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18th-Century Literature

Description: Test your knowledge of 18th-century literature with this challenging quiz. From the works of Jonathan Swift to the novels of Jane Austen, this quiz covers a wide range of authors and genres.
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Who wrote the satirical novel Gulliver's Travels?

  1. Daniel Defoe

  2. Jonathan Swift

  3. Alexander Pope

  4. Samuel Richardson


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Jonathan Swift wrote Gulliver's Travels in 1726. The novel is a satirical allegory that criticizes human nature and society.

Which novel by Samuel Richardson is considered to be the first epistolary novel?

  1. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded

  2. Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady

  3. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

  4. Tristram Shandy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Samuel Richardson's Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded was published in 1740 and is considered to be the first epistolary novel. The novel is written in the form of letters between Pamela and her parents.

Who wrote the novel Tom Jones?

  1. Henry Fielding

  2. Samuel Richardson

  3. Laurence Sterne

  4. Tobias Smollett


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Henry Fielding wrote Tom Jones in 1749. The novel is a picaresque novel that follows the adventures of Tom Jones, a young man who is expelled from his home and sets out to make his fortune.

Which of the following is not a novel by Tobias Smollett?

  1. The Adventures of Roderick Random

  2. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle

  3. Tristram Shandy

  4. Humphry Clinker


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tristram Shandy is a novel by Laurence Sterne, not Tobias Smollett.

Who wrote the novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman?

  1. Henry Fielding

  2. Samuel Richardson

  3. Laurence Sterne

  4. Tobias Smollett


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Laurence Sterne wrote The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman in 1759. The novel is a satirical and experimental work that follows the life of Tristram Shandy, a young man who is born into a dysfunctional family.

Which novel by Jane Austen is set in the fictional village of Highbury?

  1. Pride and Prejudice

  2. Sense and Sensibility

  3. Emma

  4. Mansfield Park


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Jane Austen's Emma is set in the fictional village of Highbury. The novel follows the story of Emma Woodhouse, a young woman who is convinced that she is a talented matchmaker.

Who wrote the novel The Castle of Otranto?

  1. Horace Walpole

  2. Ann Radcliffe

  3. Matthew Lewis

  4. Charles Maturin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Horace Walpole wrote The Castle of Otranto in 1764. The novel is considered to be the first Gothic novel.

Which of the following is not a novel by Ann Radcliffe?

  1. The Mysteries of Udolpho

  2. The Italian

  3. The Monk

  4. The Romance of the Forest


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Monk is a novel by Matthew Lewis, not Ann Radcliffe.

Who wrote the novel Melmoth the Wanderer?

  1. Charles Maturin

  2. Mary Shelley

  3. John William Polidori

  4. Lord Byron


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Charles Maturin wrote Melmoth the Wanderer in 1820. The novel is a Gothic novel that tells the story of Melmoth, a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for immortality.

Which of the following is not a novel by Mary Shelley?

  1. Frankenstein

  2. The Last Man

  3. The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck

  4. Valperga


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck is a novel by Robert Southey, not Mary Shelley.

Who wrote the novel The Vampyre?

  1. John William Polidori

  2. Lord Byron

  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  4. Mary Shelley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John William Polidori wrote The Vampyre in 1819. The novel is considered to be the first vampire novel.

Which of the following is not a poem by Alexander Pope?

  1. The Rape of the Lock

  2. An Essay on Criticism

  3. The Dunciad

  4. Ode to a Nightingale


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ode to a Nightingale is a poem by John Keats, not Alexander Pope.

Who wrote the poem The Deserted Village?

  1. Oliver Goldsmith

  2. Thomas Gray

  3. William Cowper

  4. Robert Burns


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Oliver Goldsmith wrote The Deserted Village in 1770. The poem is a pastoral elegy that laments the decline of rural life.

Which of the following is not a poem by William Cowper?

  1. The Task

  2. Table Talk

  3. The Castaway

  4. Lycidas


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lycidas is a poem by John Milton, not William Cowper.

Who wrote the poem Tam o' Shanter?

  1. Robert Burns

  2. William Blake

  3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  4. William Wordsworth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Robert Burns wrote Tam o' Shanter in 1790. The poem is a narrative poem that tells the story of Tam o' Shanter, a farmer who encounters a group of witches on Halloween night.

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