous play by Agatha Christie? A) The mousetrap. B) 10 liitle boys. C) Orient train. D) A death on the Dunabee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Dorian sold his soul to the devil. B) He took care of his appearance. C) He didn't worked hard. D) He wanted to look like his portrait. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dorian sold his soul to the devil. 17. What nationality was Oscar Wilde? A) English. B) Scottish. C) Irish. D) Welsh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irish. 18. Which dramas did William Shakespeare write? A) Macbeth, Hamlet, Richard III. B) Hobbit, King Lear, Othello. C) Much ado about nothing, Christmas Night, Hamlet. D) As you like it, the Merchant of Verona, the Comedy of Errors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macbeth, Hamlet, Richard III. 19. Who wrote the book "The adventures of Robinson Crusoe" A) Agatha Cristie. B) Geoffrey Chauser. C) Daniel Dafoe. D) Oscar Wilde. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Daniel Dafoe. 20. 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. Next →Related QuizzesRegions QuizzesBritish Literature Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books