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You know that Shakespeare created the character Desdemona, but do you remember the name of the play in which she appears? If so, you may enjoy exploring the sources of these characters.
27 quizzes and 315 trivia questions.
1.
  Which Novel Am I From?   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
These characters all appear in classic novels. Can you match them to the novels in which they appear?
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, May 21 22
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rossian editor
May 21 22
541 plays
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  Classic Literature Characters   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Welcome to the Classic Literature Character quiz! The rules are very simple. I give you three characters from a book, and you give me the title. Enjoy!
Average, 15 Qns, athena6557, Feb 25 23
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athena6557
Feb 25 23
6530 plays
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  From Which Literary Work Am I?   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'll give you the name of a literary character - the main one or a lesser character - and a choice of four works, one of which will be the work from which that character comes.
Average, 10 Qns, Creedy, Oct 26 16
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Creedy gold member
2236 plays
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  Which Book Am I In?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about characters in works of fiction. All you need to do is name the book in which I appear. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, wenray, Nov 26 23
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wenray
Nov 26 23
2798 plays
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  Characters in Literature Multiple Choice Quiz   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you identify the novel by the characters described within?
Average, 10 Qns, rj211, Dec 21 13
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rj211 gold member
8347 plays
6.
  What Book Am I In?    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
This quiz is based on some of my favorite novels. Just match the character with the novel. Not all of the characters are the main ones.
Easier, 10 Qns, Bob9491, Jun 29 18
Easier
Bob9491
Jun 29 18
722 plays
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  Is It Right or Is It Wrong? editor best quiz   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz will test your knowledge of which characters appear in which works of literature. I shall pair up characters and works and ask you to identify the right pairing from the wrong ones.
Average, 10 Qns, mazza47, Mar 25 24
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mazza47 gold member
Mar 25 24
1228 plays
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  Which Book Are They In? (2)   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ten classic works of literature, one from each decade of the 20th century. Can you identify them from the characters that are key to the plot?
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi, Aug 28 21
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EnglishJedi gold member
Aug 28 21
931 plays
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  Books 'B' Happening!    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the characters on the left with the 'B' books on the right. Brief descriptions of the characters are given to help you.
Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Jan 02 21
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spanishliz editor
Jan 02 21
466 plays
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  Which Book Am I In? - Volume 2   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is the second volume of "Which Book Am I In?" All you need to do is name the character or the book in which I appear. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, wenray, Dec 20 14
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wenray
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trivia question Quick Question
My name is William ("Bill") Sikes and I am a most brutal character and a criminal. I own a dog named Bull's-Eye. Which book am I in?

From Quiz "Which Book Am I In?"




11.
  First Names Only, Please    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Singers like Madonna, Cher, and Jewel are recognized by their first names. Some fictional characters are equally memorable. Match each set of first names with the book that tells their story.
Average, 10 Qns, chicagojanet, Feb 25 22
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chicagojanet
Feb 25 22
706 plays
12.
  Who Be in the Wrong Story?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Great authors literally bring characters to life within the pages of great books. The question is can you recognize which character does not belong in some of the following Classics?
Tough, 10 Qns, coachpauly, Nov 15 20
Tough
coachpauly
Nov 15 20
1087 plays
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  Main Characters of Famous Literature   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
I will give you three characters of a famous novel (not necessarily the main character) and you will tell me which novel I am talking about. The last six questions will be plays.
Tough, 25 Qns, erlandau, Oct 16 09
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erlandau
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14.
  Which Book Are They In?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you identify the classic works of literature in which the named characters feature?
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi, Jul 02 12
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EnglishJedi gold member
1336 plays
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  Name The Book   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will name characters from a book, and you have to name the book. Enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, MrHulot_, Feb 28 18
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MrHulot_
Feb 28 18
2006 plays
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  Characters in Literature: 15 Questions    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
I give you the name of a character, you name the classic work of literature. Most questions are multiple choice.
Average, 15 Qns, MizzLynn, Jan 29 02
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MizzLynn
5225 plays
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  15 Characters In Search Of...    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Here are 15 characters in search of their literary homes. I give the character, you give the novel, story, or play they come from. I hope you enjoy it.
Tough, 15 Qns, Lofgeornost, Sep 25 14
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Lofgeornost
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  Classic novel characters    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
How well do you know characters from classic novels? I will give you the characters and you name the novel. They are mostly multiple choice, but I threw in a few fill in the blanks to keep you on your toes. Good luck!
Average, 15 Qns, JaniceC, Apr 03 14
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JaniceC
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  Literary Foursomes    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Most great tales have a cast of memorable characters, but can you pick which great book each group of four characters appear in. Be careful, some characters may have appeared in more than one tale but you need to find the story that all four appear in.
Average, 10 Qns, arcturas, Apr 20 19
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arcturas gold member
Apr 20 19
1189 plays
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  Characters from which Work?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some literary characters are as well known as the most famous of real people. Can you identify the work from which these characters come?
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi, Sep 25 14
Tough
EnglishJedi gold member
607 plays
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  What is My Name?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are ten widely-read works of literature. All you have to do is identify the protagonist in each.
Difficult, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi, Dec 25 12
Difficult
EnglishJedi gold member
834 plays
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  Who am I?: Characters in Great Novels.   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Let's test your knowledge about how well you know your literary characters.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, amybrad05, Jul 10 18
Very Difficult
amybrad05
Jul 10 18
1296 plays
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  More Characters from Classic Novels    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
I give you the characters and you give the name of the classic novel. Mostly multiple choice. I hope you enjoy it!
Tough, 20 Qns, JaniceC, Dec 20 20
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JaniceC
Dec 20 20
2969 plays
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  What Book am I From? No.2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you tell which book these characters are from?
Average, 10 Qns, beachbabe2004, May 05 14
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beachbabe2004
795 plays
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  What Book Is This Character From?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'll give you the name of a character and you tell me the name of the book he or she is in.
Tough, 10 Qns, i.emma, Dec 16 07
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i.emma
3025 plays
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  What book am I from?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you three characters and you must tell me what book they are from.
Tough, 10 Qns, beachbabe2004, Nov 20 13
Tough
beachbabe2004
745 plays
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  Cast of Characters - Books    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will list characters from some of my favorite books and you will need to give me the name of the book.
Tough, 10 Qns, shakesgirl, Jan 29 02
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shakesgirl
846 plays

Name My Book Trivia Questions

1. Teshoo Lama, Mahbub Ali, Kimball O'Hara, Colonel Creighton and Lurgan Sahib are characters in which 1901 novel?

From Quiz
Which Book Are They In? (2)

Answer: Rudyard Kipling's "Kim"

Published in 1901, "Kim" was the last of the four novels written by the Indian-born British Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling, although his famous short story collection, "Just So Stories", was first published the following year. He became the first British winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. Set in India in the late 19th century, the novel follows the title character ('Kim' is the nickname of Kimball O'Hara), an Irish vagabond living in India as he joins the aging Tibetan Lama, Teshoo Lama, on his quest to find the legendary 'River of the Arrow'. On the way, they encounter Mahbub Ali, a horse trader and also a British spy, Colonel Creighton, a British ethnologist and spy, and Lurgan Sahib, a gem trader and, you've guessed it, also a spy.

2. Who is the protagonist in John Steinbeck's 1939 classic 'The Grapes of Wrath', which earned him the Pulitzer Prize and was also a major contribution to his Nobel Prize?

From Quiz What is My Name?

Answer: Tom Joad

Tom Joad is young, but he takes control of the family as they trek west along Route 66. The alternatives are three more Steinbeck leading characters: George Milton in 'Of Mice and Men', Adam Trask in 'East of Eden' and Ethan Allen Hawley in 'The Winter of Our Discontent'.

3. Sir Robert Chiltern, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and his wife Lady Chiltern, are major characters in which play by Oscar Wilde?

From Quiz Characters from which Work?

Answer: An Ideal Husband

First performed in 1895, 'An Ideal Husband' is a story of blackmail and political corruption. Other major characters include The Earl of Caversham, his son Lord Goring, and the blackmailer Mrs Cheveley.

4. Which classic Russian novel features the characters Tonya Gromeko, Larissa 'Lara' Feodorovna Guishar, Pavel 'Pasha' Antipov and Viktor Komarovsky?

From Quiz Which Book Are They In?

Answer: Doctor Zhivago

Boris Pasternak's 'Doctor Zhivago' was published in Italy in 1957. David Lean's film version was released in 1965. Tonya Gromeko (Geraldine Chaplin in the film) was Yuri Zhivago's wife. Larissa Feodorovna Guishar, also known as Lara (played by Julie Christie) was Yuri's great love. Pasha was played by Tom Courtenay, a performance for which he earned an Oscar nomination. Rod Steiger played Viktor in the film.

5. Who does not belong in the "Oliver Twist" "please sir can I have some more" story by Charles Dickens?

From Quiz Who Be in the Wrong Story?

Answer: Gina Starling

'Oliver Twist' was published in 1838 and is the second novel written by Charles Dickens. It is considered a 'Social Novel' because it highlights the harsh conditions many children had to face in early 19th Century England. Jack Dawkins was Oliver's colorful friend, the Artful Dodger. Bill Sikes was the evil ruffian who ended up killing sweet Nancy. Agnes Fleming is the deceased mother of Oliver Twist. Gina Starling was the first girl I ever kissed in grade school.

6. What classic American novel features the members of the Compson family: Jason, Quentin, Caddy, and Benjy?

From Quiz Name The Book

Answer: The Sound and the Fury

"The Sound and the Fury" was written by William Faulkner. It is frequently named one of the greatest novels of the 20th century.

7. In which novel will you find these four characters: Athos - Porthos - Aramis - D'Artagnan?

From Quiz Literary Foursomes

Answer: 'The Three Musketeers' by Alexandre Dumas.

'All for one and one for all' is probably the most famous rallying cry in literature and sums up this swashbuckling tale of a 17th Century lad (D'Artagnan) as he endeavours to become one of the famed Musketeers.

8. "Emma" - by Jane Austen I smile and I wink, I'm perfect the ladies think. My secretly Betrothed may never know, that Emma considers her a true foe. Who am I?

From Quiz Who am I?: Characters in Great Novels.

Answer: Mr. Churchill

Jane Austen wrote most of her stories as satires, silently mocking her generation's flaws of romance and social extremities.

9. Alys, Morach, Lord Hugo.

From Quiz What Book am I From? No.2

Answer: The Wise Woman

"The Wise Woman" was written by Philippa Gregory. It is set during the reign of King Henry VIII. "The Other Boleyn Girl" and "The Queen's Fool" are also by Philippa Gregory. "The Thistle and the Rose" is by Jean Plaidy.

10. Miss Pittypat, Melanie Wilkes, Pork.

From Quiz What book am I from?

Answer: Gone with the Wind

"Gone with the Wind" was written by Margaret Mitchell. The book is set in the deep South of America during the Civil War. It was made into a film in 1939 which became one of the most successful films of all time.

11. Beelzebub, Adam, God the Father.

From Quiz Classic Literature Characters

Answer: Paradise Lost & The Bible & bible& Holy Bible

*SPOILERS* "Paradise Lost" is a highly dramatic poem about Satan and the fallen angels. It confronts the biblical concept of sin, and makes you see Adam and Eve in a whole new light. It is one of the classic novels of all time, a must read for anyone who likes poetry or religious matters.

12. Steerforth, Betsey Trotwood, Uriah Heep?

From Quiz Main Characters of Famous Literature

Answer: David Copperfield

Written by Charles Dickens. 'David Copperfield' is about a good-hearted boy in Victorian England and the hurdles he must overcome to find happiness.

13. Homer Wells, Melony, Rose Rose.

From Quiz Cast of Characters - Books

Answer: The Cider House Rules

By John Irving.

14. What novel is about the Joad family?

From Quiz Characters in Literature

Answer: The Grapes of Wrath

'The Grapes Of Wrath' is John Steinbeck's moving epic story about the Joad family's trek westward from Oklahoma to California during the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression.

15. Dick Diver; Nicole; Rosemary Hoyt; Tommy Barban. In what book will you find these characters?

From Quiz More Characters from Classic Novels

Answer: Tender is the Night

By F. Scott Fitzgerald.

16. Ishmael; Queequeg; Ahab; Starbuck

From Quiz Classic novel characters

Answer: Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

17. The newspaper reporter Edward Malone, the zoologist Professor George Edward Challenger, the scientist Professor Summerlee and the adventurer Lord John Roxton are the principal characters in which 1912 novel?

From Quiz Which Book Are They In? (2)

Answer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World"

Published in 1912, "The Lost World" was the first adventure novel featuring the character of Professor Challenger by the author who had dominated crime fiction for the previous two decades with his Sherlock Holmes stories. The story follows the journey by the three scientists and the reporter Edward Malone as they travel to South America to substantiate (or disprove) Professor Challenger's claims to have discovered living dinosaurs.

18. Tom Canty is a major character in which Mark Twain novel?

From Quiz Characters from which Work?

Answer: The Prince and the Pauper

Published in 1881 but set in 16th-Century England, 'The Prince and the Pauper' tells the story of two boys of similar appearance, Tom Canty and Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour.

19. Which classic 19th-Century American novel features the characters Captain Bloomer, Tashtego, Starbuck, Stubb and Flask?

From Quiz Which Book Are They In?

Answer: Moby Dick

Herman Melville's classic novel 'Moby Dick' was published in 1851. The 1956 film version starred Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab. Captain Bloomer is the skipper of the 'Samuel Enderby', another ship that the Pequod meets at sea. James Robertson Justice played him in the 1956 film. Tashtego is one of the harpooners aboard the Pequod. The other three are crew on the Pequod -- Starbuck is the young chief mate, Stubb is the second mate, and Flask the third mate.

20. Who does not belong in "Phantom of the Opera"'s "angel of music" story by Gaston Leroux?

From Quiz Who Be in the Wrong Story?

Answer: Layna

"Phantom of the Opera" was first published as a serial story in the publication "Le Gaulois" from September 1909 to January 1910. Not until Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical did the world really fall in love with Gaston Leroux's creation. Erik was the real name of the Phantom of the Opera. Christine is the young opera singer the Phantom falls hopelessly in love with. Raoul is the handsome French man that Christine falls hopelessly in love with. Layna is the woman I fell hopelessly in love with and married.

21. What chilling dystopian novel features the characters Winston Smith, O'Brien, and, of course, Big Brother?

From Quiz Name The Book

Answer: 1984

"1984" was written by George Orwell. Many of its concepts such as Big Brother, Newspeak, and Room 101, have entered the popular culture.

22. In which volume, from a series of novels, will you find these four friends: Roland Deschain - Eddie Dean - Susannah Dean - Jake Chambers?

From Quiz Literary Foursomes

Answer: 'The Wolves of the Calla' by Stephen King.

'The Wolves of the Calla' is the fifth volume in the 'Dark Tower' series of novels by Stephen King and focuses on Roland's Ka-Tet as they are called in to help the small farming community of Calla Bryn Sturgis take on the 'Wolves' who are coming to kidnap their children. Shades of 'The Seven Samurai' and 'The Magnificent Seven' come to mind.

23. "To Kill a Mockingbird" - by Harper Lee I am courageous and my mind is quick. I enlighten and advise, I teach, but never trick. Who am I?

From Quiz Who am I?: Characters in Great Novels.

Answer: Atticus Finch

While Harper Lee wrote many long stories for magazines, she only wrote one novel that saw publication in the 20th century. "To Kill a Mockingbird" won the Pulitzer prize in 1961 and is still on the bestseller list today.

24. Diana Barry, Matthew Cuthbert, Rachel Lynde.

From Quiz What Book am I From? No.2

Answer: Anne of Green Gables

"Anne of Green Gables" was written by L.M. Montgomery. It is about an orphan girl called Anne Shirley who is adopted by Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert who live at Green Gables. It was my favourite series of books when I was a child.

25. Charlotte Lucas, Mrs Phillips, Mary King.

From Quiz What book am I from?

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

"Pride and Prejudice" was written by Jane Austen. Charlotte Lucas is a neighbour and close friend of the Bennet family. Mrs Phillips is is Mrs Bennet's sister and Mary King is the lady who was supposedly engaged to Mr Wickham.

26. Charles Darnay, Sydney Carton, Doctor Manette.

From Quiz Classic Literature Characters

Answer: A Tale of Two Cities

*SPOILERS* "A Tale of Two Cities" is a passionate human drama, set against the background of the French Revolution. It stars such characters as the lovely Lucy Manette, and her depressed father, the noble Charles Darnay, and the questionable Sydney Carton, all of whom experience a myriad of emotions through the entire piece. The characters are enticing, the background is thrilling, and the plot is full of twists and turns.

27. Lenina Crowne, Bernard Marx, John the Savage?

From Quiz Main Characters of Famous Literature

Answer: Brave New World

Written by Aldous Huxley. 'Brave New World' is about a dystopia in the future, when society has been morphed into one giant civilization, and the struggles of its members to fit in.

28. Delores Price, Dante, Jack Speight.

From Quiz Cast of Characters - Books

Answer: She's Come Undone

By Wally Lamb.

29. Which novel includes the following characters: Sethe, Paul Dee, and Denver?

From Quiz Characters in Literature

Answer: Beloved

These are the main characters in Toni Morrison's 'Beloved', an incredibly crafted novel about the haunting repercussions of slavery in the lives of a family.

30. Frank Chambers; Nick Papadakis; Cora Papadakis, Mr. Sackett. In what book will you find these characters?

From Quiz More Characters from Classic Novels

Answer: The Postman Always Rings Twice

By James M. Cain.

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