American Literature Trivia Quizzes

While writing the syllabus for my American Lit summer school class, I realized that all of these works would make an interesting Quizzyland quiz! Most information comes from "Literature and the Language Arts: The American Tradition." Enjoy!

The southern United States has a strong literary tradition. Pour yourself a glass of bourbon and match the author with their great southern novel.

This quiz is concerned with various works of non-fiction, fiction, and poetry written from the early 1800's to the American Civil War and the Reconstruction Era. It is the third quiz in a series on American Literature.

A quiz about famous twentieth century American novelists, dramatists and poets. I provide biographical information and some titles and you have to identify the author. Have fun.

I will provide a quote from one of the author's works, and you will provide the author's name. It is that simple. If you want more of a challenge, try it without using a search engine.

In this quiz we'll take a look at the literary accomplishments of some authors from the southern United States.

This is a quiz about American authors' works. Some were inspired by Gertrude Stein (hence the misquoted title), some not.

This quiz is concerned with various works of non-fiction, fiction, and poetry written from the early 1700s to those written toward the end of that century. It is the second quiz in a series on American Literature.

These authors and writers had an instrumental part in American history, literature, and their culture. How much do you know about these African American writers and works of literature?

This quiz continues the survey of American Literature and begins where the previous quiz in this series ended. It covers writers who were primarily active during the span of time from the Reconstruction years to the beginning of World War I.

Since I like history, I suppose it isn't odd that I like literature as well. This one deals with American literature from the 1700s to the 1900s. Enjoy!

This quiz is concerned with the letters, journals, histories, poetry, etc. written in America from 1492 to 1720 or so, as well as early Native American stories and myths. It is the first in a series of American literature.

These are some of the greatest novels ever written by Americans. How many of them do you know?

All of these novels are set entirely or partially in the varied state of California. See if you can match the title with the author. Good luck!

African American women have played an important role in encouraging movements of change and history. Can you recognize these ladies from their quotes, works, and accomplishments?

Come with me as we visit Alabama and focus on the various authors who have ties to towns and cities across the state. We'll visit each town and you tell me, based on the clues, who is connected to that area.

Another installment of my Famous First Words, here are the first lines from some of my favourite (North) American books, you just match them with the title/author. Clues and year of publication are given in all but one; the last one!

Come with me as we explore my home state of Georgia and discover the various authors that have ties there. We will visit several different cities and, based on the clue, you tell me what writer we are talking about.

I love American authors. From Alcott to Twain and everyone in between. See how much you know about some of them.

The short story is unique literary art. Here is a collection of questions about short stories by American writers.

Many works of literature have been set in Manhattan. In this quiz, you will have to link several NYC sites to the authors who wrote about them.

Launched as an incentive to excellence, the Pulitzer Prize began as a series of awards in several categories of publishing for writers that deeply reflected American life in their work. This is a quiz about books in the Fiction category.

Welcome to volume 3 of "Quotes from American Authors". I'll give you a quote, you give me the author. Enjoy!

American Romanticism was as much a spiritual movement as it was a literary one. Test your knowledge of Emerson, Whitman, and Hawthorne with this tasty little quiz!

Test your knowledge of novels, poems, and authors from the American South, focusing primarily on the 20th Century.

African Americans have contributed many works that have influenced American culture. Can you recognize more of these novels, plays, and other works of literature?

Oklahoma has certainly had its share of great literary minds. In fact, almost every genre and style has visited, at least, once. Still, Oklahoma being what it is, Oklahoma literature carries a flavor and a flair unlike that written anywhere else.

A second quiz on poetry and prose by great Southern authors.

After World War I many American writers moved to Paris. They were known as "The Lost Generation".

Welcome to the second volume of this quiz series. I will provide a quote from one of the author's works, and you will provide the author's name. It is that simple. If you want more of a challenge, try it without using a search engine.

This quiz deals with such classic American novelists as Herman Melville, Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck.

This quiz asks you to identify some American women writers whose achievements have often been misunderstood or overlooked.

Most of these women authors were famous in their lifetimes (or for a time after death), but spent decades virtually forgotten. They are increasingly studied in universities today, receiving more of the attention they deserve.

"I sing of arms and the man..."

Texas has a rich and deep body of literature, as varied and expansive as the state itself.

In this quiz, I provide a quote from a work of American Literature, some past, some present, and you choose the character who said it. Many of the quotes are famous, a few are more obscure, but all questions are multiple choice!

Do you know who wrote what? Let's find out. Test your knowledge with these modern American writers.

This quiz contains questions on authors and literary works connected to the American Midwest. How much do you know about these classics? Questions provided by MidWest Team members.

This quiz will take more than High School English. See how far from the reading list you've gone.

This quiz highlights some of Minnesota's famous authors, illustrators and a tribute to a very special cartoonist. Some questions may prove a little difficult.(You should know who gave us Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang.

Following is a quiz about major American writers and the literary periods to which they belong.