Quiz on David Copperfield
BALLB II Semester
(Answers are marked in Red)
1) What is the name of Dora’s dog?
a) Tommy
b) Jip
1) What is the name of Dora’s dog?
a) Tommy – Tommy Traddles is David’s friend
b) Jip
2) Which one out of the following phrases is
characteristic of Mr. Micawber and thus used by
him frequently?
a) “something will turn up”
b) “I am much too ‘umble for that!”
2) Which one out of the following phrases is
characteristic of Mr. Micawber and thus used by
him frequently?
a) “something will turn up”
b) “I am much too ‘umble for that!” – It is Uriah
Heep who keeps refering to his “humbleness”
3) Where does Steerforth die?
a) Naples, Italy
b) Yarmouth
3) Where does Steerforth die?
a) Naples, Italy
b) Yarmouth
4) How does Ham die?
a) By drowning
b) Due to a sudden illness
4) How does Ham die?
a) By drowning
b) Due to a sudden illness
5) Whose help do Mr. Peggotty and David take
to find Little Emily?
a) Miss Mowcher
b) Martha
5) Whose help do Mr. Peggotty and David ask for
to find Little Emily?
a) Miss Mowcher
b) Martha
6) Who is Miss Mowcher professionally?
a) A teacher
b) A travelling hair-dresser
6) Who is Miss Mowcher professionally?
a) A teacher
b) A travelling hair-dresser
7) David is sent to _________ following his
mother’s death.
a) Salem House
b) work at a wine bottling company co-owned
by Mr. Murdstone
c) Aunt Betsey’s house
7) David is sent to _________ following his
mother’s death.
a) Salem House
b) work at a wine bottling company co-owned
by Mr. Murdstone
c) Aunt Betsey’s house
8) How many children do David and Agnes have?
a) At least five
b) At least three
8) How many children do David and Agnes have?
a) At least five
b) At least three
9) Which British colony is Jack Maldon sent to
due to Dr. Strong’s efforts, but from which he
returns soon?
a) India
b) Australia
9) Which British colony is Jack Maldon sent to
due to Dr. Strong’s efforts, but from which he
returns soon?
a) India
b) Australia
10) What is Tommy Traddles’ profession?
a) Writer
b) Lawyer
10) What is Tommy Traddles’ profession?
a) Writer
b) Lawyer
11) In which British colony does Mr. Mell finally
find success?
a) India
b) Australia
12) “There can be no disparity in marriage like
unsuitability of mind and purpose.” Which one out of the
following female characters speaks these words in the
novel when we first come across them in the text?
a) Dora
b) Agnes
c) Martha
d) Mrs. Gummidge
e) Annie/Mrs. Strong
f) Aunt Betsey
12) “There can be no disparity in marriage like
unsuitability of mind and purpose.” Which one out of the
following female characters speaks these words in the
novel when we first come across them in the text?
a) Dora
b) Agnes
c) Martha
d) Mrs. Gummidge
e) Annie/Mrs. Strong
f) Aunt Betsey
13) Who goes to visit Little Emily in Martha’s
room before the arrival of Mr. Peggotty?
a) Rosa Dartle
b) Littimer
c) Mrs. Steerforth
13) Who goes to visit Little Emily in Martha’s
room before the arrival of Mr. Peggotty?
a) Rosa Dartle
b) Littimer
c) Mrs. Steerforth
14) __________ and _________ were the two
“interesting penitents” shown to David and
Traddles when they visit a prison house at
________’s invitation.
a) Mr. Creakle, Littimer, Uriah Heep
b) Uriah Heep, Littimer, Mr. Creakle
c) Uriah Heep, Littimer, Mr. Chillip
d) Mr. Chillip, Mr. Creakle, Uriah Heep
14) __________ and _________ were the two
“interesting penitents” shown to David and
Traddles when they visit a prison house at
________’s invitation.
a) Mr. Creakle, Littimer, Uriah Heep
b) Uriah Heep, Littimer, Mr. Creakle
c) Uriah Heep, Littimer, Mr. Chillip
d) Mr. Chillip, Mr. Creakle, Uriah Heep
15) Which one out of the following characters
tells Mr. Spenlow about David and Dora’s
relationship?
a) Julia Mills
b) Agnes
c) Miss Murdstone
15) Which one out of the following characters
tells Mr. Spenlow about David and Dora’s
relationship?
a) Julia Mills
b) Agnes
c) Miss Murdstone
16) Who informs Mrs. Steerforth about her son’s
death?
a) Littimer
b) Miss Mowcher
c) David
16) Who informs Mrs. Steerforth about her son’s
death?
a) Littimer
b) Miss Mowcher
c) David
17) Which one out of the following characters
played a major role in Littimer’s arrest?
a) Julia Mills
b) Mr. Micawber
c) Miss Mowcher
d) Ham
17) Which one out of the following characters
played a major role in Littimer’s arrest?
a) Julia Mills
b) Mr. Micawber
c) Miss Mowcher
d) Ham
18) David runs away from London to meet Aunt
Betsey, who lived in ______.
a) Canterbury
b) Dover
18) David runs away from London to meet Aunt
Betsey, who lived in ______.
a) Canterbury
b) Dover
19) By the end of the novel, David had become
famous ______.
a) Political Journalist
b) Fiction writer
c) Proctor
19) By the end of the novel, David had become
famous ______.
a) Political Journalist
b) Fiction writer
c) Proctor
20) Is David Copperfield a Kunstlerroman?
a) Yes
b) No
20) Is David Copperfield a Kunstlerroman?
a) Yes
b) No
