Lesson 2.6.1
2.6.1 Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy) Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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Who wrote the 1891 Victorian novel *Tess of the d'Urbervilles*?
- George Eliot
- Thomas Carlyle
- Charles Dickens
- Thomas Hardy
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What subtitle did Thomas Hardy give to *Tess of the d'Urbervilles*?
- A Country Maiden
- A Tragic Heroine
- A Pure Woman
- A Fallen Woman
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What act by Alec d'Urberville leads directly to Tess's social ruin?
- Seducing her
- Shooting her
- Marrying her
- Robbing her
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What theme is highlighted by Angel Clare's rejection of Tess after her confession?
- Romantic devotion
- Financial greed
- Victorian hypocrisy
- Religious tolerance
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In which location does Tess murder Alec d'Urberville?
- Marlott
- Wintoncester
- Talbothays
- Sandbourne
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What is Tess's final fate at the end of *Tess of the d'Urbervilles*?
- Suicide
- Imprisonment
- Execution
- Exile
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What discovery prompts Tess's family to send her to the d'Urberville estate?
- Noble ancestry
- A criminal past
- A secret letter
- Stolen wealth
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Which concept best describes the way Hardy's landscape controls character fate in Tess of the d'Urbervilles?
- Gothic sensationalism
- Romantic individualism
- Pastoral idealism
- Environmental determinism
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What social issue does Hardy critique through society's treatment of Tess?
- Industrial growth
- Gender double standards
- Educational reform
- Religious fanaticism
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What tone is associated with the Talbothays Dairy setting in the novel?
- Industrial misery
- Pastoral happiness
- Gothic horror
- Urban decay
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What name does Tess give to her dying infant child?
- Sorrow
- Trouble
- Mercy
- Joy
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What subtitle did Thomas Hardy give to Tess of the D'Urbervilles?
- A Tragic Heroine
- A Fallen Woman
- A Pure Woman
- A Rural Tale
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Which dairy farm setting in the novel represents fertility, warmth, and hope?
- The Slopes
- Trantridge
- Flintcomb-Ash
- Talbothays Dairy
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Which literary mode best describes Tess of the D'Urbervilles?
- Comedy
- Satire
- Tragedy
- Farce
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On which night does Tess confess her sexual past to Angel Clare?
- Christmas Eve
- Midsummer Eve
- Wedding night
- May Day
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What role do Marian, Izz, and Retty play at Talbothays Dairy?
- Landladies
- Dairymaids
- Seamstresses
- Governesses
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What is the name of Thomas Hardy's fictional English region?
- Barsetshire
- Loamshire
- Wessex
- Casterbridge
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Where is Tess arrested by the authorities at the end of the novel?
- Wintonchester
- Greenhill
- Mottisfont
- Stonehenge
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What original surname did Tess's family hold before its historical decline?
- Durbeyfield
- d'Urberville
- Fitzpiers
- Clare
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Which character is the biological father of Tess's child, Sorrow?
- Angel Clare
- Alec d'Urberville
- Farmer Groby
- Cuthbert Clare
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