Literature Quizzes for Twelfth Grade

61.

  Northanger Abbey    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"The person, be it gentleman or lady who has not pleasure in a good novel must be intolerably stupid," declares the sensible Henry Tilney during the course of Jane Austen's undeniably good novel "Northanger Abbey".

Average, 10 Qns, londoneye98, Oct 21 15

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Northanger Abbey

Average
londoneye98
204 plays

62.

  Characters And Their Creators 4    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

I will give you a clue to a literary character. All you have to do is identify the author who created the character in question.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Spontini, Jan 21 20

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Character Creators

Very Easy
Spontini
Jan 21 20
813 plays

63.

  9 for 10 - Hamlet    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Here are nine quotes from Shakespeare's "Hamlet". Most of them are spoken by Hamlet himself. The first letters of the answers to questions one to nine spell the answer to the last question.

Average, 10 Qns, minch, Nov 07 04

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hamlet

Average
minch
5073 plays

64.

  "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Let us go then, you and I, and dig into this rich poem by T.S. Eliot.

Average, 10 Qns, skylarb, Feb 04 20

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Eliot, T. S.

Average
skylarb
Feb 04 20
408 plays

65.

  A Survey of Robert Browning's Poetry    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Refresh your memory of the works of the Victorian poet Robert Browning.

Average, 15 Qns, skylarb, Jun 23 20

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Browning, Robert

Average
skylarb
Jun 23 20
192 plays

66.

  "Macbeth" From Start to Finish    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz covers the play "Macbeth". It has questions about the characters and action. Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, led14pa, Jun 10 04

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Macbeth

Average
led14pa
4059 plays

67.

  Characters and Their Creators    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

I will usually give you a clue to a literary character but sometimes I may mention the character directly. All you have to do is select the author who created the character in question.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Spontini, Nov 30 19

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Character Creators

Very Easy
Spontini
Nov 30 19
750 plays

68.

  Huxley's "Brave New World"    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Huxley created a utopia without suffering, and yet without beauty, without painful depths, but also without heady heights. How much do you remember about the book?

Average, 15 Qns, skylarb, Mar 21 04

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Huxley, Aldous

Average
skylarb
2124 plays

69.

  The Turn of the Screw    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Henry James' 1898 horror novella, "The Turn of the Screw", is one in a handful of highly-influential and frequently adapted serialized Victorian stories. This quiz will test you on the contents. Good luck!

Tough, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Sep 19 20

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: J

Tough
kyleisalive
Sep 19 20
105 plays

70.

  "Wuthering Heights" Quotes    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

See if you can identify the speaker of these memorable quotes from Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights".

Average, 10 Qns, pagiedamon, May 29 08

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Wuthering Heights

Average
pagiedamon
1620 plays

71.

  Jersey Shakespeare    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Ever wonder what would happen if Shakespeare had set his plays in New Jersey? This quiz reimagines ten of his plays with a Jersey-style twist. Can you identify the masterpieces?

Easier, 10 Qns, Joepetz, May 30 15

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Name the Play

Easier
Joepetz
801 plays

72.

  Shakespeare's Geography    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Shakespeare seems to have had a good knowledge of European geography, and his plays have a range of settings throughout that area. Can you match the locations of some of his plays?

Easier, 10 Qns, davejacobs, Jul 12 17

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Name the Play

Easier
davejacobs
Jul 12 17
657 plays

73.

  Characters And Their Creators 2    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

I will usually give you a clue to a literary character but sometimes I may mention the character directly. All you have to do is select the author who created the character in question.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Spontini, Dec 14 19

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Character Creators

Very Easy
Spontini
Dec 14 19
729 plays

74.

  The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I just reread this wonderful novel. Man, is it ever beautifully written and heart-wrenching! There are spoilers in the quiz, so don't take it until after you've read the novel!

Average, 10 Qns, robynraymer, Jul 14 03

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hardy, Thomas

Average
robynraymer
1020 plays

75.

  Character & Symbolism LOTF    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Test your skills on how well you know William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" characters and the concurrent symbolism shown throughout this wonderful book. I highly recommend you look at the info on each question. :)

Easier, 15 Qns, StarGlider, Mar 20 03

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Golding, William

Easier
StarGlider
2493 plays

76.

  George Orwell - '1984'    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is a classic and powerful book that is impossible to fully describe. Just pick the correct answer from the general questions about the book.

Average, 10 Qns, Phoenix101, May 18 02

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Orwell, George

Average
Phoenix101
5145 plays

77.

  Heathcliff from "Wuthering Heights"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is about Heathcliff, the fascinating main character in "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte.

Average, 10 Qns, pagiedamon, May 17 08

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Wuthering Heights

Average
pagiedamon
1860 plays

78.

  Persuasion in 'Persuasion'    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Jane Austen's 'Persuasion' is aptly named as many of its characters either exert or succumb to a bit of persuasion during the events of the novel. I'm here to persuade you to match the correct character to each of these instances of persuasion.

Average, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Feb 15 19

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Persuasion

Average
Fifiona81
Feb 15 19
264 plays

79.

  Moby Dick Trivia    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

I've done quizzes on 'Melville sans Moby' and Whales and Whaling. Now I'm ready to take on the White Whale himself!

Tough, 25 Qns, tjoebigham, Mar 28 01

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Melville, Herman

Tough
tjoebigham
1338 plays

80.

  Food and Drink? Right away, Mr Shakespeare!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Keen as mustard for a Shakespearean quiz? Don't get in a pickle. Here are ten quotes from the Bard's work for you to devour as they all have a food or drink in them.

Average, 10 Qns, Tizzabelle, Aug 13 14

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Shakespeare Lines and Quotes

Average
Tizzabelle
480 plays

81.

  What Did Hamlet Say?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Hamlet's the one who said "To be or not to be / That is the question" and "Alas, poor Yorick"--right? But, that's not the question or the answer in this quiz. What did Hamlet say in these situations, taken in the order they appear?

Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Nov 27 12

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hamlet

Average
nannywoo
756 plays

82.

  Letters in Jane Austen's Major Works    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In many of her novels, Jane Austen sometimes turned plot lines by using the device of letter writing. Following are questions about some letters found in her major works. You only need to know who wrote each letter, and to whom. Have fun!

Average, 10 Qns, Janeite, Aug 10 08

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Austen, Jane

Average
Janeite
1485 plays

83.

  Emma Woodhouse    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

How much do you know about Jane Austen's heroine?

Average, 10 Qns, Elanor, Nov 07 02

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Emma

Average
Elanor
2835 plays

84.

  "Jane Eyre" - How Well Did You Read It?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Jane Eyre" is one of the most influential and deeply layered books ever written. Here is a quick quiz about various aspects of the Bronte novel.

Average, 10 Qns, Em_453, Dec 22 06

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Jane Eyre

Average
Em_453
3351 plays

85.

  Heart of Darkness    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A seaman named Marlow heads to Africa to voyage down an oft-unexplored river and finds himself face to face with true darkness in this Joseph Conrad Modernist novella. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Sep 25 10

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Conrad, Joseph

Average
kyleisalive
483 plays

86.

  Oedipus Rex    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is the first (chronologically) of Sophocles' Theban trilogy, dealing with Oedipus and his doomed family.

Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Nov 06 22

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Sophocles

Average
looney_tunes
Nov 06 22
111 plays

87.

  Who Created Me?    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

I'll name a few literary characters, you pick the author who created them.

Tough, 25 Qns, agony, May 18 03

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Character Creators

Tough
agony
2232 plays

88.

  Run For Your Life    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Many Shakespeare characters have been banished on pain of death, or end up fleeing for their lives - and while many of them return with a vengeance, at first they're running for their lives. Let's see who Shakespeare sets on the run.

Average, 10 Qns, merylfederman, Jun 29 12

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Shakespeare Characters

Average
merylfederman
2022 plays

89.

  Dining in the Reading Room    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Since it accessioned Thomas Jefferson's collection back in 1815, the Library of Congress has housed books on a wide variety of subjects, including cookery. Join Phoenix Rising's Gold Team as we sample some of these morsels.

Average, 10 Qns, psnz, May 13 22

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Non-Fiction

Average
psnz
May 13 22
207 plays

90.

  The Right Fight    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Shakespearean fight scenes are often tense, glorious events that put you on the edge of your seat. I give you some context, the "challenger" of the fight, and you name the other member of the fight.

Average, 10 Qns, merylfederman, Dec 01 12

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Shakespeare Characters

Average
merylfederman
834 plays

91.

  Les Miserables    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

How much do you know about "Les Miserables"?

Average, 10 Qns, WVbabe2008, Sep 24 05

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hugo, Victor

Average
WVbabe2008
1551 plays

92.

  Lord Of The Flies - Symbols    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A quiz on the symbols in the Golding novel, "Lord Of The Flies."

Easier, 10 Qns, clarod, Mar 01 09

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Golding, William

Easier
clarod
1587 plays

93.

  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

94.

  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

95.

  '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

96.

  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

97.

  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

98.

  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
3369 plays

99.

  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

100.

  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

101.

  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

102.

  "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

103.

  "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

104.

  "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

105.

  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

106.

  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

107.

  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

108.

  "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

109.

  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

110.

  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

111.

  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

112.

  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

113.

  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

114.

  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

115.

  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

116.

  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

117.

  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

118.

  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

119.

  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

120.

  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.

Average, 10 Qns, ncterp, Oct 15 22

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: The Classics

Average
ncterp
Oct 15 22
213 plays