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Quiz about Great Books
Quiz about Great Books

Great Books! Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz on books which I think are really worth reading.

A multiple-choice quiz by pia_fraus. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
pia_fraus
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
82,228
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
2640
Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (6/10), Guest 209 (8/10), Guest 120 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Alexandre Dumas is world famous for masterpieces such as "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo". Which of these is one of his lesser-known novels? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Pippi Longstocking", a story for children, was written by this notable author. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who's the author of the most famous vampire book ever written? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Complete the title of this world-famous novel (from the year 1929): "All Quiet on the ..."

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 5 of 10
5. Afranius is a character from which novel? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these CANNOT be considered the genre of "Lord of the Flies" (by William Golding)? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who wrote "Wuthering Heights" (1847)? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "Look up at the sky. Ask yourself, "Has the sheep eaten the flower or not?" And you'll see how everything changes... And no grown-up will ever understand how such a thing could be so important!"
Which book contains these lines?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Boccaccio's 'Decameron' consists of how many novels? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Name the author of the story that begins with this sentence: 'As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.'

Answer: (full or last name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Alexandre Dumas is world famous for masterpieces such as "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo". Which of these is one of his lesser-known novels?

Answer: "The Two Dianas"

"The Two Dianas" is one of my favourites of Dumas's works. The rest of the choices are also novels by well-known French authors - Stendhal, Flaubert and Hugo.
2. "Pippi Longstocking", a story for children, was written by this notable author.

Answer: Astrid Lindgren

Lindgren (1907-2002) has written over 80 books, which have been translated into 76 languages.
3. Who's the author of the most famous vampire book ever written?

Answer: Bram Stoker

The book is 'Dracula', of course.
4. Complete the title of this world-famous novel (from the year 1929): "All Quiet on the ..."

Answer: Western Front

A book by Erich Maria Remarque, it is one of the best-known anti-war novels ever written.
5. Afranius is a character from which novel?

Answer: "Master and Margarita"

"Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov. Afranius is Pilate's Head of the Secret Police, master of disguise and deception.
6. Which of these CANNOT be considered the genre of "Lord of the Flies" (by William Golding)?

Answer: romantic fiction

The theme of the novel is the conflict between the instinct of civilization and the instinct of savagery.
7. Who wrote "Wuthering Heights" (1847)?

Answer: Emily Bronte

The tragic love of Heathcliff and Catherine ...
8. "Look up at the sky. Ask yourself, "Has the sheep eaten the flower or not?" And you'll see how everything changes... And no grown-up will ever understand how such a thing could be so important!" Which book contains these lines?

Answer: "The Little Prince"

A beautiful fable by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
9. Boccaccio's 'Decameron' consists of how many novels?

Answer: 100

'The Decameron' is a collection of ten times ten tales by ten young people who had retired to the countryside outside Florence to escape from the Black Death.
10. Name the author of the story that begins with this sentence: 'As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.'

Answer: Franz Kafka

'The Metamorphosis'.
Source: Author pia_fraus

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