Online Test: Hard Times

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1. 'Hard Times' was published in _______

Type the year i.e. 2023

2 points

2. The full title of the novel 'Hard Times' is ___________

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Hard Times: The Banished Cavalier

Hard Times: For These Times

Hard Times

Hard Times: The Letter Killeth

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3. The novel 'Hard Times' surveys English society and satirises the social and economic conditions of the era. True or False?

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4. Hard Times is Dickens's only novel not to have scenes set in _____. Instead the story is set in the fictitious Victorian industrial _______ .

2 points

London, Coketown

America, Pepsitown

Australia, Beertown

India, Sosyotown

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5. Match

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Considered Hard Times as the best of his works

Considered Hard Times as bad novel

F R Leavis

J B Priestley

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6. Critics such as George Bernard Shaw and Thomas Macaulay have mainly focused on Dickens's treatment of trade unions and his post–Industrial Revolution pessimism regarding the divide between capitalist mill owners and undervalued workers during the Victorian era. True or False?

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True

False

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7. The novel 'Hard Times' is written in three parts. Identify the name of the three parts:

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Harvesting

Sowing

Reaping

Seeding

Growing

Garnering

8. Match

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Times_(novel)

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an unsurpassed "critique of industrial society",

"the harshest of his stories"

"generous anger"

exploration of important social questions

George Orwell

G K Chesterton

Walter Allen

John Ruskin

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9. Mrs. Pegler is the mother of which character?

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Gradgrind

Sissy

Stephen

Bounderby

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10. Who robs the bank?

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Stephen

Tom

Sissy

Mrs. Sparsit

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11. What is the common name for poor Coketown factory workers?

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Cogs

Scum

Hands

Proles

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12. Sissy believes her father abandoned her for what reason?

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Her own best interest

To elope with a Frenchwoman

Grief over her mother’s death

A desire to see the world

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13. What is Bounderby’s son’s name?

2 points

Bitzer

Tom

James Harthouse

Bounderby has no son

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14. What was Dickens's first novel?

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The Pickwick Papers

Oliver Twist

Nicholas Nickleby

Hard Times

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15. Who, after the events of the novel, ends up marrying and having a large, loving family?

2 points

Bounderby

Louisa

Sissy

Tom

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16. Who is revealed to be Mr. Bounderby's mother?

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Mrs. Gradgrind

Mrs. Bounderby

Mrs. Pegler

Mrs. Sparsit

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17. Who is initially a bully at Gradgrind's school, and later becomes an employee and a spy at Bounderby's bank?

2 points

Slackbridge

Tom

Bitzer

Stephen

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18. By the end of the novel, Mr. Gradgrind has changed his philosophy, "making his facts and figures subservient to ___."

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Children, home, and family

Peace and tranquility

Fate and time

Faith, hope, and charity

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19. How does Louisa not conform to the Victorian ideal of femininity?

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She seems emotionless

She is poorly educated

She is unattractive

She is outspoken

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20. Bounderby's attitude is representative of the social changes created by ___.

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Imperialism

The Enlightenment

Industrialization

Communism

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21. Which of these characters is of the working class?

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Josiah Bounderby

James Harthouse

Stephen Blackpool

Tom Gradgrind

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22. How are the trails of smoke that billow from the factory smokestacks described?

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Banners

Serpents

Stains

Tails

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23. Who does Mr. Gradgrind hire to become a teacher at his school?

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Mr. Pumblechook

Mr. McChoakumchild

Mr. Tulkinghorn

Mr. Gulpidge

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24. What is Stephen Blackpool's job at the factory?

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Shipping clerk

Loom operator

Cart driver

Furnace stoker

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25. According to Bounderby, who are the only people who can receive divorces?

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Protestants

The wealthy

Immigrants

The educated

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26. Louisa is sure that she does not love Mr. Bounderby, but she agrees to marry him anyway, because, as she says ____.

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"Love isn't real"

"Love may still grow"

"That is life"

"What does it matter"

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27. Why does Mr. Bounderby want to take his honeymoon in Lyons?

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To impress Louisa

To save money

To visit family

To observe factories

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28. Why is Stephen dismissed from his job?

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He won't spy for Bounderby

He's always late

He's stolen tools

He's a drunk

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29. How much money is stolen from the bank?

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750 pounds

300 pounds

250 pounds

150 pounds

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30. Where does Mrs. Sparsit observe Louisa and Mr. Harthouse in an intimate conversation?

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In a garden

In a graveyard

In the forest

At the circus

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31. Mr. Gradgrind regrets he cannot help his daughter in her crisis because he never learned, "the wisdom of ___."

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The family

Patience

Time

The heart

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32. What is the name of the mining pit that Stephen falls into?

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Old Hell Shaft

The Devil's Throat

Long Drop

The Black Hole

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33. Who is the author of the text and what is his opinion of Dickens's novel "Hard Times"?

Read article by J B Priestley to get this and below given question no. 33, 34, 35, and 36
https://blog.dilipbarad.com/2021/02/hard-times-charles-dickens.html

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A) The author is Charles Dickens, and he praise "Hard Times" as a masterpiece.

B) The author is F. R. Leavis, and he appreciated "Hard Times" as the only Dickens novel worth reading was Hard Times

C) The author is a Cambridge pundit, and he recommend "Hard Times" as Dickens's best work.

D) The author is a literary critic, and he suggest that "Hard Times" is worth reading for its political-economic ideology.

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34. According to the text, what is the author's (J.B. Priestley's) assessment of "Hard Times" in comparison to other Dickens novels?

Read article by J B Priestley to get this and below given question no. 33, 34, 35, and 36
https://blog.dilipbarad.com/2021/02/hard-times-charles-dickens.html

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A) "Hard Times" is Dickens's best novel.

B) "Hard Times" falls below the standard set by Dickens's later works.

C) "Hard Times" is Dickens's most melodramatic novel.

D) "Hard Times" is the most grotesque and poetic of Dickens's novels.

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35. Why does the author believe that Charles Dickens did not accurately depict industrial England in "Hard Times"?

Read article by J B Priestley to get this and below given question no. 33, 34, 35, and 36
https://blog.dilipbarad.com/2021/02/hard-times-charles-dickens.html

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A) Dickens had extensive knowledge of industrial England.

B) Dickens visited Birmingham and Preston during strikes.

C) Dickens accurately portrayed industrial society in Coketown.

D) Dickens only saw industrial England from a railway train.

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36. How does the author describe Coketown in "Hard Times"?

Read article by J B Priestley to get this and below given question no. 33, 34, 35, and 36
https://blog.dilipbarad.com/2021/02/hard-times-charles-dickens.html

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A) Coketown is a place full of warm personal relationships.

B) Coketown is a representation of arts, skills, and creativity.

C) Coketown is portrayed as a merely horrible appearance.

D) Coketown is a vibrant and lively industrial city.

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37. Assertion: In "Hard Times," Mr. Thomas Gradgrind is portrayed as a staunch advocate of utilitarianism. Reason: Mr. Gradgrind believes that facts and statistics should be the sole basis for education and decision-making.

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A. Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.

B. Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

C. The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

D. The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

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38. Assertion: Louisa Gradgrind's marriage to Mr. Bounderby is a pivotal event in the novel. Reason: Louisa's marriage to Bounderby illustrates the consequences of utilitarian values on personal happiness and relationships.

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A. Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.

B. Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

C. The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

D. The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

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39. Assertion: The character of Sissy Jupe represents the emotional and imaginative aspects that are suppressed in the utilitarian society depicted in "Hard Times." Reason: Sissy's background as a circus performer allows her to bring a sense of creativity and empathy into the lives of the Gradgrind family.

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A. Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.

B. Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

C. The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

D. The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

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40. Assertion: Stephen Blackpool's struggles in the novel highlight the harsh working conditions and lack of workers' rights during the industrial revolution. Reason: Stephen's desire to leave Coketown and his inability to do so due to a legal contract exemplify the challenges faced by the working class in the 19th-century industrial society.

3 points

A. Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.

B. Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

C. The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

D. The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

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41. Assertion: The character of Mr. Sleary and his circus troupe serve as a contrast to the mechanized and rigid world of Coketown. Reason: Mr. Sleary's circus represents freedom, joy, and spontaneity, which are lacking in the utilitarian society depicted in the novel.

3 points

A. Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.

B. Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

C. The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

D. The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

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42. Which Bollywood film was discussed to see the parallel with the thematic concern ('Head and Heart') of 'Hard Times'?

2 points

Agnihotri's The Vaccine War

Imtiyaz Ali's Tamasha

Atlee's Jawan

Option 4

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43. Which of the following points are discussed in the video ' Understanding Hard Times: An Analytic Note by F.R Leavis/The Great Tradition'

https://blog.dilipbarad.com/2021/02/hard-times-charles-dickens.html - video posted here

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The novel had complete seriousness that could excite the adult matured people

TIght story, clear symbolism, moral values, sharp dialogues, natural style and convincing denouement.

Captures Dickens's moral vision

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