Q.1
Which of the following refers to one of the greatest changes experienced in Britain between the latter half of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century?
  • The Industrial Revolution
  • The Renaissance
  • The Civil War
  • The Reformation
Q.2
When was first published?
  • 1761
  • 1811
  • 1861
  • 1911
Q.3
Why can Godfrey not divorce Molly?
  • Fathers could forbid their heirs from divorcing
  • Obtaining a divorce was legally impossible
  • Obtaining a divorce required a private Act of Parliament
  • Only a woman could petition for divorce. Men could not ask for a divorce
Q.4
Which of the following is NOT true?
  • George Eliot was the pen-name of Mary Ann Evans
  • George Eliot revealed her identity as an author during her lifetime
  • Women were not permitted to publish novels during the 19th century
  • Several female authors in the nineteenth-century published under male pen-names
Q.5
What were the weavers called who violently protested against mechanized textile production?
  • Puritans
  • Diggers
  • Luddites
  • Levellers
Q.6
Unlike many women in the nineteenth century, George Eliot was very well-educated, both formally and self-taught. How does Eppie receive an education?
  • She attends a grammar school for girls, where she learns reading, arithmetic, music and science
  • She learns to read from Silas
  • She attends grammar school alongside Aaron
  • She spends a short period each day at a "dame school" in order to learn to read
Q.7
Dunstan and Godfrey are short of money at the beginning of the novel despite being sons of the local squire. Which one of the following is NOT a reason for their lack of money?
  • The Squire's estate is poor and his tenants do not pay their rent
  • Godfrey, as the eldest son, will only inherit his wealth after his father's death
  • Dunstan, as a younger son of Squire Cass, will not inherit his father's estate
  • The Squire has been lax about making his sons leave home to earn a living
Q.8
Which of the following is true?
  • Although the class system affects characters in the novel, class had ceased to affect British people during Eliot's lifetime
  • Although the Industrial Revolution encouraged some social mobility, the class system continued to have an impact on people's lives during the second half of the nineteenth century
  • In contrast to the rigid class system of her own time, Eliot creates an idealized village in which class plays no part
  • None of the above
Q.9
Silas's chapel in Lantern Yard differs from the church in Raveloe by being which of the following?
  • Silas's chapel is not Christian; the church in Raveloe is
  • Silas's chapel is non-conformist; the church in Raveloe is established (Church of England)
  • Silas's chapel is traditional; the church in Raveloe is not
  • The chapel and the church do not differ in any way other than by name
Q.10
Eliot's religious views were influenced by which of the following?
  • Evangelical Christianity
  • Atheism
  • Wide theological reading
  • All of the above
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