The Vicar of Wakefield Quizzes

The Vicar of Wakefield Quiz 1

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

1750

1766

1765
2 What nationality was Goldsmith?
English

Irish

Scottish

Welsh
3 Who was instrumental in publishing Goldsmith's manuscript?
Ben Jonson

Laurence Sterne

Daniel Defoe

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

autobiography

sentimental novel

bildungsroman
5 Which Biblical story does the novel most closely evoke?
The story of Paul

The story of Jacob

The Adam and Eve story

The story of Job
6 The quality of the novel most lauded by early critics was its:
depth

charm

abstruseness

secularism
7 The vicar's eldest child is:
Moses

George

Sophia

Olivia
8 The names given to the vicar's daughters can be described as:
heroic

romantic

stoic

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

George

Olivia

Moses
10 On what topic has the vicar published tracts?
matrimony

children

politics

art
11 Who does the vicar first argue with?
Arabella

Farmer Williams

Deborah

Mr. Wilmot
12 What happens after the dissolution of George and Arabella's engagement?
George leaves the family.

The vicar falls ill.

The vicar learns he has lost his fortune.

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

Sophia

Olivia

Moses
14 Word of mouth about Squire Thornhill suggests he is:
very religious

fond of the ladies

an excellent huntsman

known to disguise himself
15 Mr. Burchell is all of the following EXCEPT:
wealthy

poor

intelligent

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

Sophia

Moses

Deborah
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?
Solomon Flamborough

Ephraim Jenkinson

Squire Thornhill

Mr. Burchell
19 What does the vicar begin to dislike about Mr. Burchell?
his attention to Sophia

his attention to Olivia

his arrogance

his opinions
20 Who is the most initially hesitant about the squire?
Moses

Olivia

the vicar

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

Mr. Burchell

Squire Thornhill

Solomon Flamborough
22 Who is the most excited about the squire's attentions to Olivia?
Deborah

Moses

the vicar

Sophia
23 All of the following statements about the "fashionable ladies" are true EXCEPT:
they are the Squire's friends

they have impeccable reputations

the Primrose girls want to be like them

they talk of high-minded things
24 The family begins to feel __________ when attention is paid to them by the squire and the fashionable ladies.
prideful

intelligent

moral

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

a priest

a friend

a gypsy

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

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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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