Oliver Goldsmith MCQs [English Literature & Famous Authors]

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: April 15, 2025

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1. Who stoops to conquer in the play She Stoops to Conquer?



2. On his grave the following epitaph was written: “A gentle master who left scarcely any kind of writing untouched.” Who is the writer of this epitaph?



3. To whom did Goldsmith dedicate his play She Stoops to Conquer?



4. Goldsmith belongs to which literary age?



5. Goldsmith traveled over the Continent for two years supported only:



6. In his literary age, Goldsmith was so poor and supportless that for some time he:



7. Goldsmith’s first work published under his name was:



8. She Stoops to Conquer was published in:



9. Goldsmith was born in which country?



10. The alternative title given by Goldsmith to She Stoops to Conquer was:



11. Who said of Goldsmith that “He wrote like an angel but talked like poor Poll”?



12. The Deserted Village was written by Goldsmith in the memory of:



13. What is Goldsmith’s The Good-Natured Man?



14. Name the work which Goldsmith left unfinished on account of his death:



15. At the age of ___ Goldsmith passed away.



16. What is Goldsmith’s The Bee?



17. What is Retaliation?



18. But finally, he found both a sheltering rock and literary recognition by writing:



19. Goldsmith published a series of letters under the title The Letters of a Citizen of the World. They were professed to have been written by:



20. What is Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer?



 

oliver Goldsmith Basic info
oliver Goldsmith Basic info

 

oliver Goldsmith Books names
oliver Goldsmith Books names

 

Oliver Goldsmith books names

The Vicar of Wakefield 1766
The Citizen of the World 1762
She Stoops to Conquer 1773
The Deserted Village 1770
The Good-Natur’d Man 1768
An History of the Earth and Animated Nature 1774
Poems for Young Ladies 1767
The Traveller 1764
The Life of Richard Nash, Esq 1762
Retaliation 1774
A History of the Earth and Animated Nature 1774

Oliver Goldsmith Basic info

Full Name Oliver Goldsmith
Birthdate November 10, 1728
Birthplace Smithstown, County Longford, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Occupation Poet, playwright, novelist, essayist
Notable Works “The Vicar of Wakefield,” “She Stoops to Conquer,” “The Deserted Village”
Literary Style Sentimental, pastoral, comedic
Education Trinity College, Dublin; University of Edinburgh (did not graduate)
Influences Classical literature, especially the works of Virgil and Horace
Contemporaries Samuel Johnson, Edmund Burke, David Garrick
Achievements Influential figure in English literature, significant contributions to the novel and drama of the 18th century
Death Date April 4, 1774
Death Place London, England

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