The Life and Works of Charles Dickens Trivia Questions

Sample The Life and Works of Charles Dickens Questions

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1. 1.This novel begins with the famous line "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

   • A Tale of Two Cities
   • Great Expectations
   • Oliver Twist
   • David Copperfield

2. 2.This orphan boy famously asks "Please, sir, I want some more" in a Dickens workhouse scene.

   • Pip
   • David Copperfield
   • Oliver Twist
   • Nicholas Nickleby

3. 3.This miserly character is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve and transforms into a generous man.

   • Jacob Marley
   • Ebenezer Scrooge
   • Bob Cratchit
   • Fagin

4. 4.This holiday novella by Dickens is credited with helping revive Christmas traditions in England and America.

   • A Christmas Carol
   • The Chimes
   • The Cricket on the Hearth
   • The Battle of Life

5. 5.This is the country where Charles Dickens was born and spent most of his life.

   • Scotland
   • Ireland
   • France
   • England

6. 6.This sickly, kind-hearted boy says "God bless us, every one!" at the end of A Christmas Carol.

   • Peter Cratchit
   • Fred
   • Tiny Tim
   • Young Scrooge

7. 7.This city serves as the primary setting for most of Dickens novels.

   • London
   • Paris
   • Manchester
   • Edinburgh

8. 8.This historical period during which Dickens wrote and set most of his novels is named after the reigning British monarch.

   • Georgian Era
   • Edwardian Era
   • Elizabethan Era
   • Victorian Era

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