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Quiz about More Literature Generally Speaking

More Literature, Generally Speaking Quiz

Are you REALLY well-read? Find out by going through this literary general knowledge quiz....good luck!

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

Author
ruma

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
14,337

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2347

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1. In which book by Charles Dickens does Inspector Bucket appear? Hint

Hard Times

Martin Chuzzlewit

Dombey and Son

Bleak House

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2. Which story is set in the magic land of St Brandan's Isle? Hint

The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley

Treasure Island by RL Stevenson

The Tempest by William Shakespeare

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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3. Who wrote 'Under Milk Wood'? Hint

Dylan Thomas

Terence Rattigan

Harold Pinter

Samuel Beckett

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4. What was the name of Elizabeth Barret Browning's pet dog? Hint

Aurora

Flush

Fidelis

Rufus

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5. Which of the following is NOT a character from George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'? Hint

Napoleon

Piggy

Boxer

Snowball

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6. Which of the following characters is not from Mark Twain's ' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'? Hint

Phineas Finn

Polly

Muff Potter

Becky

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7. Which literary schoolboy was bullied by the character Flashman? Hint

Tom Brown

Harry Potter

Billy Bunter

David Copperfield

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8. Which book by H. Rider Haggard tells the story of an African queen who holds the secret to eternal life?

Answer: (One Word)

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9. Charles Dodgson was better known by another name. Which one? Hint

George Eliot

Mark Twain

Lewis Carroll

Charles Dickens

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10. Which of the following is NOT a character from a book by Thomas Hardy? Hint

Becky Sharp

Mercy Chant

Angel Clare

Francis Troy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which book by Charles Dickens does Inspector Bucket appear?

Answer: Bleak House

2. Which story is set in the magic land of St Brandan's Isle?

Answer: The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley

3. Who wrote 'Under Milk Wood'?

Answer: Dylan Thomas

4. What was the name of Elizabeth Barret Browning's pet dog?

Answer: Flush

5. Which of the following is NOT a character from George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'?

Answer: Piggy

Piggy was a character from Golding's 'Lord of the Flies', of the other three, Napoleon and Snowball are pigs and Boxer is a horse in Orwell's 'Animal Farm'

6. Which of the following characters is not from Mark Twain's ' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'?

Answer: Phineas Finn

Phineas Finn is a character from the book of the same name by Anthony Trollope. Of the other three, Polly is Tom's aunt,Becky his sweetheart and Muff Potter is the town drunk accused of murder.

7. Which literary schoolboy was bullied by the character Flashman?

Answer: Tom Brown

In 'Tom Brown's Schooldays', by Thomas Hughes

8. Which book by H. Rider Haggard tells the story of an African queen who holds the secret to eternal life?

Answer: She

9. Charles Dodgson was better known by another name. Which one?

Answer: Lewis Carroll

10. Which of the following is NOT a character from a book by Thomas Hardy?

Answer: Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp is from 'Vanity Fair' by W M Thackeray.

Source: Author ruma

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