Literature Quizzes for Eleventh Grade

121.

  Best Laid Schemes    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

There are many types of scheme out there, from plots with evil intentions to the rhyming patterns of poetry. This quiz is about the works of the legendary Scottish poet, Robert Burns.

Average, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Sep 07 16

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Burns, Robert

Average
Fifiona81
315 plays

122.

  What Author? Haiku Clue!    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match the Haiku clue to the author of that work.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Allison03, Nov 16 16

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Literature Word Play

Very Easy
Allison03
756 plays

123.

  Name that Book II: SHAKESPEARE!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Ten question quiz is about Shakespeare's plays. I have read them and have seen some of them on stage and have seen some of the film versions of them.

Easier, 10 Qns, JsusFreak, Jul 21 00

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Name the Play

Easier
JsusFreak
6210 plays

124.

  Please, Sir, I Want Some More    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is a quiz about the works of Charles Dickens. If you have not read his books there are very many dramatizations of his work so it is still worth giving it a go if you have seen some.

Easier, 10 Qns, Serenesh, Apr 23 18

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Dickens, Charles

Easier
Serenesh
Apr 23 18
528 plays

125.

  'Fifth Formers at St Clare's': Who's Who?    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Can you match the characters from Enid Blyton's 'Fifth Formers at St Clare's' with the descriptions?

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Oct 02 19

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12

Category: St. Clare's

Average
Kankurette
Oct 02 19
114 plays

126.

  Quotes from Hamlet    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

You all had to read it in school, let's see if you can remember who said what!

Tough, 10 Qns, ladymacb29, Mar 12 00

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hamlet

Tough
ladymacb29
5568 plays

127.

  Good Night Sweet Prince    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

So, you think Shakespeare is boring? Why not try reading 'Hamlet' - a play full of people dying in a variety of ways. This quiz will test your memory on how the characters meet their demise.

Average, 10 Qns, Bethannieh, Jun 24 13

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hamlet

Average
Bethannieh
507 plays

128.

  Shakespeare's "Macbeth"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I just finished reading this play a couple days ago and it's my favorite of Shakespeare's. I hope you like this quiz on my favorite play.

Average, 10 Qns, ripple09, Dec 09 06

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Macbeth

Average
ripple09
3372 plays

129.

  Animal Farm Symbolism    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

George Orwell's "Animal Farm" is just bursting at the seams with symbolism. Can you tell what represents each of these things in history?

Average, 15 Qns, SlipDaniels, Mar 18 06

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Orwell, George

Average
SlipDaniels
2334 plays

130.

  The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I'm not much into poetry, but I love this poem. I couldn't believe no one else had created a quiz about this wonderful poem by T.S. Eliot, so I decided to do it myself.

Average, 10 Qns, efvie, May 17 08

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Eliot, T. S.

Average
efvie
1158 plays

131.

  Thematic Imagery in "Macbeth"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

If you've noticed how brilliantly thematic images are interwoven in "Macbeth", then this quiz is for you. You really need to know your "Macbeth" to answer this selection.

Tough, 10 Qns, fiachra, Jan 27 07

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Macbeth

Tough
fiachra
2307 plays

132.

  Literary Siblings    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Even notice how many literary characters are only children? This quiz is about those who are not - those burdened and blessed by brothers and sisters.

Average, 10 Qns, agony, Apr 18 06

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Families, Lovers and Friends

Average
agony
1467 plays

133.

  Identify the Quote: "Romeo and Juliet"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is a quiz about Shakespeare's tale of "Romeo and Juliet". Can you identify the speaker of each quotation?

Tough, 10 Qns, Wildrainbows, Dec 31 08

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Romeo and Juliet

Tough
Wildrainbows
3351 plays

134.

  Author! Author!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I will give you three famous works by various authors, all you have to do is identify them.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, lumber78006, Jan 30 11

Recommended for grades: 10,11

Category: Authors and their Works

Very Easy
lumber78006
2241 plays

135.

  "Night" by Elie Wiesel    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is based on Elie Wiesel's autobiographical book, "Night", that tells of the horrors he encountered in various concentration camps. Elie Wiesel was awarded the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize.

Average, 10 Qns, nikkichicki8, Feb 11 05

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Wiesel, Elie

Average
nikkichicki8
1065 plays

136.

  "East of Eden" - The Hamiltons    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This great novel by John Steinbeck is the story of two families. The Hamiltons are one of them.

Average, 10 Qns, agony, Feb 04 07

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: East of Eden

Average
agony
480 plays

137.

  "East of Eden" - The Trasks    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

This great novel by John Steinbeck is the story of two families. The Trasks are one of them.

Average, 15 Qns, agony, Feb 04 07

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: East of Eden

Average
agony
516 plays

138.

  Can Lit? Can do!    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Even if you're not a Canadian, and didn't have to "do" these books for school, you should be familiar with many of these books and authors.

Average, 15 Qns, agony, Jun 06 03

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Canadian Literature

Average
agony
1035 plays

139.

  Shakespeare Limericks 2    

Multiple Choice

 5 Qns

By popular demand, "Parte the Seconde" of my Shakespeare Limericks quiz. Can you identify the plays from the limericks below? Read the limerick and type in the name of the play.

Average, 5 Qns, Islingtonian, Aug 14 02

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Name the Play

Average
Islingtonian
8256 plays

140.

  Antiques Roadshow    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Students of "The Canterbury Tales" unearthed a video proving that another roadshow visited the "Roadshow" when the famous television program stopped in Canterbury, circa 1381 AD. Who and what appeared on this landmark broadcast? Let's go to the tape ...

Tough, 10 Qns, shorthumbz, May 03 14

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Chaucer, Geoffrey

Tough
shorthumbz
699 plays

141.

  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I just reread this book and remembered why I enjoyed it so much when I read it back in high school. Tom and Huck are such lovable little rebels.

Average, 10 Qns, sarahmas, May 28 03

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11

Category: Twain, Mark

Average
sarahmas
2940 plays

142.

  "Macbeth": The Lunatic's (not so) Loyal Legend    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

A rather simple quiz that covers the plot of "Macbeth". However, there are a couple of more finicky details thrown in. Have fun!

Average, 15 Qns, redpanda12, Aug 21 08

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Macbeth

Average
redpanda12
1230 plays

143.

  "Frankenstein" or "The Modern Prometheus"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Mary Shelley's classic Gothic novel "Frankenstein" is perhaps one of literature's most famous horror novels. Give the book a read and test your knowledge with ten questions about the story. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Nov 20 05

Recommended for grades: 10,11

Category: Shelley, Mary

Average
kyleisalive
1404 plays

144.

  Shakespeare In Haiku    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A straightforward quiz. Read the poem. Identify the play. That's all there is to it!

Easier, 10 Qns, daver852, Apr 05 15

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Name the Play

Easier
daver852
693 plays

145.

  Murderous Macbeth    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is about the murders of Macbeth and his moral decline in the eponymous play by William Shakespeare.

Average, 10 Qns, Sutilor, Nov 20 11

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Macbeth

Average
Sutilor
483 plays

146.

  "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" Quotes    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Quotes from Acts One, Two, and Three will be given to you. You must to choose which of the following characters from the play said the given quote.

Average, 10 Qns, CoryMilan, Apr 06 12

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Julius Caesar

Average
CoryMilan
411 plays

147.

  The Merchant of Venice    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

A quiz on Shakespeare's comedy "The Merchant of Venice".

Average, 20 Qns, GoAvsGo, Jun 02 03

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11

Category: Merchant of Venice

Average
GoAvsGo
1845 plays

148.

  The Characters of "Great Expectations" (Volume I)    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

One of the things Dickens is most famous for is his vivid, detailed and often humorous character descriptions. Enjoy a quiz on the characters in "Great Expectations".

Average, 10 Qns, newtscamander, Dec 17 05

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11

Category: Great Expectations

Average
newtscamander
1356 plays

149.

  The Melancholy Dane    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is all about Hamlet. You know his famous lines, but do you know to whom these lines are spoken? That is the real question.

Average, 10 Qns, gumbysgal, May 01 09

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hamlet

Average
gumbysgal
855 plays

150.

  Shakespeare Had Vampires?!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

To answer kyleisalive's Author Challenge, no, he didn't. To make up for that omission he did include one or two murders and/or the occasional death from anything but old age. Following are lines from Shakespeare's characters who met untimely deaths.

Easier, 10 Qns, odo5435, Jan 31 12

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Shakespeare Lines and Quotes

Easier
odo5435
420 plays

151.

  John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

If you're studying this at GCSE, this quiz is sure to help you with your studies. Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, wilma556619, Nov 30 13

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Of Mice and Men

Average
wilma556619
351 plays

152.

  Infernal Locations    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

See how familiar you are with the "Inferno", first part of Dante's epic poem "The Divine Comedy". Match the sinner with his or her location. (Please note that this is based on where Dante placed them, not you or I.)

Average, 10 Qns, bernie73, Jul 11 20

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Dante

Average
bernie73
Jul 11 20
168 plays

153.

  They Should Have Known    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I'm Cassius, the conspirator from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar", and if only the others had listened to me, things might have turned out differently! They should have known! Because I told them!

Average, 10 Qns, merylfederman, Jun 01 12

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Julius Caesar

Average
merylfederman
402 plays

154.

  RR's 'Northanger Abbey' Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is an easy multiple-choice quiz concerning the characters in this entertaining JA book. PS--please join Friends Group #116, the Jane Austen Lovers group (see homepage).

Average, 10 Qns, robynraymer, Oct 01 01

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Northanger Abbey

Average
robynraymer
1050 plays

155.

  Tess - Hardy's Favorite Heroine    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

I studied ToD in literature class and was lucky to have a teacher who knew almost all the nuances and symbolism reflected in this book. I have tried to ask questions that might require some thinking, and maybe make readers appreciate Hardy in a new way.

Average, 15 Qns, blightedstar, May 11 04

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hardy, Thomas

Average
blightedstar
888 plays

156.

  Who Are Shakespeare's Chattiest Characters?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

All you need to do is work out in which of Shakespeare's plays the following characters have the most lines to speak.

Easier, 10 Qns, Bazzoomer, Nov 15 09

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Name the Play

Easier
Bazzoomer
1053 plays

157.

  A Work of Jane Austen Art - "Emma"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Jane Austen shows that life in her time can be just as much of a soap opera as the ones that are currently on TV, in her fifth book, "Emma".

Easier, 10 Qns, jackster626, Mar 01 07

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Emma

Easier
jackster626
984 plays

158.

  Death by Shakespeare    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Exeunt severally..."Famous Shakespearean characters and their famous deaths. Do you recall how these characters died in the plays?

Average, 10 Qns, Ruma, Jul 17 02

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Shakespeare Characters

Average
Ruma
2559 plays

159.

  What Shakespeare Did For The English Language    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

As well as being a prolific writer, William Shakespeare brought to us many words, phrases and descriptions that have long since entered common usage. See if you can spot where they came from, or who said them.

Tough, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jun 14 10

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Shakespeare Lines and Quotes

Tough
darksplash
666 plays

160.

  The 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey'    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

THREE THOUSAND YEARS LATER and the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey' remain two of the most widely read books in the world. They are credited to a Greek named Homer, but no one knows for sure whether he was the single author.

Easier, 10 Qns, ncterp, Oct 15 22

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: The Classics

Easier
ncterp
Oct 15 22
321 plays

161.

  Ejzak's Class - Sense and Sensibility    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

This quiz will test your knowledge of the wonderful novel, 'Sense and Sensibilty' by Jane Austen. This quiz is to help you review, and not to help you get an A on a book you haven't read. So, enjoy!

Easier, 15 Qns, LiteratureGuy, Feb 14 02

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Sense and Sensibility

Easier
LiteratureGuy
1425 plays

162.

  "A Farewell to Arms"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A quiz about Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms". It is his second novel, written after "The Sun Also Rises". I just read the book in my AP Literature class. See how well you know one of Hemingway's most memorable novels.

Average, 10 Qns, Matt685, Feb 27 03

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hemingway, Ernest

Average
Matt685
1017 plays

163.

  I'm Hungry    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Identify the Shakespeare play in which each of the following food quotes appears.

Tough, 10 Qns, JellyTrollMorton, Apr 30 02

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Name the Play

Tough
JellyTrollMorton
1851 plays

164.

  Chalet School Head Girls in the Early Years    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Can you work out who was Head Girl of the Chalet School in each of the following books by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer?

Tough, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Mar 10 16

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12

Category: Brent-Dyer, Elinor

Tough
Lottie1001
126 plays

165.

  Shakespeare Limericks    

Multiple Choice

 5 Qns

Can you identify the Shakespeare plays from the limericks below? Read the limerick and type in the name of the play!

Average, 5 Qns, Islingtonian, Apr 09 02

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Name the Play

Average
Islingtonian
4983 plays

166.

  Hippos Go Berserk!    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

"I didn't invite them. Did you invite them?" Sandra Boynton has created a delightful picture book about hippos assembling for a party and departing afterwards. Can you work out how it goes?

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, May 29 16

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12

Category: B Authors

Average
Lottie1001
192 plays

167.

  "Persuasion" Revisited    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This novel is thought to be the most autobiographical of all Jane Austen's novels. Let's explore it together.

Easier, 10 Qns, grateful read, Aug 21 03

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Persuasion

Easier
grateful read
1290 plays

168.

  The Key to a Happy Marriage    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A lot of Shakespeare plays end with a wedding, but what of the characters who spend most of their plays married? Identify the play where the following married couples try to work things out!

Average, 10 Qns, merylfederman, Apr 15 13

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Name the Play

Average
merylfederman
378 plays

169.

  A Tale of Two Cities    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

This is a general quiz on the novel 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens.

Average, 15 Qns, image22, Jul 01 01

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: A Tale of Two Cities

Average
image22
2181 plays

170.

  Confused Characters    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Shakespearean characters have been spotted in the wrong plays and are being ratted out by those plays' characters. Your job is to identify both the character who is speaking and who is being discussed.

Average, 10 Qns, Kay_Jay_, Jan 10 06

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Shakespeare Characters

Average
Kay_Jay_
1029 plays

171.

  Into the "Inferno"!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy" is one of the greatest literary creations of all time. His concept about Hell, consisting of nine circles, is truly amazing. Let us have a peek into Dante's "Inferno"!

Easier, 10 Qns, navonil1, Apr 06 10

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Dante

Easier
navonil1
354 plays

172.

  Most Evil Villains of Shakespeare    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Shakespeare created some of the best villains in all literature, so here is my *personally and subjectively selected* list of ten characters who most impressed me with their villainy.

Tough, 10 Qns, merylfederman, Jul 04 16

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Shakespeare Characters

Tough
merylfederman
189 plays

173.

  The Great Gatsby    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is about the great book by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Great Gatsby". This goes by chapter; each question pertains to that chapter. Quotes are included.

Average, 10 Qns, Disney101, Feb 18 06

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Fitzgerald, F. Scott

Average
Disney101
1968 plays

174.

  Colors and "The Great Gatsby"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Fitzgerald used several colors through the novel "The Great Gatsby" as symbols.

Average, 10 Qns, Jillista, Mar 22 09

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Fitzgerald, F. Scott

Average
Jillista
1176 plays

175.

  Et tu Brute?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz will focus on the character of Marcus Brutus from Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar". The questions are from his point of view. Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, Bubnel, May 24 09

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Julius Caesar

Average
Bubnel
765 plays

176.

  The Works of T.S. Eliot 1888-1929    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is all about the works of T.S. Eliot between the years 1888 and 1929. Test your literary knowledge about one of the greatest poets of all time here!

Average, 10 Qns, gman89, Aug 30 07

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Eliot, T. S.

Average
gman89
711 plays

177.

  Super Dante's Circles of the Inferno    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Dante's journey through the Inferno guides him through all nine circles of Hell. This quiz will ask you about the things he encounters along the way.

Average, 10 Qns, drowsteel, Dec 09 11

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Dante

Average
drowsteel
276 plays

178.

  "Julius Caesar" Quotes Acts 1-3    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Questions with quotes will be given. Answer these questions about what the characters said in Acts 1,2, and 3 of "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare.

Average, 10 Qns, Cecilia159, Apr 13 12

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Julius Caesar

Average
Cecilia159
249 plays

179.

  James Joyce's 'Dubliners'    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

'Dubliners' is perhaps the most accessible of Joyce's works. Joyce claimed he wrote this collection to expose what he referred to as the 'paralysis' permeating Dublin. Interestingly, most of the stories were written while Joyce lived outside Ireland.

Tough, 10 Qns, kevinatilusa, Feb 23 02

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Joyce, James

Tough
kevinatilusa
714 plays

180.

  T. S. Eliot's "Macavity - The Mystery Cat"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is based on the poem from T.S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats".

Average, 10 Qns, martinjudo, Nov 03 09

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Eliot, T. S.

Average
martinjudo
306 plays