George Eliot's Novels: The Mill on the Floss and Silas Marner
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What was the result of the 1832 Act in England?

  • Gave representation to cities and extended voting rights to certain groups (correct)
  • The establishment of a new monarchy
  • The formation of the British Empire
  • The abolition of slavery
  • Which novelist was George Eliot heavily influenced by?

  • Anthony Trollope
  • Sir Walter Scott (correct)
  • Charles Dickens
  • Jane Austen
  • What sets George Eliot's novels apart from those of Dickens and Thackeray?

  • Their focus on urban life
  • Their focus on rural life (correct)
  • Their use of supernatural elements
  • Their focus on the aristocracy
  • What was George Eliot's view of the Gospels?

    <p>As 'histories consisting of mingled truth and fiction'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the occupation of the protagonist in George Eliot's novel 'Adam Bede'?

    <p>A carpenter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of Hetty Sorrel's actions in 'Adam Bede'?

    <p>She is arrested and put on trial for infanticide</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was George Eliot's literary rival during her time?

    <p>Anthony Trollope</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was George Eliot's role in the Westminster Review journal?

    <p>Writer and editor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the focus of George Eliot's intellectual and moral seriousness in her novels?

    <p>Characters moved by deep spiritual yearnings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the period in which George Eliot's novel 'Adam Bede' is set?

    <p>The early 19th century</p> Signup and view all the answers

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