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Literary Murder Trivia Quiz

Here's a look at murder in literature: plays, novels and short stories.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
23,352

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2787

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (9/10), claudiadg (7/10), Guest 71 (1/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Raskolnikov, a student who commits murder, is a character in a novel by what author? Hint

Camus

Hugo

Dostoevsky

Tolstoi

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Question 2 of 10

2. The haunting quality of the victim's eye is a motive for murder in which short story by Poe? Hint

The Tell-Tale Heart

Hop-Frog

Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Cask of Amontillado

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'Lord of the Flies' deals with the murderous impulses of what group? Hint

The Elderly

The Very Religious

Pacifists

Children

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Question 4 of 10

4. This play by Arthur Miller deals with fatal criminal negligence by one of the characters Hint

Death of a Salesman

After the Fall

The Price

All My Sons

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Question 5 of 10

5. An accidental killing by an individual of limited intelligence is a key part of a novel by what author? Hint

Ernest Hemingway

John Steinbeck

Jack London

Sinclair Lewis

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Question 6 of 10

6. In Agatha Christie's short story, 'Witness for the Prosecution', who is the murderer? Hint

The defendant's wife

The defendant's attorney

The defendant's girl friend

The defendant

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which play by Eugene O'Neill involves the murder of a man by his wife? Hint

Mourning Becomes Electra

Strange Interlude

Anna Christie

Long Day's Journey Into Night

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Question 8 of 10

8. In Oscar Wilde's 'Picture of Dorian Gray', whom does Dorian kill? Hint

His girl friend

The artist who painted the picture

His romantic rival

The cabaret singer

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which author describes a social climbing young man whose murder of a woman is largely based on his quest for status and prestige? Hint

Theodore Dreiser

Herman Melville

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Thomas Wolfe

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Question 10 of 10

10. The killing of Tybalt and Mercutio are key events in which one of Shakespeare's plays? Hint

Julius Caesar

Othello

Macbeth

Romeo and Juliet

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Most Recent Scores

Mar 30 2024 : Guest 24: 9/10
Mar 09 2024 : claudiadg: 7/10
Mar 02 2024 : Guest 71: 1/10
Feb 29 2024 : Guest 78: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Raskolnikov, a student who commits murder, is a character in a novel by what author?

Answer: Dostoevsky

'Crime and Punishment'

2. The haunting quality of the victim's eye is a motive for murder in which short story by Poe?

Answer: The Tell-Tale Heart

All are works by Poe that involve murderous crimes

3. 'Lord of the Flies' deals with the murderous impulses of what group?

Answer: Children

Sir William Golding

4. This play by Arthur Miller deals with fatal criminal negligence by one of the characters

Answer: All My Sons

All are by Miller. 'Salesman' is the best {known;} 'Fall' deals with a Monroe-like person

5. An accidental killing by an individual of limited intelligence is a key part of a novel by what author?

Answer: John Steinbeck

'Of Mice and Men'

6. In Agatha Christie's short story, 'Witness for the Prosecution', who is the murderer?

Answer: The defendant

They said he did it - and he did!

7. Which play by Eugene O'Neill involves the murder of a man by his wife?

Answer: Mourning Becomes Electra

Based on the Oedipus stories. all are by O'Neill - as is 'The 'Iceman Cometh', which also involves murder.

8. In Oscar Wilde's 'Picture of Dorian Gray', whom does Dorian kill?

Answer: The artist who painted the picture

The innocent artist - who started it all

9. Which author describes a social climbing young man whose murder of a woman is largely based on his quest for status and prestige?

Answer: Theodore Dreiser

'An American Tragedy'. Later, 'A Place in the Sun', with Monty Clift and Liz Taylor.

10. The killing of Tybalt and Mercutio are key events in which one of Shakespeare's plays?

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

There is no shortage of murder in Shakespeare. Hamlet must avenge a murder, Othello commits one - as does Macbeth. Julius Caesar is murdered. Etc. etc. etc.

Source: Author robert362

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