Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) Quiz

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1) When was Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) born?
a) 22 November 1819
b) 14 May 1799
c) 1 October 1820
d) 5 January 1821

2) Why did Mary Anne Evans write under the name George Eliot?
a) At that time writing was considered a male profession.
b) She was living in disguise as a man.
c) She considered herself a man in a woman’s body.
d) She wanted equality for men and women.

3) Which magazine did Mary Anne Evans edit for two years?
a) Wall Street Journal
b) Current
c) Imprint
d) Westminster Review

4) Which book of Ludwig Feuerbach was translated by Mary Anne Evans and published in 1854?
a) The Kingdom of God is within you.
b) Either Or
c) Essence of Christianity
d) Why I am a Christian?

5) Who steals gold in Silas Marner?
a) Godfrey
b) Dunstan
c) Molly
d) Eppie

6) Whom did Mary Anne Evans marry?
a) George Lewes
b) John Cross
c) John Chapman
d) John Stuart Mill

7) Which novel was written first by Mary Anne Evans?
a) Adam Bede
b) Scenes of Clerical Life
c) Daniel Deronda
d) Romola

8) Which novel of Mary Anne Evans is considered her greatest?
a) The Mill on the Floss
b) Silas Marner
c) Middlemarch
d) Romola

9) When did Mary Anne Evans die?
a) 31 December 1900
b) 22 December 1880
c) 15 August 1860
d) 19 March 1865

10) Where was Mary Anne Evans buried?
a) Westminster Abbey
b) Highgate Cemetery
c) Arlington National Cemetery
d) Notre Dame Cemetery

Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) Quiz Answers

1) When was Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) born?
a) 22 November 1819

2) Why did Mary Anne Evans write under the name George Eliot?
a) At that time writing was considered a male profession.

3) Which magazine did Mary Anne Evans edit for two years?
d) Westminster Review

4) Which book of Ludwig Feuerbach was translated by Mary Anne Evans and published in 1854?
c) Essence of Christianity

5) Who steals gold in Silas Marner?
b) Dunstan

6) Whom did Mary Anne Evans marry?
b) John Cross

7) Which novel was written first by Mary Anne Evans?
b) Scenes of Clerical Life

8) Which novel of Mary Anne Evans is considered her greatest?
c) Middlemarch

9) When did Mary Anne Evans die?
b) 22 December 1880

10) Where was Mary Anne Evans buried?
b) Highgate Cemetery