Which is NOT a "strange death" of the Victorian Era?

a guy was slain with a poison-tipped sword

Who were prominent authors of the Victorian Era?

Dickens, Hardy, and the Bronte sisters

A. Some Victorian novels do what? B. Other Victorian novels do what?

A. advocate conservatism and propriety B. satirize society and hypocrisy

A phrase that became famously attached to Great Britain during this time was what?

The sun never sets on the British Empire.

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1
The Victorian Era is called that because of...
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Victoria
The Victorian Isles
King Charles
2
Other common themes of Victorian Literature include...
persona improvement and moral propriety
how to be a good Victorian; hope after despair
all of the above
improving oneself, strong moral lessons
3
In Victorian Literature, weekly and monthly magazines in serial form often later became...
plays
movies
novels
street performances
4
The Mayor of Casterbridge includes / shows / does what?
all of the above
explores cultural and economic change and development
charts the course of one man's life and character
chronicles the dramatic change of a rural city to a modern city
5
Common THEMES of Victorian Literature include...
all of the above
hard work, perseverance, love, and luck win in the end
wrong-doers are suitable punished
virtue and humility are rewarded
6
What was something especially new during the Victorian Era?
free education
the Industrial Revolution
advanced sanitation techniques
anatomical research
7
Which is NOT a "strange death" of the Victorian Era?
a guy was slain with a poison-tipped sword
a lady died from eating massive amounts of hair
a guy was killed by his own alarm clock invention
a guy was thought to be dead, but woke up at his funeral, and got shot
8
The Victorian Era was roughly during what years?
1675-1720
1780-1820
1900-1960
1837-1901
9
What was a highly popular type of novel during the age of Victorian Literature?
Dystopian
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
10
The Victorian Era has three periods known as...
First, Second, Third
Early, Middle, Late
Introductory, Central, Concluding
Beginning, Middle, End
11
Who were prominent authors of the Victorian Era?
Dickens, Hardy, and Stoppard
Dickens, Hardy, and the Bronte sisters
Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, and Dickens
JK Rowling and Stephen King
12
The Mayor of Casterbridge includes the theme(s) of...
all of the above
old-fashioned tradition vs. innovation and new ways
importance of character and reputation
value of a good name and the effects of past actions
13
This era is known as being a time of what?
all of the above
great expansion of wealth and power for Britain
prudish, repressed, old-fashioned and conventional values
intense social responsibility, social propriety, public morality, etiquette
14
The style of the Victorian Novel often includes...
portrayal of urban life, all classes, idealized portraits of difficult life
all of the above
expression of and commentary on social and political problems
many many characters and lots of plot complications
15
The phrase that became popularly attached to Britain's power was because of...
Education
Imperialsim
Crime
Communism
16
The style of Victorian Literature often includes or blends elements of what two literary movements?
Realism and Naturalism
Reformation and Enlightenment
Renaissance and Romanticism
Existentialism and Metaphysical
17
A. Some Victorian novels do what? B. Other Victorian novels do what?
A. teach lessons of love B. express the need for hate
A. show good B. show evil
A. discuss fate B. discuss free-will
A. advocate conservatism and propriety B. satirize society and hypocrisy
18
A phrase that became famously attached to Great Britain during this time was what?
The sun never sets on the British Empire.
Send not to know for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.
Momemto Mori.
To be or not to be, that is the question.
19
Which is NOT a "strange job" of the Victorian Era?
Knocker Upper
Hay Trusser
Sin Eater
Female Hysteria Doctor

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