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And Justice for All....Literary Style Quiz

Unlike real life, literature has its own way of dealing out reward and justice for heroes and villains. This quiz examines the way classic writers have resolved their stories.

A multiple-choice quiz by kingscourt. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kingscourt

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
343,310

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. This novel by Stephen Crane illustrates a young man's fear when going to the American Civil War. The young man justifies himself as a hero at the end of the story after a successful charge at the Confederate army. What novel is this that examines the merit of waging war? Hint

The Red Badge of Courage

The March

North and South

Soldiers Heart

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Question 2 of 10

2. This classic novel examines humanity as viewed by children. The society created by the children when they are stranded on a deserted island recreates the best and worst of the adult world they have perceived during the 2nd world war. After attempting to create a just society, they fracture into warring factions. What novel is this? Hint

The Thin Red Line

The Magic Mountain

The Young Lions

The Lord of the Flies

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 'A Christmas Carol' three ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge to help him regain the spirit of Christmas. When he awakes in the morning he is able to enjoy the gift of giving and even enjoys Christmas dinner. With which family did he dine? Hint

His old boss, the Phezziwigs

His sister Fan's son, Fred and his family

His former partner's family, the Marleys

His clerk's family, the Cratchits

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Question 4 of 10

4. The hero and heroine in this novel refuse to bridge the distance between their social classes and ruin their own and other peoples' lives in their determination to rebuff each other and fight the love between them. What is the name of this classic love story? Hint

Wuthering Heights

Romeo and Juliet

Anna Karenina

West Side Story

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Question 5 of 10

5. Edgar Allan Poe's protagonist kills an old man when he can no longer stomach the man's 'evil eye'. He buries the body under the floor boards in the house. How was he identified as the murderer? Hint

He believed he could hear the beating heart and confessed

Passersby heard the murder

The smell of the rotting body alerted the neighbours

The old man recovered and escaped to the police

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Question 6 of 10

6. L Frank Baum's 'Wizard of Oz' was based on society at the time. Tin Man represented industrial revolution, Cowardly Lion was Baum's take on politicians, but what did the Scarecrow represent? Hint

Farming community

The Homeless

Environment

Hippies

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Question 7 of 10

7. J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan learned the hard way that growing up is an essential part of life. He didn't originate in his own story, though. What was the first novel Peter was in, as a peripheral character of a 7 Day Old baby? Hint

The Little Prince

Captain Hook

Tinkerbell and Friends

The Little White Bird

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'Little Women' is a novel about four sisters coming of age while their father is away at war. They deal with issues of money, love, death and family. What war is their father away at? Hint

The Crimean War

The American Civil War

The American Revolution

World War One

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Question 9 of 10

9. The book 'Black Beauty' is a series of memories experienced by a taxi horse as he recalls his life, from his days as a colt to his retirement in the country. Who wrote the novel? Hint

Elizabeth Taylor

Emily Bronte

Dick Francis

Anna Sewell

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' is a novel based on the duality of human nature concerning good and evil. What happens to Hyde at the end of the novel? Hint

Hyde is killed by the police while attempting to escape

Hyde is executed by the courts

Hyde dies when Jekyll kills himself

Jekyll banishes Hyde for good

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: The Red Badge of Courage

Most of the novel deals with the protagonist's apparent cowardice until he receives accolades for a wound only he knows he received accidentally. Afterwards he recognizes the senselessness of war, but manages to become a real hero after a successful charge.

Answer: The Lord of the Flies

While they are being rescued, a naval officer prevents the protagonist Ralph from being skewered by other boys. Their manic bravado evaporates and the young children revert to their immature selves when suddenly in the presence of adults.

Answer: His sister Fan's son, Fred and his family

He buys the biggest Christmas turkey in town and sends it to Bob Cratchit and his family, including Tiny Tim. He then joins his late sister's son Fred and his family for fun and Christmas frivolity. Alistair Sim still tops my list for Scrooge in the best theatrical version of 'A Christmas Carol'.

Answer: Wuthering Heights

They stubbornly refuse to acknowledge their love because of bitterness and haughtiness. At the end of the movie version, you can see the two of them walking off together as ghosts finally finding happiness together in death.

Answer: He believed he could hear the beating heart and confessed

In his insanity the murderer was certain he could hear the beating of the old man's heart while the police were interviewing him about his disappearance. In his anxiety, he confesses. Hence the title, "The Tell-Tale Heart".

6. L Frank Baum's 'Wizard of Oz' was based on society at the time. Tin Man represented industrial revolution, Cowardly Lion was Baum's take on politicians, but what did the Scarecrow represent?

Answer: Farming community

Everything had a meaning. The Yellow Brick Road was the Gold Standard and the Emerald City and the Wizard were the banking industry. Dorothy discovered about the world through them before deciding home was best and where she belonged.

Answer: The Little White Bird

Barrie expanded on the infant character to appear in his own novel 'Peter Pan in Kensington Garden'. Later he befriends Wendy Darling and become the story 'Peter and Wendy'. Still later, Barrie released it as simply 'Peter Pan'.

8. 'Little Women' is a novel about four sisters coming of age while their father is away at war. They deal with issues of money, love, death and family. What war is their father away at?

Answer: The American Civil War

Their father is a volunteer Chaplain in the Civil War. The family supports each other to discover the bonds of love. Louisa May Alcott loosely based this on her own experiences while growing up.

9. The book 'Black Beauty' is a series of memories experienced by a taxi horse as he recalls his life, from his days as a colt to his retirement in the country. Who wrote the novel?

Answer: Anna Sewell

The novel deals with the hardships of taxi horses in general in the nineteenth century. Black Beauty narrates about the cruelty and kindness experienced throughout his life. The story brought about changes in the industry once the harshness was brought to light.

10. 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' is a novel based on the duality of human nature concerning good and evil. What happens to Hyde at the end of the novel?

Answer: Hyde dies when Jekyll kills himself

There have been several scenarios of what this novel represents, from the evils of alcoholism, to homosexuality, to the state of Scotland and its Scottish character. At the end of the novel, Hyde overtakes the persona of Jekyll and as Jekyll's identity disappears completely he leaves behind a note wondering to himself and whomever may read the note about the fate that awaits Hyde. We later watch the inspector find the body of Jekyll/Hyde clutching a bottle of poison.

Source: Author kingscourt

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