Q. “In Collins the novel of domesticity and the novel of romantic adventure are pleasantly blended,” is said by?
a) W.J. Long
b) Herford
c) Tennyson
d) Rickett
Q. Who is the forerunner of the detective novel?
a) Collins
b) Tennyson
c) Browning
d) Herford
Q. Thackeray was born at Calcutta in?
a) 1810
b) 1811
c) 1812
d) 1813
Q. Whose works stand in sharp contrast with those of Dickens?
a) Thackeray’s
b) Trollope’s
c) Browning’s
d) Collin’s
Q. Which playwright is known for contributing to the revival of English drama during the late Victorian period with works emphasizing realism?
a) William Shakespeare
b) Thomas William Robertson
c) Oscar Wilde
d) Christopher Marlowe
Q. Which of the following dramatist was NOT influential in the development of English drama during the late Victorian period?
a) George Bernard Shaw
b) Arthur Wing Pinero
c) Henrik Ibsen
d) William Wordsworth
Q. In which year was Thomas William Robertson’s play David Garrick first performed, marking a significant moment in the Victorian drama revival?
a) 1854
b) 1864
c) 1874
d) 1884
Q. Who defeated Robertson’s popularity during the period of 1880 to 1901?
a) Dion Boucicault
b) George Bernard Shaw
c) Williams Wordsworth
d) Oscar Wilde
Q. David Garrick is the work of ____ drama writer.
a) Thomas William Robertson
b) William S. Gilbert
c) Edward Bulwer-Lytton
d) George Colman
Q. Licensing Act allowed only ____ theatres in London to actually perform plays.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4