mid test 2 ( Thomas Hardy ) metadata

Instructions

Listen to the audio or watch the video carefully, then answer all questions below. Choose the correct option for each question. You can replay the media as many times as needed.

Listening Resources

Listen and Comprehend

Audio Lesson

Comprehension Questions

Test Your Understanding

1 Where was Thomas Hardy born?

a) London

b) Dorset, England

c) Manchester

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2 What was Hardy’s profession at the age of sixteen?

a) Writer

b) Architect

c) Poet

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3 What did Hardy begin to do during his busy years in London?

a) Travel

b) Write

c) Travel

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4 When did Hardy start writing his first novel?

a) After returning to Dorset

b) During his time in London

c) At the age of sixteen

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5 Between which years were Hardy’s successful novels published?

a) 1840 to 1870

b) 1897 to 1928

c) 1874 to 1896

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6 What else did Hardy write for the rest of his life besides novels?

a) Poetry and autobiography

b) Short stories and plays

c) Biographies and letters

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7 When did Thomas Hardy die?

a) 1900

b) 1928

c) 1950

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8 Who encouraged Hardy in his education?

a) His teacher

b) His father

c) His mother

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9 What is Thomas Hardy best known for?

a) His vivid descriptions of rural England

b) His works on city life

c) His architectural designs

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10 Which of the following is true about Hardy?

a) He only wrote novels

b) He was a poet and a novelist

c) He was mainly known for his architectural work

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11 At the age of sixteen, he trained to work as an architect in London." Expressing

a) Expressing a desire.

b) Making a suggestion.

c) an action taken in the past.

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