The Charles Dickens Tour Quiz
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His father was?
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A lawyer
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A publican
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A civil servant
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A vicar
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A short quiz for those who have taken the Charles Dickens Walk. See if you can live up to our Great Expectations!
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When Charles was eleven he went to work in?
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A shoe polish factory
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A solicitor's office
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A workhouse
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A clothing warehouse
Correct Answer
A. A shoe polish factory -
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His most autobiographical novel was?
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A Tale of Two Cities
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The Story of My Life
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Great Expectations
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David Copperfield
Correct Answer
A. David Copperfield -
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Charles Dickens was born in?
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London
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Rochester
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Portsmouth
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Paris
Correct Answer
A. Portsmouth -
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His original alias "Boz" came from?
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A poster he saw in London
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A character in The Vicar of Wakefield
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His next door neighbour's cat
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His wife's Budgie
Correct Answer
A. A character in The Vicar of Wakefield -
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In 1837 he moved to?
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Tavistock Square
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Doughty Street
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Kent
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Italy
Correct Answer
A. Doughty Street -
- 7.
His first book Pickwick Papers was in fact begun by?
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Oliver Goldmsith
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Robert Seymour
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His father John
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Mr William Hall
Correct Answer
A. Robert Seymour -
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The original illustrator of Pickwick Papers was called Phiz?
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. False -
- 9.
Little Dorrit's first name was?
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Susan
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Claire
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Nell
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Amy
Correct Answer
A. Amy -
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Having mastered shorthand he initially became a freelance reporter in?
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The Houses of Parliament
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Doctors Commons
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The Old Bailey
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The Lord Chancellor's Court
Correct Answer
A. Doctors Commons -
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