Lesson 2.1.6
2.1.6 Silas Marner – George Eliot Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 2
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Who wrote Silas Marner?
- Jane Austen
- Charlotte Brontë
- George Eliot
- Elizabeth Gaskell
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What is Silas's trade?
- Carpenter
- Miller
- Blacksmith
- Weaver
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Where does Silas settle after leaving Lantern Yard?
- Raveloe
- Shepperton
- Stonebridge
- Bramcote
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What does Silas hoard in his cottage?
- Gold coins
- Land deeds
- Old books
- Jewels
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Who steals Silas's gold?
- Dunstan Cass
- Jem Rodney
- Godfrey Cass
- Squire Cass
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Who is the child Silas adopts?
- Eppie
- Nancy
- Molly
- Dolly
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Who is Eppie's biological father?
- Squire Cass
- Dunstan Cass
- Godfrey Cass
- Jem Rodney
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Where was Silas wrongly accused of theft?
- Raveloe village
- Bramcote Farm
- Lantern Yard
- Stonebridge mill
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Why is Silas Marner isolated when he first arrives in Raveloe?
- Suspicious villagers
- Severe deafness
- Voluntary monkhood
- Royal exile
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How does Eppie transform Silas's life in Silas Marner?
- Starting a business
- Making him wealthy
- Teaching him reading
- Restoring human connection
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Why does Silas keep his hoard of gold in Silas Marner?
- Substitute for comfort
- Saving for travel
- Donating to church
- Paying his taxes
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What does Silas's loom primarily symbolise in Silas Marner?
- Industrial wealth
- Divine punishment
- Village harmony
- Isolated routine
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What is the Raveloe community's attitude to outsiders?
- Suspicious and gossipy
- Warm and welcoming
- Indifferent to everyone
- Generous and open-handed
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What does the Lantern Yard episode reveal about Silas's past?
- Family abandonment
- Accidental arson
- Financial ruin
- Betrayed faith
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How does Silas Marner conclude?
- Silas moving abroad
- Gold never found
- Silas becoming wealthy
- Happy family life
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What is a central theme explored in Silas Marner?
- Human connection redemption
- Foreign exploration
- Scientific progress
- Political revolution
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Which historical context shapes the setting of Silas Marner?
- Elizabethan theatre
- Victorian imperialism
- Early industrialisation
- English Civil War
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What narrative technique does George Eliot employ in Silas Marner?
- Omniscient narrator
- First-person diary
- Unreliable narrator
- Epistolary letters
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What does the stolen gold symbolise to Silas Marner initially?
- Idolised wealth
- Hard labour
- Family honour
- Divine grace
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What primary moral message does Eliot convey in Silas Marner?
- Wealth brings happiness
- Nature heals all
- Religion solves grief
- Community over isolation
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