The majority of the reading public

belongs to the middle class, mostly women

Victorian novels usually...

are set in the city and have an omniscient narrator

According to Bentham's Utilitarianism...

an action is morally right if it leads to material happiness

the way novels were published in the Victorian Age

What is the consequence of Oliver's asking for more?

a reward is given to whoever takes Oliver with him

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Dickens and the Victorian Age

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1
The majority of the reading public
belongs to the upper class, both sexes
belongs to the middle class, mostly men
belongs to the lower class, mostly women
belongs to the middle class, mostly women
2
The mid Victorian age is characterised by extremely slow technological development
False
True
3
In Oliver Twist, London
is a multi-layered city
is entirely avoided by the middle class
provides a vague background
is a green and happy place
4
Charles Dickens had a cheerful childhood
False
True
5
Queen Victoria ruled from 1837 to 1901
True
False
6
Women were banned from writing
False
True
7
Oliver Twist
is a coming-of-age novel
gives a detailed description of the upper class world
is a romantic novel
is a realist essay
8
Victorian novels usually...
are set in the city and have an omniscient narrator
are set in the countryside and have a first person narrator
are set abroad
are set in the city with a non-omniscient narrator
9
According to Bentham's Utilitarianism...
an action is morally right if it leads to material happiness
an action is morally right if it helps the poor
morality doesn't exist, only wealth matters
an action is morally wrong if it leads to material happiness
10
Poetry becomes the most important genre in Victorian literature
False
True
11
The Victorian Age is conventionally divided into three periods
True
False
12
The Poor Law Amendment Act (1834)...
gave voting rights to the poor
preventing children 9-13 from working
gave birth to the workhouses
13
An instalment is
the way novels were published in the Victorian Age
a chapter from a novel
14
What is NOT an example of Victorian compromise?
the double standard towards women
the values embodied by the workhouse
technological developments
hiding social unrest under a veil of respectability
15
Dickens hated writing about children and the poor
False
True
16
Charles Darwin challenged religious views on Creation
True
False
17
What is the consequence of Oliver's asking for more?
he is punished and left in the workhouse
a reward is given to whoever takes Oliver with him
he is sold to a stranger
he escapes

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