Fiction MCQs [set-2]

Chapter: Hard Times - Charles Dickens

26. What motivates Harthouse to become one of Gradgrind’s political disciples?

A. He believes in Gradgrind’s philosophy of fact
B. Boredom
C. The desire for wealth
D. Pride
Answer: B

27. Thomas Gradgrind was a man of

A. Realities
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B. Little Faith
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C. Facts
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D. Wit
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Answer: C

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28. At the beginning of the storycMr Gradgrind calls the pupils by numbers. What
number is Sissy Jupe? M
A. ten
B. twenty
C. thirty
D. Forty
Answer: B

29. Who is the first character to speak in the novel Hard Times?
A. Bounderby
B. Mr Gradgrind
C. Sissy
D. Bitzer
Answer: B

30. _____ is the common name given to the poor Coketown factory workers
A. Combination
 B. Hands
C. Labors
D. Unions
Answer: B

31. In Hard Times Thomas Gradgrind is described as a man of

A. facts and calculations
B. dreams and aspirations
C. facts and discipline
D. wisdom and knowledge
Answer: A

32. Stephen Blackpool could not divorce his wife because divorce was
A. not permitted
B. accepted as a sin
C. denied by her wife
D. not affordable for the poor
Answer: C

33. Dickens described the smoke of industrialized Coketown as

A. the serpents of smoke
B. dark and evil
C. the industrial smoke
D. the deathly smoke
Answer: D

34. Dickens’ Hard Times is a novel of social protest which attacks

A. socialism
B. communitarianism
C. existentialism
D. utilitarianism
Answer: A

35. Hard Times is divided into three sections entitled

A. Sowing, Gardening and Reaping
B. Sowing, Reaping and Garnering
C. Sowing, Gathering and Reaping

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 D. Sowing, Harvesting and Garnering
Answer: B

36. Who offers the “correct” definition of a horse in Hard Times?

A. Mr. Sleary
B. Louisa
C. Bitzer
D. Mr. Thomas Gradgrind
Answer: A

37. At the beginning of the novel Hard Times, who is Sissy's “legal guardian”?
A. Her Father
B. Mr. Choakumchild
C. Her Mother
D. Mr. Sleary
Answer: B

38. What is Harthouse's nickname?

A. Great Pyramid
B. Hart
C. Kid
D. Jem
Answer: C

39. Why does Stephen Blackpool refuse to join the labour movement?
A. Because of a promise to Rachel
B. Out of loyalty to Mr. Bounderby
C. Because he does not trust Mr. Slackbridge
D. Because he is afraid of losing his job
Answer: B

40. Mr. Bounderby is described as a

A. ‘Bully of humility’
B. ‘Bully of facts’
C. ‘Bully of fancy’
D. ‘Bully of imagination’
Answer: D

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