David Copperfield –  MCQS

Given below are Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) with their answers based on the novel “David Copperfield” by Charles Dickens:

Q 1. Who is the author of the novel “David Copperfield”?
a) Charles Dickens
b) William Shakespeare
c) Jane Austen
d) George Orwell
Answer: a) Charles Dickens

Q. 2 What is the name of the protagonist in the novel?
a) David Copperfield
b) Daniel Copperfield
c) Charles Copperfield
d) Michael Copperfield
Answer: a) David Copperfield

Q 3. Where does David Copperfield spend his childhood?
a) London
b) Canterbury
c) Yarmouth
d) Blunderstone
Answer: d) Blunderstone

Q. 4 Who is David Copperfield’s stepfather?
a) Mr. Murdstone
b) Mr. Micawber
c) Mr. Peggotty
d) Mr. Creakle
Answer: a) Mr. Murdstone

Q. 5 Who becomes David Copperfield’s close friend at Salem House?
a) James Steerforth
b) Uriah Heep
c) Tommy Traddles
d) Wilkins Micawber
Answer: c) Tommy Traddles

Q. 6 What is the name of David Copperfield’s first love interest?
a) Agnes Wickfield
b) Dora Spenlow
c) Clara Peggotty
d) Emily
Answer: b) Dora Spenlow

Q 7. Who is David Copperfield’s second wife?
a) Agnes Wickfield
b) Dora Spenlow
c) Clara Peggotty
d) Emily
Answer: a) Agnes Wickfield

Q 8. What profession does David Copperfield pursue as an adult?
a) Lawyer
b) Doctor
c) Writer
d) Teacher
Answer: c) Writer

Q 9. Who is David Copperfield’s loyal housekeeper and caretaker?
a) Agnes Wickfield
b) Dora Spenlow
c) Clara Peggotty
d) Emily
Answer: c) Clara Peggotty

Q 10. Who is the villainous character who manipulates David Copperfield’s friend, Uriah Heep?
a) James Steerforth
b) Uriah Heep
c) Mr. Murdstone
d) Rosa Dartle
Answer: d) Rosa Dartle

Q 11. What is the name of the eccentric and debt-ridden family that David Copperfield befriends?
a) Traddles
b) Micawber
c) Peggotty
d) Wickfield
Answer: b) Micawber

Q 12. Who is David Copperfield’s father figure and mentor?
a) Mr. Micawber
b) Mr. Murdstone
c) Mr. Peggotty
d) Mr. Wickfield
Answer: a) Mr. Micawber

Q 13. Identify the character in the novel saying, “Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery”?
a) David Copperfield
b) Mr. Micawber
c) Uriah Heep
d) Tommy Traddles
Answer: b) Mr. Micawber

Q 14. Who is David Copperfield’s childhood nursemaid?
a) Mrs. Micawber
b) Miss Betsey Trotwood
c) Clara Peggotty
d) Rosa Dartle
Answer: c) Clara Peggotty

Q 15. What is the name of the lawyer, who helps David Copperfield with his legal affairs?
a) Mr. Micawber
b) Mr. Murdstone
c) Mr. Wickfield
d) Mr. Spenlow
Answer: c) Mr. Wickfield

Q 16. Who is David Copperfield’s kind and supportive friend throughout his life?
a) James Steerforth
b) Uriah Heep
c) Tommy Traddles
d) Wilkins Micawber
Answer: c) Tommy Traddles

Q 17. What is the name of the abusive headmaster at Salem House?
a) Mr. Micawber
b) Mr. Murdstone
c) Mr. Creakle
d) Mr. Peggotty
Answer: c) Mr. Creakle

Q 18. Who is the wealthy and influential character who betrays David Copperfield?
a) James Steerforth
b) Uriah Heep
c) Tommy Traddles
d) Wilkins Micawber
Answer: a) James Steerforth

Q 19. What is the name of David Copperfield’s childhood home?
a) Blunderstone
b) Salem House
c) Canterbury
d) London
Answer: a) Blunderstone

Q 20. Who is David Copperfield’s childhood friend who dies tragically?
a) James Steerforth
b) Uriah Heep
c) Tommy Traddles
d) Emily
Answer: a) James Steerforth

Q 21. What is the name of the novel’s narrator?
a) David Copperfield
b) Agnes Wickfield
c) Clara Peggotty
d) Wilkins Micawber
Answer: a) David Copperfield

Q 22. What is the profession of David Copperfield’s stepfather, Mr. Murdstone?
a) Lawyer
b) Doctor
c) Schoolteacher
d) Farmer
Answer: a) Lawyer

Q 23. Who is David Copperfield’s devoted and loving mother?
a) Clara Peggotty
b) Agnes Wickfield
c) Dora Spenlow
d) Clara Copperfield
Answer: d) Clara Copperfield

Q 24. Who is the kind and compassionate woman who becomes David Copperfield’s second wife?
a) Dora Spenlow
b) Clara Peggotty
c) Emily
d) Agnes Wickfield
Answer: d) Agnes Wickfield

Q 25. Which character falls into a life of crime and is later redeemed?
a) James Steerforth
b) Uriah Heep
c) Tommy Traddles
d) Ham Peggotty
Answer: b) Uriah Heep

Q 26. Who is David Copperfield’s childhood nursemaid?
a) Mrs. Micawber
b) Miss Betsey Trotwood
c) Clara Peggotty
d) Rosa Dartle
Answer: c) Clara Peggotty

Q 27. Who is the wealthy and influential character who betrays David Copperfield?
a) James Steerforth
b) Uriah Heep
c) Tommy Traddles
d) Wilkins Micawber
Answer: a) James Steerforth

Q 28. Who is David Copperfield’s kind-hearted aunt?
a) Miss Betsey Trotwood
b) Mrs. Micawber
c) Mrs. Peggotty
d) Miss Murdstone
Answer: a) Miss Betsey Trotwood

Q 29. What is the occupation of Mr. Peggotty, Clara Peggotty’s brother?
a) Fisherman
b) Lawyer
c) Teacher
d) Doctor
Answer: a) Fisherman

Q. 30 Who is David Copperfield’s biological father?
a) Mr. Murdstone
b) Mr. Micawber
c) Mr. Peggotty
d) Mr. Copperfield
Answer: d) Mr. Copperfield

Q 31. What is the name of the mysterious man who appears at Miss Betsey Trotwood’s house?
a) James Steerforth
b) Uriah Heep
c) Littimer
d) Mr. Dick
Answer: d) Mr. Dick

Q 32. Who is David Copperfield’s childlike wife?
a) Agnes Wickfield
b) Dora Spenlow
c) Clara Peggotty
d) Emily
Answer: b) Dora Spenlow

Q 33. Who handles David Copperfield’s affairs later in the novel?
a) Mr. Micawber
b) Mr. Murdstone
c) Mr. Spenlow
d) Mr. Traddles
Answer: d) Mr. Traddles

Q 34. Who is David Copperfield’s faithful and loyal servant who marries?
a) Mrs. Gummidge
b) Mrs. Micawber
c) Mrs. Crupp
d) Mrs. Steerforth
Answer: a) Mrs. Gummidge

Q 35. What is the name of David Copperfield’s cruel aunt?
a) Mrs. Micawber
b) Mrs. Murdstone
c) Mrs. Peggotty
d) Mrs. Copperfield
Answer: b) Ms.  Jane Murdstone

Q 36. Who is David Copperfield’s dear friend who works as a clerk in a law firm?
a) James Steerforth
b) Uriah Heep
c) Tommy Traddles
d) Wilkins Micawber
Answer: c) Tommy Traddles

Q 37. What is the name of David Copperfield’s landlord in London?
a) Mr. Micawber
b) Mr. Murdstone
c) Mr. Wickfield
d) Mr. Creakle
Answer: a) Mr. Micawber

Q 38. What happens to David Copperfield’s mother early in the novel?
a) She dies
b) She abandons him
c) She becomes a wealthy woman
d) She becomes a famous actress
Answer: a) She dies

Q 39. Who is the devious and manipulative clerk who seeks to gain power and control over Mr. Wickfield?
a) James Steerforth
b) Uriah Heep
c) Tommy Traddles
d) Wilkins Micawber
Answer: b) Uriah Heep

Q 40. What is the name of the woman who is Rosa Dartle’s companion?
a) Agnes Wickfield
b) Clara Peggotty
c) Emily
d) Martha Endell
Answer: d) Martha Endell

Q 41. Who is David Copperfield’s close friend and confidante throughout his life?
a) James Steerforth
b) Uriah Heep
c) Tommy Traddles
d) Ham Peggotty
Answer: c) Tommy Traddles

Q 42. What is the name of David Copperfield’s demanding employer at Murdstone and Grinby’s?
a) Mr. Micawber
b) Mr. Murdstone
c) Mr. Wickfield
d) Mr. Spenlow
Answer: b) Mr. Murdstone

Q 43. What is the name of the inn where David Copperfield stays while traveling to find his aunt?
a) The Blue Boar
b) The White Hart
c) The Golden Cross
d) The Angel Inn
Answer: a) The Blue Boar

Q 44. Who is the kind-hearted and generous woman who helps David Copperfield when he is in need?
a) Miss Betsey Trotwood
b) Mrs. Micawber
c) Mrs. Peggotty
d) Agnes Wickfield
Answer: c) Mrs. Peggotty

Q 45. What is the name of David Copperfield’s childhood friend who is in love with Emily?
a) James Steerforth
b) Uriah Heep
c) Tommy Traddles
d) Ham Peggotty
Answer: d) Ham Peggotty

Q 46. Who is the eccentric and kind-hearted tenant of Miss Betsey Trotwood?
a) Mr. Micawber
b) Mr. Murdstone
c) Mr. Dick
d) Mr. Peggotty
Answer: c) Mr. Dick

Q 47. What is the name of the school where David Copperfield is sent after leaving Salem House?
a) Canterbury School
b) Yarmouth Academy
c) Doctor Strong’s School
d) Salem House Academy
Answer: a) Doctor Strong’s School

Q 48. Who is David Copperfield’s first love interest in the novel?
a) Agnes Wickfield
b) Dora Spenlow
c) Emily
d) Clara Peggotty
Answer: c) Emily

Q 49. What is the occupation of David Copperfield’s friend, Mr. Micawber?
a) Lawyer
b) Doctor
c) Teacher
d) Clerk
Answer: d) Clerk

Q 50. Who is the elderly gentleman who takes a liking to David Copperfield and helps him in his career?
a) Mr. Micawber
b) Mr. Murdstone
c) Mr. Wickfield
d) Mr. Spenlow
Answer: d) Mr. Spenlow

Q 51. Who is the villainous character who seeks to harm David Copperfield’s aunt?
a) James Steerforth
b) Uriah Heep
c) Littimer
d) Mr. Dick
Answer: c) Littimer

Q 52. What is the name of the young woman who runs away with Steerforth and later faces tragedy?
a) Agnes Wickfield
b) Dora Spenlow
c) Emily
d) Clara Peggotty
Answer: c) Emily

Q 53. What is the name of David Copperfield’s loyal friend who helps him when he faces financial difficulties?
a) James Steerforth
b) Uriah Heep
c) Tommy Traddles
d) Wilkins Micawber
Answer: d) Wilkins Micawber

Q 57. Who is David Copperfield’s kind and understanding second wife?
a) Dora Spenlow
b) Clara Peggotty
c) Emily
d) Agnes Wickfield
Answer: d) Agnes Wickfield

Q 58. In which year was Charles Dickens born?
a) 1809
b) 1812
c) 1816
d) 1820
Answer: a) 1809

Q 59. What was the title of Charles Dickens’s first novel?
a) Great Expectations
b) Oliver Twist
c) The Pickwick Papers
d) David Copperfield
Answer: c) The Pickwick Papers

Q 60. Which of the following novels by Charles Dickens is set during the French Revolution?
a) Bleak House
b) A Tale of Two Cities
c) Little Dorrit
d) Hard Times
Answer: b) A Tale of Two Cities

Q 61. What was the name of Charles Dickens’ wife?
a) Catherine Dickens
b) Mary Dickens
c) Elizabeth Dickens
d) Agnes Dickens
Answer: a) Catherine Dickens

Q 62. Which of the following Dickens novels features the character Ebenezer Scrooge?
a) Bleak House
b) A Christmas Carol
c) Nicholas Nickleby
d) Martin Chuzzlewit
Answer: b) A Christmas Carol

Q 63. In which city was Charles Dickens born?
a) London
b) Liverpool
c) Manchester
d) Portsmouth
Answer: d) Portsmouth

Q 64. What was the pen name used by Charles Dickens when he wrote “A Christmas Carol”?
a) Boz
b) Pip
c) Nemo
d) Phiz
Answer: a) Boz

Q 65. Which Dickens novel features the character of Pip?
a) Our Mutual Friend
b) Bleak House
c) Great Expectations
d) The Old Curiosity Shop
Answer: c) Great Expectations

Q 66. Which Dickens novel is set in a boarding school run by Mr. Creakle?
a) Little Dorrit
b) Hard Times
c) David Copperfield
d) Dombey and Son
Answer: c) David Copperfield

Q 67. What was the title of Charles Dickens’s last completed novel?
a) Our Mutual Friend
b) Bleak House
c) The Mystery of Edwin Drood
d) Hard Times
Answer: a) Our Mutual Friend

Q 68. Which Dickens novel features the character of Miss Havisham?
a) Oliver Twist
b) David Copperfield
c) Great Expectations
d) Martin Chuzzlewit
Answer: c) Great Expectations

Q 69. In which magazine did Dickens publish many of his novels in serialized form?
a) The Strand Magazine
b) Punch
c) Household Words
d) Blackwood’s Magazine
Answer: c) Household Words

Q 70.  Which of the following characters is not from “Oliver Twist”?
a) Fagin
b) Mr. Bumble
c) Nancy
d) Uriah Heep
Answer: d) Uriah Heep

Q 71. In which Dickens novel does the character of Wilkins Micawber appear?
a) Bleak House
b) Little Dorrit
c) David Copperfield
d) Nicholas Nickleby
Answer: c) David Copperfield

Q 72. What was the title of Charles Dickens’s unfinished novel,  published posthumously?
a) The Pickwick Papers
b) The Mystery of Edwin Drood
c) Dombey and Son
d) Barnaby Rudge
Answer: b) The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Q 73. Which Dickens novel features the character of Sydney Carton?
a) A Tale of Two Cities
b) Hard Times
c) Martin Chuzzlewit
d) Bleak House
Answer: a) A Tale of Two Cities

Q 74. What was the profession of Thomas Gradgrind in “Hard Times”?
a) Banker
b) Teacher
c) Lawyer
d) Factory owner
Answer: b) Teacher

Q 75. Which of Dickens’ novels is set in the fictional town of Coketown?
a) Bleak House
b) Little Dorrit
c) Oliver Twist
d) Hard Times
Answer: d) Hard Times

Q 76. What was the name of Charles Dickens’s pet raven?
a) Grip
b) Bob
c) Jake
d) Max
Answer: a) Grip

Q 77. When and where did Charles Dickens die?

a) Paris, 1890

b) London, 1890

c) America, 1870

d)  June 9, 1870.  Gad’s Hill Place, his home in Higham, Kent, England.

Answer: d)  June 9, 1870. Gad’s Hill Place, his home in Higham, Kent, England.