Free The Novel MCQs with Answers

• A. The Inheritors
• B. Lord of the Flies
• C. Pincher Martin
• D. Pyramid

Explanation: Lord of the Flies, published in 1954, was William Golding’s first novel and brought him immediate recognition.

• A. Vanity Fair
• B. Middlemarch
• C. Wuthering Heights
• D. Oliver Twist

Explanation: William Makepeace Thackeray gave Vanity Fair the subtitle A Novel Without a Hero.

• A. Ralph and Jack
• B. Sam and Eric
• C. Ralph and Eric
• D. Simon and Jack

Explanation: Sam and Eric are the twin boys in Lord of the Flies, and Golding often presents them together as “Samneric.” Ralph, Jack, and Simon are…

• A. Catholicism
• B. Protestantism
• C. Paganism
• D. Buddhism

Explanation: Graham Greene's fiction is strongly shaped by Roman Catholic ideas, especially sin, guilt, faith, and moral choice.

• A. Great Expectations
• B. The Power and the Glory
• C. Lord of the Flies
• D. Pride and Prejudice

Explanation: Charlotte Lucas is Elizabeth Bennet’s practical friend in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; she accepts Mr Collins because she values…

• A. The White Peacock
• B. The Trespasser
• C. Sons and Lovers
• D. Women in Love

Explanation: *The White Peacock*, published in 1911, was D. H. Lawrence’s first novel.

• A. Elizabeth
• B. William
• C. Clerval
• D. Justine

Explanation: Elizabeth Lavenza is the final human victim directly killed by the monster in Frankenstein, on her wedding night.

• A. Captain Cooper
• B. Victor Frankenstein
• C. Captain Robert Walton
• D. Sergent Thomas Vincent

Explanation: The frame narrative begins with Captain Robert Walton’s letters to his sister, Margaret Saville, describing his Arctic expedition.

• A. 1816
• B. 1814
• C. 1808
• D. 1812

Explanation: Mary Shelley visited the region associated with Frankenstein Castle in 1814 during her travels in Germany.

• A. Bildungsroman novel
• B. Romantic novel
• C. Künstlerroman novel
• D. epistolary novel

Explanation: Frankenstein is presented partly through letters, so it belongs to the epistolary fiction tradition.

• A. University of Tübingen
• B. University of Greifswald
• C. University of Freiburg
• D. University of Ingolstadt

Explanation: Victor Frankenstein studies at the University of Ingolstadt, where he develops his theory and experiments with the animation of dead…

• A. 2nd Edition
• B. 1st Edition
• C. 4th Edition
• D. 3rd Edition

Explanation: The first edition of Frankenstein, published anonymously in 1818, did not name Mary Shelley.

• A. North Pole
• B. Bermuda
• C. Galapagos
• D. Africa

Explanation: Walton’s voyage is an Arctic expedition toward the North Pole, where he encounters the exhausted Victor Frankenstein and later sees the…

• A. Kristofer Frankenstein
• B. Paris Frankenstein
• C. Victor Frankenstein
• D. Mario Frankenstein

Explanation: Victor Frankenstein is the scientist who creates the Creature and becomes the novel’s central human character.

• A. 26
• B. 18
• C. 31
• D. 24

Explanation: Mary Shelley began developing Frankenstein in 1816, when she was eighteen, during the famous stay at Lake Geneva with Percy Shelley and…

• A. 1815
• B. 1820
• C. 1818
• D. 1822

Explanation: The first edition of Frankenstein was published anonymously in 1818. Its full title, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, identifies…

• A. Someone who can transform him
• B. Another monster
• C. Another creature without the fearful features
• D. A female companion

Explanation: The Creature asks Victor to create a female companion so that he will not remain utterly isolated.

• A. Frankenstein; or, The Evil Scientist
• B. Frankenstein; or, The Monster
• C. Frankenstein; or, The Devil Within
• D. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

Explanation: The complete title is Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. The subtitle compares Victor’s creation of life with Prometheus’s theft of…

• A. God/Yahweh
• B. Judea
• C. Lot
• D. A and B

Explanation: In the Book of Job, Satan appears in the heavenly court and speaks with God, or Yahweh, about Job's righteousness.

• A. Thomas Nah
• B. Thomas lodge
• C. Thomas Kyd
• D. Thomas Hardy

Explanation: Thomas Lodge was the son of Sir Thomas Lodge, a wealthy London merchant and Lord Mayor.