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Quiz about A Tale of Two Halves
Quiz about A Tale of Two Halves

A Tale of Two Halves Trivia Quiz


Match the endings of these titles of works by Charles Dickens with the beginnings. Common shortened versions of titles are used.

A matching quiz by KentQuizzer. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
KentQuizzer
Time
3 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
380,374
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
10 / 10
Plays
1110
Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (10/10), Guest 146 (10/10), Guest 171 (10/10).
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QuestionsChoices
1. David  
  Times
2. Oliver  
  Twist
3. Great  
  Drood
4. Bleak  
  Expectations
5. Hard  
  Copperfield
6. Barnaby  
  Rudge
7. The Pickwick  
  Papers
8. A Tale of Two  
  House
9. A Christmas  
  Carol
10. Edwin  
  Cities





Select each answer

1. David
2. Oliver
3. Great
4. Bleak
5. Hard
6. Barnaby
7. The Pickwick
8. A Tale of Two
9. A Christmas
10. Edwin

Most Recent Scores
Oct 27 2024 : Guest 2: 10/10
Oct 08 2024 : Guest 146: 10/10
Oct 01 2024 : Guest 171: 10/10
Sep 30 2024 : Guest 212: 10/10
Sep 28 2024 : Guest 172: 10/10
Sep 27 2024 : Guest 35: 10/10
Sep 26 2024 : Guest 70: 10/10
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Sep 21 2024 : Guest 104: 10/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. David

Answer: Copperfield

Charles Dickens came up with at least fourteen versions of the title, including "The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any Account)". For this quiz, let's stick with "David Copperfield"!
2. Oliver

Answer: Twist

The second part of the full title "Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress" suggests parallels with "The Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan and caricatures by William Hogarth ("A Rake's Progress" and "A Harlot's Progress").
3. Great

Answer: Expectations

Major characters include Philip Pirrip ("Pip"), Abel Magwitch, Miss Havisham and Estella. "Great Expectations" was very popular, although Thomas Carlyle apparently referred to it as "all that Pip's nonsense"!
4. Bleak

Answer: House

"Bleak House" features the long-running fictional court case of "Jarndyce v Jarndyce" about a large inheritance. Various real-life cases are thought to have contributed to the core theme, including that relating to Charles Day (which Dickens referred to in a letter) and Jennens v Jennens (which was only halfway through its 117-year run when "Bleak House" was published).
5. Hard

Answer: Times

"Hard Times" was Dickens' shortest novel, set in a fictional mill town - "Coketown" - in northern England. It looked at the social and economic issues of the time and provided a vehicle for Dickens to attack the philosophy of Utilitarianism, with which he disagreed. He aimed to use the satire as a way to improve working conditions in factories.
6. Barnaby

Answer: Rudge

"Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty" was set during London's Gordon Riots of 1780. It is one of Dickens' less popular works. Barnaby's pet raven, Grip, was part of the inspiration for Edgar Allan Poe to write his poem "The Raven".
7. The Pickwick

Answer: Papers

The original title of Dickens' first novel was "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Containing a Faithful Record of the Perambulations, Perils, Travels, Adventures and Sporting Transactions of the Corresponding Members". One theory is that Dickens took the name "Pickwick" from the family running a coaching business and inn in Bath, whose ancestor was a foundling named after the Pickwick district of nearby Corsham.
8. A Tale of Two

Answer: Cities

This was set in London and Paris around the time of the French Revolution. Dickens was heavily influenced by Thomas Carlyle's major authoritative work "The French Revolution: A History".
9. A Christmas

Answer: Carol

"A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas." is an extremely popular work. Characters include Ebenezer Scrooge, the ghost of Jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit and "Tiny Tim". It was published in 1843 and has provided the inspiration for a remarkable range of adaptations and parodies across a wide variety of formats.
10. Edwin

Answer: Drood

"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" was unfinished when Charles Dickens died in 1870. The setting, Cloisterham, is based on Rochester in Kent. Dickens knew the area very well and died at nearby Gads Hill Place.
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