Charles Dickens MCQs 40 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/40 Subscribe 1. : What is the full name of Charles Dickens? (A) Charles John Huffam Dickens (B) Charles Henry Dickens (C) Charles Edward Dickens (D) Charles Robert Dickens 2. : In which year was Charles Dickens born? (A) 1809 (B) 1812 (C) 1815 (D) 1820 3. : Which Charles Dickens novel begins with the line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”? (A) David Copperfield (B) Great Expectations (C) Oliver Twist (D) A Tale of Two Cities 4. : What is the name of the miserly main character in A Christmas Carol? (A) Bob Cratchit (B) Ebenezer Scrooge (C) Tiny Tim (D) Jacob Marley 5. : Which Dickens novel features the character Pip? (A) Hard Times (B) Great Expectations (C) Oliver Twist (D) Nicholas Nickleby 6. : What was the profession of Charles Dickens before he became a full-time writer? (A) Teacher (B) Clerk (C) Journalist (D) Banker 7. : Which novel by Charles Dickens was left unfinished at the time of his death? (A) Little Dorrit (B) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (C) Barnaby Rudge (D) Martin Chuzzlewit 8. : What is the name of the cruel schoolmaster in Nicholas Nickleby? (A) Mr. Squeers (B) Mr. Bumble (C) Mr. Micawber (D) Mr. Gradgrind 9. : In which Dickens novel do the characters Tom and Louisa Gradgrind appear? (A) Bleak House (B) Hard Times (C) Oliver Twist (D) Dombey and Son 10. : What was the name of Dickens’s first published novel? (A) Oliver Twist (B) The Pickwick Papers (C) David Copperfield (D) A Tale of Two Cities 11. : Which Charles Dickens novel features the legal case of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce? (A) David Copperfield (B) Bleak House (C) Great Expectations (D) Our Mutual Friend 12. : What is the name of the Artful Dodger in Oliver Twist? (A) Jack Dawkins (B) Bill Sikes (C) Mr. Brownlow (D) Oliver 13. : Which of these was a magazine edited by Charles Dickens? (A) The Times (B) Household Words (C) Harper’s Weekly (D) The Gentleman’s Magazine 14. : Who adopts Oliver in Oliver Twist? (A) Mr. Bumble (B) Bill Sikes (C) Mr. Brownlow (D) Fagin 15. : In David Copperfield, who is the villainous stepfather of David? (A) Mr. Micawber (B) Mr. Murdstone (C) Mr. Peggotty (D) Uriah Heep 16. : What pseudonym did Charles Dickens use early in his career? (A) Boz (B) Pip (C) Nemo (D) Gradgrind 17. : Which character says “God bless us, every one!” in A Christmas Carol? (A) Bob Cratchit (B) Tiny Tim (C) Scrooge (D) Fred 18. : What major theme recurs in Dickens’s novels? (A) Colonial expansion (B) Industrialization and social inequality (C) Space exploration (D) Renaissance art 19. : What was Charles Dickens’s nationality? (A) American (B) Irish (C) British (D) French 20. : Which Dickens character is known for the catchphrase “umble”? (A) Bill Sikes (B) Uriah Heep (C) Fagin (D) Sam Weller 21. : Which of these novels is semi-autobiographical? (A) Oliver Twist (B) Great Expectations (C) David Copperfield (D) The Old Curiosity Shop 22. : What was the name of Charles Dickens’s wife? (A) Mary Hogarth (B) Catherine Hogarth (C) Ellen Ternan (D) Emma Dickens 23. : What is the name of the young girl who dies in The Old Curiosity Shop? (A) Estella (B) Amy Dorrit (C) Nell (D) Dora 24. : Which Dickens novel features the character Miss Havisham? (A) Little Dorrit (B) David Copperfield (C) Great Expectations (D) Oliver Twist 25. : Where was Charles Dickens born? (A) London (B) Portsmouth (C) Manchester (D) Canterbury 26. : What is the occupation of Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield? (A) Teacher (B) Lawyer (C) Clerk (D) He is frequently unemployed and in debt 27. : Who is the antagonist in Bleak House? (A) Mr. Bucket (B) Lady Dedlock (C) Mr. Tulkinghorn (D) Mr. Jarndyce 28. : What does Scrooge see first on Christmas Eve in A Christmas Carol? (A) Ghost of Christmas Past (B) His own grave (C) Marley’s Ghost (D) Tiny Tim 29. : Which Charles Dickens character is known for being very humble, often saying he is “your humble servant”? (A) Mr. Bumble (B) Mr. Micawber (C) Uriah Heep (D) Sydney Carton 30. : What does the name “Pickwick” refer to in The Pickwick Papers? (A) A city (B) A club and its founder (C) A publishing company (D) A type of carriage 31. : What is the relationship between Estella and Miss Havisham? (A) Mother and daughter (B) Niece and aunt (C) Adoptive mother and daughter (D) No relation 32. : What is the profession of Sydney Carton in A Tale of Two Cities? (A) Banker (B) Doctor (C) Barrister (D) Soldier 33. : What famous line does Sydney Carton say at the end of A Tale of Two Cities? (A) “It is a far, far better thing that I do…” (B) “God bless us, every one!” (C) “I am the ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.” (D) “Bah, humbug!” 34. : What was the name of the weekly journal Dickens founded in 1850? (A) The Dickens Weekly (B) All the Year Round (C) Household Words (D) Pickwick Papers 35. : In Our Mutual Friend, what is the primary theme? (A) Crime and punishment (B) The corrupting power of money (C) Child labor (D) Love and marriage 36. : Who is Mr. Gradgrind in Hard Times? (A) A banker (B) A schoolmaster who values facts over imagination (C) A factory owner (D) A judge 37. : When did Charles Dickens die? (A) 1869 (B) 1870 (C) 1871 (D) 1872 38. : Where is Charles Dickens buried? (A) Westminster Abbey (B) St. Paul’s Cathedral (C) Canterbury Cathedral (D) Highgate Cemetery 39. : What genre best describes most of Dickens’s works? (A) Romance (B) Historical Fiction (C) Social Criticism / Realist Fiction (D) Gothic Horror 40. : How did Dickens publish most of his novels? 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