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Charles Dickens: Personal File - Trivia Quiz
The life of Charles Dickens. Enjoy!

Quiz Number: 2003
Date Submitted: January 10, 2008
Quiz Categories: Authors
Quiz Type: Personality Quiz
Author: phonerec
Average Score: 50.8 percent
Times Taken: 220 times
Taken by Registered Users: 8
Quiz is about: Charles Dickens

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1. At what age did Charles Dickens get his first job?
A. 12
B. 16
C. 20
D. 23

2. Who prompted Dickens to search for a job?
A. His father died
B. His father went to prison
C. His father lost the family fortune gambling
D. His father deserted them

3. What was Dickens' first job?
A. He worked in an outdoor market
B. He worked at a boot blacking factory
C. He was a horse groomer
D. He worked in a book binding factory

4. What was Charles Dickens' nickname?
A. Chuck
B. C.D.
C. Boz
D. Jr.

5. Charles Dickens was the father of how many children?
A. 6
B. 4
C. 1
D. 10

6. What was the title of Dickens' first novel?
A. The Pickwick Papers
B. Oliver Twist
C. David Copperfield
D. A Tale of Two Cities

7. How many trips did Dickens make to North America?
A. 1
B. 0
C. 4
D. 2

8. In 1865, Charles Dickens was in what kind of accident?
A. rail crash
B. buggy accident
C. shipwreck
D. he fell down a rugged embankment

9. In which of the following countries did Dickens NOT live at one time in his life?
A. Italy
B. France
C. England
D. Switzerland

10. How did Charles Dickens die?
A. an accident
B. suicide
C. heart attack
D. stroke

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