History and Society
What year did Queen Victoria's reign begin?
1837
What was the dominant faith in much of Victorian Britain? (Bonus 100 for specifc answer)
Christianity or Anglicanism.
What literary form uses characters and events to tell a story?
Narrative fiction.
What Charles Dickens novel features an orphan who asks for more food in a workhouse?
Oliver Twist.
What famous detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle became an enduring symbol of logical reasoning?
Sherlock Holmes.
This Victorian era event moved manufacturing from homes to factories.
The Industrial Revolution.
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
What literary movement emphasized emotion, imagination, nature, and individual experience before the Victorian era?
Romanticism.
What Charlotte Brontë novel follows an orphaned governess who develops a relationship with Mr. Rochester?
Jane Eyre.
What novel about a scientist who creates a living being continues to influence modern horror and science fiction?
Frankenstein.
What was the social class of wealthy business owners known as?
The bourgeoisie.
What scientist proposed the three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation, helping establish the scientific worldview that influenced later thinkers?
Issac Newton.
What literary approach portrays everyday life and society in recognizable detail?
Realism.
What Charles Dickens novel follows Pip, an orphan whose mysterious benefactor funds his rise in society?
Great Expectations.
What author wrote A Christmas Carol, a story that helped shape modern Christmas traditions?
Charles Dickens.
What are some social issues that were a result of industrial progress often referenced in Victorian Literature?
Child labor, social inequality, urban poverty, etc.
What Victorian era invention allowed for the mass printing of books and other text.
The Rotary Press.
What literary device exaggerated situations to criticize social problems?
Satire.
What Robert Louis Stevenson novella explores the divided nature of human identity through a doctor and his alter ego?
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
What term describes the lasting influence of Victorian writers on later literature and popular culture?
Literary legacy.
What social constructs determined the ranks of people within Victorian Society?
Gender and Class.
What term describes the belief that the universe and life were created by God, which came into conflict with some scientific interpretations of evolution during the Victorian era?
Creationism.
This Victorian literary movement emphasized beauty and art for its own sake?
Aestheticism.
What Oscar Wilde novel follows a man whose portrait reflects the corruption of his life while his appearance remains youthful?
The Picture of Dorian Gray.
What term describes the belief that social position can improve through education, work, or wealth?
Social mobility.