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1 trivia quiz  Literary Signs and Symbols coolicon
Have you ever wondered what some of those little symbols and signs you often see in literature (and on your keyboard) are called? Signs like -, or &, or * are used frequently...but how have we designated them? Let's find out...
 Average 10Q
8178 plays
 Jul 08 02
thejazzkickazz gold
2 trivia quiz  Contemporaries - Quotations - 4 icon
Number 4 in a series of Contemporaries quizzes (from an idea suggested by uglybird) this features quotations from Jane Austen, Fanny Burney, Sir Walter Scott and William Thackeray taken from the "Penguin Dictionary of Quotations" by J.M and M.J. Cohen.
Difficult 10Q
189 plays
 Nov 15 06
mnbates editor
3 trivia quiz  Contemporaries - Quotations - 3 icon
Number 3 in a series of Contemporaries quizzes (from an idea suggested by uglybird) this features quotations from Aphra Behn, John Dryden, Andrew Marvell & Samuel Pepys, taken from the "Penguin Dictionary of Quotations" by J.M and M.J. Cohen.
 Difficult 10Q
135 plays
 Aug 27 05
mnbates editor
4 trivia quiz  Literary Allusions of the 20th Century coolicon
See what you know about the phrases and other wordplay that these 20th Century authors gave us.
 Average 10Q
576 plays
 Jul 02 07
Oddball
5 trivia quiz  So, You Want to Write a Story? coolicon
Writing a story is a complicated task. Fortunately, there are many literary devices at hand to help a prospective author out. Here's a quick guide to some of them, and how to use them to write a story!
 Tough 10Q
438 plays
 Nov 29 07
deus_ex gold
6 trivia quiz  Not Famous First Lines, But... coolicon
There are many, many first lines in novels that have become so classic that, just by the opening sentence, we can tell which book it is. This asks about the less famous, second lines of novels and plays. Possible spoilers in answers.
 Very Difficult 10Q
597 plays
 May 02 07
rosieloo
7 trivia quiz  Did They Say That? coolicon
These are some common misquotations. Can you pick out the correct versions?
 Average 10Q
882 plays
 Jun 15 07
jamesf gold
8 trivia quiz  Literary Signs and Symbols 3 coolicon
The third and final installment in this series, I will attempt to round up the remaining diacritic and punctuation marks that were missing from the first two quizzes...good luck and have fun!
 Average 10Q
858 plays
 Jul 28 02
thejazzkickazz gold
9 trivia quiz  Literary Signs and Symbols 2 icon
If you are curious about all of those little squiggly marks above the numbers on your keyboard...this may be the quiz for you. The 2nd in a series of 3, it will tackle some of the most oft-used symbols in writing...have fun!
 Average 10Q
867 plays
 Jul 14 02
thejazzkickazz gold
10 trivia quiz  Literary Terminology Hodgepodge icon
An assortment of questions about figurative language, rhetoric, plays and poetry.
 Tough 15Q
894 plays
 Jul 23 03
skylarb
11 trivia quiz  Word Origins from Literature
Here are some words that owe their existence to literary works. See how many you know.
 Average 10Q
2184 plays
 Sep 25 00
robert362
12 trivia quiz  Name The Work
I give you a line, and you pick the correct work from which it came. Good Luck.
 Tough 10Q
2988 plays
 Feb 27 00
metzoham
13 trivia quiz  A Guide to Literary Terms icon
This quiz is to see what you know about literary terms. Most of the information is from http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/general/glossary.htm. I hope you enjoy it.
 Average 10Q
468 plays
 Jun 15 07
caitlynnl
14 trivia quiz  Terminology: Literary and Rhetorical icon
There's a label for just about everything in literature and rhetoric. See how many you can identify.
 Tough 10Q
381 plays
 Mar 04 03
skylarb
15 trivia quiz  Literary Lines icon
Here's a look at some memorable literary lines - placed in context.
 Difficult 10Q
756 plays
 Jan 03 03
robert362
16 trivia quiz  Literary Labels And Terminology. icon
For obscure reasons humans feel the need to classify and to label not only pots of home-made jam , but also the works of creative genius. Authors are to be classified according to theme, genre, subjects,etc. See if you can find your way in this 'gallery'
 Difficult 10Q
567 plays
 Mar 02 02
flem-ish
17 trivia quiz  Literary Anecdotes And Small Talk icon
Anecdotes and what the French call 'petite histoire' may not be among the fundamentals of literature, but it is often a nice side-aspect.The questions of this quiz concern some such small talk.
 Difficult 10Q
468 plays
 Mar 14 02
flem-ish
18 trivia quiz  Authors and Their Words icon
These are some of the best lines I've collected over the years. See if you know which great author said them. But if you don't, maybe this will spark some interest.
 Difficult 10Q
693 plays
 Oct 04 01
sr337
19 trivia quiz  Poetic and Literary Terms
When reading about poems and literature, you will come across a multitude of terms, some of which are familiar, others you may never have heard of. This quiz is to see how many of these terms you know!
 Average 15Q
822 plays
 Mar 19 02
Crystallina
20 trivia quiz  Contemporaries - Quotations - 1 icon
All these quotations are from either Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher, Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe or William Shakespeare and can be confirmed in the "Penguin Dictionary of Quotations", 2001. This quiz was inspired by uglybird's quizzes.
 Difficult 15Q
150 plays
 Jul 20 05
mnbates editor
21 trivia quiz  Literary Lapses
There is something wrong with each of these quotations. What is it?
 Tough 20Q
885 plays
 Nov 10 00
rachellis
22 trivia quiz  Literary Terms For Book Worms icon
Literary Terms for Book Worms is the ultimate quiz for Teachers and Readers...See how much you know!
 Easy 20Q
3075 plays
 Jun 12 00
Melba
23 trivia quiz  Literary Allusions: Where From?
I'll supply an allusion (a reference, without explanation, to a particular work of literature), and you tell me where it came from, or the author of the work.
 Tough 10Q
1098 plays
 Mar 20 01
ravenskye
24 trivia quiz  What Do I Quote Vol. 3 icon
Having enlarged my English library by quite a number of books, I?m back with another ?What Do I Quote? quiz. Identify the book the given quote is from. Good luck! I?ve tried to avoid spoilers, but you never know, so watch out.
 Difficult 10Q
186 plays
 Nov 25 07
PearlQ19
25 trivia quiz  How Tough is Your Modern Lit Mettle? icon
Think your knowledge of 20th-century classics is up to snuff? To see, simply read the quote I have provided and select the novel from which it was extracted among the possible answers below. Good Luck!
 Tough 10Q
270 plays
 Jun 04 04
sillygirl219
26 trivia quiz  Memorable Quotes icon
I've provided some quotes that are interesting. Your task is to identify the author of the quote or the work from which it comes.
 Difficult 10Q
1152 plays
 Nov 23 00
robert362
27 trivia quiz  Popular Literature Quotes icon
This is a quiz over certain quotes from popular literature: that is works by authors such as Dean Koontz, John Grisham, etc. Some of the quotes are easy, some are obscure. Have fun!
 Very Difficult 10Q
225 plays
 Jan 14 04
ItalianEyes
28 trivia quiz  Contemporaries - Quotations - 2 icon
Number 2 in a series of Contemporaries quizzes (from an idea suggested by uglybird) this features quotations from Donne, Shakespeare, Sidney and Spenser. The quotations are from the "Penguin Dictionary of Quotations" by J.M and M.J. Cohen (2001)
 Difficult 10Q
177 plays
 Aug 15 05
mnbates editor
29 trivia quiz  What Do I Quote? icon
I've picked ten books from my shelf, and I'm going to give you a quote from each. It's your turn to tell me where the quote ist from. I tried to pick famous books or classics, but my stock of English books is limited to about 25....
 Average 10Q
603 plays
 Mar 24 05
PearlQ19
30 trivia quiz  Literary Terms
Average 10Q
1962 plays
 Mar 06 00
Tybalt
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Some sample questions from this category:

* 'The mass of men tend to lead lives of quiet desperation.'
* 'Footprints on the sands of time'
* 'My father was a white man.'
* 'Being an Okie used to mean you were from Oklahoma, but now it just means you're scum.'
* 'The sun was pasted in the sky like a wafer.'
* 'Shoot if you must this old gray head, but spare your country's flag!'
* 'A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.'
* 'I've seen the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness.'
* 'Big Brother Is Watching You.'
* 'Water water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.'
* Which is an example of onomatopoeia?
* Which is an example of hyperbole?
* Which is an example of a metaphor?
* Which is an example of a simile?
* Which is an example of alliteration?
* Which is an example of assonance?
* Which is an example of personification?
* Which is an example of a foil?
* Which is a connotation of the word 'mean'?
* What do we call the conversation between two or more characters?

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