Year 9
Year 9

Introduction to Charlotte Brontë

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about Charlotte Brontë's life. We will explore how the experiences and suffering of this author's life influenced her writing of Jane Eyre.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What was the world's most powerful empire during the Victorian era?
Correct answer: The British Empire
The Mongol Empire
The Roman Empire
Q2.
What made Victorian Britain very wealthy?
Book sales
Missionary work
Correct answer: Trade with the colonies
Q3.
Which group spread Christianity to Britain's overseas colonies?
Correct answer: Missionaries
Traders
Writers
Q4.
Which option describes a society with great social inequality?
Correct answer: There is a significant difference between the lives of the rich and poorer members of the society.
There is not a significant difference between the lives of the rich and poorer members of the society.
Through hard work, poor members of the society can become rich.
Q5.
Who was the head of a typical Victorian household?
The children
Correct answer: The father
The mother

5 Questions

Q1.
Anne, Emily and Charlotte Brontë were all famous...
Missionaries
Traders
Correct answer: Writers
Q2.
Where did Charlotte spend her childhood?
Liverpool
The colonies
Correct answer: Yorkshire
Q3.
How did Charlotte's sisters, Elizabeth and Maria, die?
Choleratë
Old age
Correct answer: Tuberculosis
Q4.
What pseudonym did Charlotte use to write her novel?
Anne Brontë
Branwell Brontë
Correct answer: Currer Bell
Emily Brontë
Q5.
In what year did Charlotte publish her 'Jane Eyre'?
1789
1807
Correct answer: 1847
1901