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Quiz about Assorted Literary Quotes
Quiz about Assorted Literary Quotes

Assorted Literary Quotes Trivia Quiz


Phrases from authors and musicians. Also a few literature questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by Lost_Player. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Lost_Player
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
38,032
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
13 / 20
Plays
1989
Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (16/20), Guest 75 (13/20), Guest 172 (15/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. 'The meaning of life is that it ends,' was said by this known Czech born German speaking writer? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. By means of the dictionary, this word is defined as: Form of imaginative literary expression that makes its effect by the sound and imagery of its language. What is the word defined here? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. 'I celebrate myself, and sing myself. And what I assume, you shall assume. For every atom belonging to me, as good, belongs to you' is an excerpt from 'Song Of Myself.' Who is the author? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. 'Out, out brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage. And then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury. Signifying nothing.' is an excerpt from 'Macbeth' by this author?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 5 of 20
5. Who wrote 'Fire And Ice'? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. 'I love to be alone! I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude' is an excerpt from this American philosopher's 'Solitude.' Who is this? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. What songwriter from the sixties said, 'You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow'? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. 'The Summit Temple' was written by what Chinese poet? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Who wrote 'A Tale Of Two Cities' and 'A Christmas Carol'? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. 'If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow chinks of his cavern' is written by this brilliant writer? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Who is the author of 'The Power of Words,' 'The Cask of Amontillado' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

Answer: (Three Words or just surname)
Question 12 of 20
12. What Chinese philosopher was said to be a disciple of Confucius and also the author of 'Tao Te Ching'? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. Who said, 'You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time'? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. This famous philosopher and writer once said, 'What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.' Who is he? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. What deep thinker and inventor said 'Imagination is more important than knowledge'?

Answer: (Two Words (E=MC squared))
Question 16 of 20
16. This excerpt from 'Problems Of Neurosis': 'The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, for the truth.' Who is the author? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. This famous president once said, 'When written in Chinese the word crisis is composed of two characters: one represents danger and the second represents opportunity.' Who is he? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. This famous composer once wrote, 'Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.' Who is he? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. This writer said, 'There is only one religion though there are a hundred versions of it' Who is he? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. This inventor said, 'Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.' Who is he? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'The meaning of life is that it ends,' was said by this known Czech born German speaking writer?

Answer: Franz Kafka

2. By means of the dictionary, this word is defined as: Form of imaginative literary expression that makes its effect by the sound and imagery of its language. What is the word defined here?

Answer: Poetry

3. 'I celebrate myself, and sing myself. And what I assume, you shall assume. For every atom belonging to me, as good, belongs to you' is an excerpt from 'Song Of Myself.' Who is the author?

Answer: Walt Whitman

4. 'Out, out brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage. And then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury. Signifying nothing.' is an excerpt from 'Macbeth' by this author?

Answer: William Shakespeare

5. Who wrote 'Fire And Ice'?

Answer: Robert Lee Frost

6. 'I love to be alone! I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude' is an excerpt from this American philosopher's 'Solitude.' Who is this?

Answer: Henry David Thoreau

7. What songwriter from the sixties said, 'You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow'?

Answer: Janis Joplin

8. 'The Summit Temple' was written by what Chinese poet?

Answer: Li Po

9. Who wrote 'A Tale Of Two Cities' and 'A Christmas Carol'?

Answer: Charles Dickens

10. 'If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow chinks of his cavern' is written by this brilliant writer?

Answer: William Blake

Blake also wrote the infamous 'The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom'
11. Who is the author of 'The Power of Words,' 'The Cask of Amontillado' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

Answer: Edgar Allan Poe

Note the spelling Allan in this case.
12. What Chinese philosopher was said to be a disciple of Confucius and also the author of 'Tao Te Ching'?

Answer: Lao Tzu

Legend tells that when Lao Tzu was leaving his home town a man asked him to write him a book about life since Lao Tzu had great visions about life. So he wrote the 'Tao Te Ching' It is a great book if you haven't read it I highly recommend it.
13. Who said, 'You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time'?

Answer: Unknown

This quote is often attributed to Abraham Lincoln but the evidence for his having said is very weak: in 1910 two people claimed that they had heard him say it in 1856.
14. This famous philosopher and writer once said, 'What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.' Who is he?

Answer: Aristotle

15. What deep thinker and inventor said 'Imagination is more important than knowledge'?

Answer: Albert Einstein

16. This excerpt from 'Problems Of Neurosis': 'The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, for the truth.' Who is the author?

Answer: Alfred Adler

17. This famous president once said, 'When written in Chinese the word crisis is composed of two characters: one represents danger and the second represents opportunity.' Who is he?

Answer: JFK

18. This famous composer once wrote, 'Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.' Who is he?

Answer: Beethoven

19. This writer said, 'There is only one religion though there are a hundred versions of it' Who is he?

Answer: George Bernard Shaw

20. This inventor said, 'Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.' Who is he?

Answer: Thomas Edison

Source: Author Lost_Player

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