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Generic Literary Trivia Trivia Quiz

Just a little quiz that I constructed at 3:00 in the morning, one that touches on works that I've studied throughout my four years of English in university. Hope it's not too easy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Doubtless. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Doubtless

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
18,542

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
2048

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following literary works is NOT considered to be satirical? Hint

Absalom, Absalom!

Catch-22

Elmer Gantry

Animal Farm

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which of Shakespeare's plays does Jaques appear? Hint

As You Like It

Henry V

Twelfth Night

Macbeth

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Question 3 of 10

3. '124 was spiteful.' is the opening sentence in what literary work? Hint

Beloved

The Crying of Lot 49

Ethan Frome

The Sun Also Rises

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following is the title of a poem by 16th century poet John Donne? Hint

The Centipede

The Ladybug

The Flea

The Praying Mantis

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Question 5 of 10

5. Most of the action in William Faulkner's 'The Sound and the Fury' takes place over what holiday? Hint

Independence Day

Christmas

Easter

New Year's Day

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which of the following novels will you find a Mugwump? Hint

Steppenwolf

The Hobbit

Naked Lunch

Gulliver's Travels

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following novels is NOT a part of Margaret Laurence's Manawaka series? Hint

This Side Jordan

The Stone Angel

A Jest of God

The Diviners

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who wrote the poem 'In Memoriam A.H.H.'? Hint

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

John Keats

Alfred Tennyson

Algernon Swinburne

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Question 9 of 10

9. Charlie Gordon is the protagonist in what short story? Hint

The Swimmer

A Rose for Emily

Flowers for Algernon

The Dead

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following novels is NOT told from the first-person perspective? Hint

Hard Times

Great Expectations

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Lolita

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following literary works is NOT considered to be satirical?

Answer: Absalom, Absalom!

2. In which of Shakespeare's plays does Jaques appear?

Answer: As You Like It

He gives the 'All the world's a stage...' speech.

3. '124 was spiteful.' is the opening sentence in what literary work?

Answer: Beloved

4. Which of the following is the title of a poem by 16th century poet John Donne?

Answer: The Flea

Could be used as a very intellectual pickup line, if one was so inclined...

5. Most of the action in William Faulkner's 'The Sound and the Fury' takes place over what holiday?

Answer: Easter

6. In which of the following novels will you find a Mugwump?

Answer: Naked Lunch

Interesting source of inspiration for J.K. Rowling.

7. Which of the following novels is NOT a part of Margaret Laurence's Manawaka series?

Answer: This Side Jordan

8. Who wrote the poem 'In Memoriam A.H.H.'?

Answer: Alfred Tennyson

9. Charlie Gordon is the protagonist in what short story?

Answer: Flowers for Algernon

10. Which of the following novels is NOT told from the first-person perspective?

Answer: Hard Times

Source: Author Doubtless

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