Literature Quizzes for Twelfth Grade

121.

  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

122.

  "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

123.

  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

124.

  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

125.

  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

126.

  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

127.

  "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

128.

  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

129.

  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

130.

  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

131.

  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

132.

  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

133.

  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

134.

  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

135.

  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

136.

  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

137.

  Kafka's "Metamorphosis"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Metamorphosis" was written by Franz Kafka and is about the changes a man goes through after he becomes a roach or dung beetle. If you have not read this novel, then the quiz will be hard.

Average, 10 Qns, brumo, Dec 25 03

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Kafka, Franz

Average
brumo
924 plays

138.

  Charles Dickens: "A Tale of Two Cities"    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

Dickens said it was the best story he had written. Every event and every character in this 1859 novel is part of a highly sophisticated plot.

Tough, 20 Qns, queenofsheba, Dec 13 06

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: A Tale of Two Cities

Tough
queenofsheba
1359 plays

139.

  Eminently Quotable Hamlet    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Hamlet must have had too many cups of mead at the Wedding feast and has forgotten his lines. Can you find the missing word at the end of these famous quotations?

Average, 10 Qns, MadBee, Oct 21 09

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hamlet

Average
MadBee
672 plays

140.

  Shakespeare's Characters - Not in the Play    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I'll give you the name of a play. You pick which character is NOT in that play. (At the end, I'll give you the name of at least one play where that odd character can be found.)

Average, 10 Qns, ladymacb29, Jun 28 00

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Shakespeare Characters

Average
ladymacb29
2973 plays

141.

  What's The Catch?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Joseph Heller's "Catch-22" is a masterpiece of absurdist literature; as such, it's rife with some logical and ethical inconsistencies. Can you make sense of this seminal satire?

Average, 10 Qns, OddballJunior, Sep 07 20

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Heller, Joseph

Average
OddballJunior
Sep 07 20
147 plays

142.

  A Test on the Tales    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A quiz for those who have read the Prologue and a reasonable selection of the tales.

Average, 10 Qns, skylarb, Feb 23 03

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Chaucer, Geoffrey

Average
skylarb
1539 plays

143.

  "For Whom the Bell Tolls"- Hemingway    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

This quiz will cover the underappreciated, but clearly famous Spanish Civil War book by Ernest Hemingway. Know the book before taking the test!

Average, 25 Qns, greg9570, Jun 02 04

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hemingway, Ernest

Average
greg9570
672 plays

144.

  "Tale of Two Cities" Characters    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

I have just recently finished Dickens' "Tale of Two Cities" and thoroughly enjoyed it. How well do you know the characters? How easily do you think you could name a character based on a short description? Give it a shot!

Average, 15 Qns, laurieisabelca, Jan 26 04

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: A Tale of Two Cities

Average
laurieisabelca
1458 plays

145.

  "Hamlet": To be or not to be?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I just finished reading "Hamlet" for the first time for my AP English class and I believe that it is definitely one of Shakespeare's best plays.

Average, 10 Qns, goldenmelody, Jan 01 08

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hamlet

Average
goldenmelody
1980 plays

146.

  RR's 'Mansfield Park' Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

'Mansfield Park' isn't my favorite JA novel, but it's a great one (like all her novels). I hope this will be fun to play. PS--please join Friends Group #116, the Jane Austen Lovers group (see homepage).

Average, 10 Qns, robynraymer, Jul 04 01

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Mansfield Park

Average
robynraymer
1668 plays

147.

  Chalet School Head Girls in the Later 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?

Very Difficult, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Mar 13 16

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

Category: Brent-Dyer, Elinor

Very Difficult
Lottie1001
114 plays

148.

  Lord Of The Flies    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A quiz on the novel "Lord Of The Flies" by William Golding. I studied this novel, and others, such as "Journey's End", as part of my GCSE English Literature exam.

Average, 10 Qns, clarod, Apr 17 09

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Golding, William

Average
clarod
1131 plays

149.

  Book Titles From Shakespeare    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

I'll give you the title of a book which comes from Shakespeare. You tell me the play the quote comes from.

Difficult, 25 Qns, wordnerd, Jun 01 02

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Name the Play

Difficult
wordnerd
3186 plays

150.

  "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" by Robert Browning    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I didn't see a quiz on this poem so I decided to create one. "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" is a favourite poem of mine written by Robert Browning. See how much you know in this quiz. Have fun and good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, sal16, Jan 14 12

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Browning, Robert

Average
sal16
318 plays

151.

  Tess of the D'Urbervilles    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

One of the great romantic novels of all times, although she seems to have a dodgy taste in men. Hope you enjoy it.

Average, 15 Qns, pippa_sue, Aug 17 00

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hardy, Thomas

Average
pippa_sue
1665 plays

152.

  Robert Browning Quotes    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz provides quotes from my four favorite Browning poems: "The Laboratory," "Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister," "Porphyria's Lover," and "My Last Duchess." You simply have to match the quote with the correct poem.

Average, 10 Qns, ms_e, Jan 11 09

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Browning, Robert

Average
ms_e
366 plays

153.

  "Night" by Elie Wiesel    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Test you knowledge of "Night" by Elie Wiesel (My first quiz hope you like it) "Always desire to learn something useful." Sophocles

Average, 10 Qns, kph903, Jan 10 13

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Wiesel, Elie

Average
kph903
234 plays

154.

  How Well Do You Know "A Tale of Two Cities?"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz was originally made for my English class. I thought I'd share it with you all. :) It's 10 multiple choice questions based on the book. Have fun!

Average, 10 Qns, MmeGrantaire, Apr 01 11

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: A Tale of Two Cities

Average
MmeGrantaire
429 plays

155.

  Which Pilgrim from "The Canterbury Tales" am I?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Can you work out which characters on Chaucer's famous fictional pilgrimage to Canterbury are describing themselves? Spellings for questions and answers are in modern English.

Average, 10 Qns, Plumbus, Jul 16 04

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Chaucer, Geoffrey

Average
Plumbus
1419 plays

156.

  A Tale of Two Cities    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

How well to you know the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution? Try your luck at this ten question quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, kdizogg, Mar 18 08

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: A Tale of Two Cities

Average
kdizogg
1089 plays

157.

  E. E. Cummings    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Here is a quiz on another really great American poet.

Difficult, 10 Qns, jericha, Apr 13 03

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: cummings, e e

Difficult
jericha
849 plays

158.

  The Waste Land    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

One of the most brilliant and seminal poems of the 20th century.

Average, 10 Qns, akatwasborn, Apr 16 04

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Eliot, T. S.

Average
akatwasborn
903 plays

159.

  Far From The Madding Crowd    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Most people will have seen at least one film version (remember Terence Stamp? swoon!)and will have read the book at school - see how much you remember.

Average, 10 Qns, pippa_sue, Aug 16 00

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hardy, Thomas

Average
pippa_sue
1359 plays

160.

  E. E. Cummings    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

e.e. cummings influenced a generation of writers and thinkers. Here is a quiz about his life and work.

Tough, 10 Qns, captainthought, Feb 25 03

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: cummings, e e

Tough
captainthought
585 plays

161.

  "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This was Ernest Hemingway's first novel and remains, as F. Scott Fitzgerald said, "a romance and a guidebook."

Average, 10 Qns, itsfun4u2c, Mar 29 05

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hemingway, Ernest

Average
itsfun4u2c
618 plays