The Vicar of Wakefield Quizzes

The Vicar of Wakefield Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne · Edited by S.R. Cedars · Last reviewed October 18, 2013

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

1765

1750

1860

1766
2 What nationality was Goldsmith?

Welsh

English

Scottish

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

Ben Jonson

Daniel Defoe

Laurence Sterne

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

sentimental novel

bildungsroman

war novel

autobiography
5 Which Biblical story does the novel most closely evoke?

The story of Job

The Adam and Eve story

The story of Jacob

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

charm

abstruseness

secularism

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:

practical

heroic

stoic

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

Olivia

Moses

Sophia

George
10 On what topic has the vicar published tracts?

politics

children

matrimony

art
11 Who does the vicar first argue with?

Arabella

Deborah

Farmer Williams

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

The vicar learns he has lost his fortune.

Olivia is kidnapped.

George leaves the family.

The vicar falls ill.
13 Which child is sent away before the family moves to the new town?

Moses

Sophia

Olivia

George
14 Word of mouth about Squire Thornhill suggests he is:

known to disguise himself

very religious

fond of the ladies

an excellent huntsman
15 Mr. Burchell is all of the following EXCEPT:

intelligent

poor

wealthy

attractive
16 Who does Mr. Burchell rescue from drowning?

Olivia

Sophia

Deborah

Moses
17 What disturbs the vicar about the family's first church visit in the new town?

The church is homely.

He does not care for his parishioners.

The ladies want to dress up.

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

Mr. Burchell

Squire Thornhill

Ephraim Jenkinson

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

his arrogance

his opinions

his attention to Sophia

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

Moses

the vicar

Deborah

Olivia
21 Who sings a ballad to the family?

Squire Thornhill

Solomon Flamborough

Mr. Burchell

Farmer Williams
22 Who is the most excited about the squire's attentions to Olivia?

Deborah

the vicar

Moses

Sophia
23 All of the following statements about the "fashionable ladies" are true EXCEPT:

they have impeccable reputations

the Primrose girls want to be like them

they talk of high-minded things

they are the Squire's friends
24 The family begins to feel __________ when attention is paid to them by the squire and the fashionable ladies.

spiritual

intelligent

moral

prideful
25 Who predicts the futures of Olivia and Sophia?

a friend

a priest

Squire Thornhill

a gypsy

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