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This set of Fiction Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Hard Times - Charles Dickens Set 1
Q1 | Where does Louisa flee after Harthouse’s declaration of love?
- Her husband’s house
- Her father’s house
- Stephen’s room
- The circus
Q2 | What are Sissy’s father’s first words after he returns to his daughter?
- “Oh, Sissy, how I’ve missed you!”
- “At last . . . at long last . . . my daughter. . . .”
- “Child, do you not know me at last?”
- He never returns
Q3 | What motivates Harthouse to become one of Gradgrind’s political disciples?
- He believes in Gradgrind’s philosophy of fact
- Boredom
- The desire for wealth
- Pride
Q4 | Thomas Gradgrind was a man of
- Realities
- Little Faith
- Facts
- Wit
Q5 | At the beginning of the story Mr Gradgrind calls the pupils by numbers. Whatnumber is Sissy Jupe?
- ten
- twenty
- thirty
- Forty
Q6 | Who is the first character to speak in the novel Hard Times?
- Bounderby
- Mr Gradgrind
- Sissy
- Bitzer
Q7 | _____ is the common name given to the poor Coketown factory workers
- Combination
- Hands
- Labors
- Unions
Q8 | In Hard Times Thomas Gradgrind is described as a man of
- facts and calculations
- dreams and aspirations
- facts and discipline
- wisdom and knowledge
Q9 | Stephen Blackpool could not divorce his wife because divorce was
- not permitted
- accepted as a sin
- denied by her wife
- not affordable for the poor
Q10 | Dickens described the smoke of industrialized Coketown as
- the serpents of smoke
- dark and evil
- the industrial smoke
- the deathly smoke
Q11 | Dickens’ Hard Times is a novel of social protest which attacks
- socialism
- communitarianism
- existentialism
- utilitarianism
Q12 | Hard Times is divided into three sections entitled
- Sowing, Gardening and Reaping
- Sowing, Reaping and Garnering
- Sowing, Gathering and Reaping
- Sowing, Harvesting and Garnering
Q13 | Who offers the “correct” definition of a horse in Hard Times?
- Mr. Sleary
- Louisa
- Bitzer
- Mr. Thomas Gradgrind
Q14 | At the beginning of the novel Hard Times, who is Sissy's “legal guardian”?
- Her Father
- Mr. Choakumchild
- Her Mother
- Mr. Sleary
Q15 | What is Harthouse's nickname?
- Great Pyramid
- Hart
- Kid
- Jem
Q16 | Why does Stephen Blackpool refuse to join the labour movement?
- Because of a promise to Rachel
- Out of loyalty to Mr. Bounderby
- Because he does not trust Mr. Slackbridge
- Because he is afraid of losing his job
Q17 | Mr. Bounderby is described as a
- ‘Bully of humility’
- ‘Bully of facts’
- ‘Bully of fancy’
- ‘Bully of imagination’
Q18 | How does Gulliver put out the fire in the Empress' bed chamber?
- With a hose
- With a few buckets of water
- He urinates on it
- Covers it with his clothes
Q19 | How do the Lilliputians decide who will take a high position in the court?
- elections
- the king decides
- wrestling
- tight rope jumping contest
Q20 | What is different about the Struldbrugs of Luggnagg?
- They are immortal
- They are giants
- They are blind
- They have are extremely wild
Q21 | The flying island that Gulliver visited was
- Balninarbi
- Laputa
- Brobdingnag
- Lilliput
Q22 | Why did Gulliver summon the shades of Rene Descartes and Pierre Gassendi to talk to Aristotle?
- Descartes and Gassendi were Swift's friends.
- They were supporters of Aristotle's theories
- They were philosophers who revised many of Aristotle's theories.
- They were working together for a common cause.
Q23 | Which of the human societies that he visits does Gulliver find most appealing?
- Brobdingnag
- Laputa
- Blefuscu
- Lagado
Q24 | Gulliver concludes his narrative by claiming that all the lands he visited belong byrights to
- England
- Portugal
- Lilliput
- Blefuscu
Q25 | When Gulliver reaches the land of Brobdingnag he finds himself surrounded by a race of
- giants
- horse
- dwarfs
- superhumans