The Vicar of Wakefield Quizzes

The Vicar of Wakefield Quiz 1

1 What year was I[The Vicar of Wakefield] published?
1860

1765

1766

1750
2 What nationality was Goldsmith?
English

Welsh

Scottish

Irish
3 Who was instrumental in publishing Goldsmith's manuscript?
Laurence Sterne

Ben Jonson

Daniel Defoe

Samuel Johnson
4 The novel's genre is closest to a:
autobiography

war novel

bildungsroman

sentimental novel
5 Which Biblical story does the novel most closely evoke?
The story of Job

The story of Paul

The story of Jacob

The Adam and Eve story
6 The quality of the novel most lauded by early critics was its:
secularism

charm

abstruseness

depth
7 The vicar's eldest child is:
Moses

Sophia

Olivia

George
8 The names given to the vicar's daughters can be described as:
romantic

stoic

heroic

practical
9 Who is the most educated of the vicar's children?
Moses

Sophia

George

Olivia
10 On what topic has the vicar published tracts?
art

children

politics

matrimony
11 Who does the vicar first argue with?
Farmer Williams

Arabella

Mr. Wilmot

Deborah
12 What happens after the dissolution of George and Arabella's engagement?
Olivia is kidnapped.

The vicar falls ill.

The vicar learns he has lost his fortune.

George leaves the family.
13 Which child is sent away before the family moves to the new town?
Sophia

Olivia

George

Moses
14 Word of mouth about Squire Thornhill suggests he is:
fond of the ladies

an excellent huntsman

known to disguise himself

very religious
15 Mr. Burchell is all of the following EXCEPT:
intelligent

poor

wealthy

attractive
16 Who does Mr. Burchell rescue from drowning?
Olivia

Moses

Deborah

Sophia
17 What disturbs the vicar about the family's first church visit in the new town?
The ladies want to dress up.

He does not care for his parishioners.

The church is homely.

It is too far a walk.
18 Who does the family first encounter near the honeysuckle seat?
Ephraim Jenkinson

Squire Thornhill

Mr. Burchell

Solomon Flamborough
19 What does the vicar begin to dislike about Mr. Burchell?
his arrogance

his opinions

his attention to Olivia

his attention to Sophia
20 Who is the most initially hesitant about the squire?
Deborah

the vicar

Olivia

Moses
21 Who sings a ballad to the family?
Farmer Williams

Solomon Flamborough

Squire Thornhill

Mr. Burchell
22 Who is the most excited about the squire's attentions to Olivia?
Moses

Sophia

the vicar

Deborah
23 All of the following statements about the "fashionable ladies" are true EXCEPT:
they talk of high-minded things

the Primrose girls want to be like them

they are the Squire's friends

they have impeccable reputations
24 The family begins to feel __________ when attention is paid to them by the squire and the fashionable ladies.
prideful

moral

spiritual

intelligent
25 Who predicts the futures of Olivia and Sophia?
Squire Thornhill

a friend

a gypsy

a priest

Predicts the futures of Olivia and Sophia in vicar of Wakefield

I'm not sure what you are asking here. Do you mean a character that predicts the futures of Olivia and Sophia?

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The Vicar of Wakefield

GradeSaver has a complete study guide, which includes a short summary readily available for your use.

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What’s the main theme?

The main themes in the novel, The Vicar of Wakefield, include prudence, fortitude, religion, disguise and deception, family and social class. Each of these themes are discussed in detail on GradeSaver's theme page in the study guide.

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The Vicar of Wakefield

by Oliver Goldsmith

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