Tom Jones Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Tom Jones? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Fielding states that novels should be:


creative
believable
inspirational
always and only about ghosts
Q. Fielding tells us that we can find examples of human foolishness:


in the lower class
in the upper class
in the upper and lower classes
in ghosts (who are often pretty dumb, we find)
Q. Women often appear ______ in Tom Jones.


deceitful
moral
witty
to be ghosts
Q. Throughout the novel, Tom's biggest social drawback is that:


he is Squire Allworthy's secret, illegitimate son.
he is the illegitimate son of Jenny Jones, the servant girl.
he does not know whose son he is.
he is the son of a ghost.
Q. Tom Jones presents sexuality as:


always, 100% great
always, 100% immoral outside of marriage
natural, but sometimes self-destructive
only okay in ghosts