Quizzes for Grades 1 through 12

61.

  Shakespeare Play Summaries in Four Words    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Just for fun. I have taken ten plays by the Bard and distilled them down to four words, which describe either the complete action of a play or a key scene/subplot. (Plot and ending spoilers follow.)

Easier, 10 Qns, Caseena, Jul 26 10

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Name the Play

Easier
Caseena
3177 plays

62.

  Easy Hamlet Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

An easier quiz on the play Hamlet.

Easier, 10 Qns, ladymacb29, May 29 00

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hamlet

Easier
ladymacb29
8688 plays

63.

  Stories Of A Life - In Their Own Words    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Many well-known people have penned their own stories in print. Match the autobiography titles on the left, with clues, to the author.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jul 02 20

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Biographies and Autobiographies

Very Easy
darksplash
Jul 02 20
642 plays

64.

  The Ladies of Pride and Prejudice    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

See how much you know about famous--and infamous--ladies in Austen's most popular novel! (A note: I have used quotes from the easy-to-read e-text of the novel found at www.pemberley.com.)

Average, 10 Qns, gypsyqueen, Nov 13 04

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Pride and Prejudice

Average
gypsyqueen
5814 plays

65.

  Award Winning Kids' Books    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

Each year, the American Library Association awards the Newbery Medal to one book and the Caldecott Medal to one picture book. Can you name the following winners by using the hints available? Good luck!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, PootyPootwell, May 12 17

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7

Category: Children's Book Awards

Very Easy
PootyPootwell
726 plays

66.

  Children's Literature Trivia    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

This is a quiz made up of questions about authors, characters and titles of children's novels. Most of the questions involve classic novels rather then more modern day books. HAVE FUN!

Easier, 15 Qns, zoomzoom, Sep 22 00

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

Category: Books for Kids

Easier
zoomzoom
8460 plays

67.

  Shakespeare By Body Count    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Who says Shakespeare's plays are boring? This quiz will count down the ten bloodiest plays in the Bard's canon to determine which one has the most deaths. Spoilers abound in this quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Jun 22 10

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Name the Play

Average
adams627
1167 plays

68.

  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland II    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In this quiz we continue to journey with Alice in Wonderland, discovering some of the wackiest creatures ever set down in print. Curious? Play me.

Average, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Dec 21 05

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9

Category: Carroll, Lewis

Average
thejazzkickazz
2397 plays

69.

  Dr. Seuss Match Game    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Dr. Seuss wrote over 60 books, many of them fun children's books. This quiz tests your knowledge of the title of these books. Enjoy!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, PootyPootwell, Apr 15 21

Recommended for grades: 1,2,3,4,5

Category: Seuss, Dr.

Very Easy
PootyPootwell
Apr 15 21
594 plays

70.

  Masters and their Masterpieces: Part III    

Match Quiz

 15 Qns

There have been numerous Masters of literature throughout the years. Of the 15 mentioned, can you match each to one of their masterpieces?

Very Easy, 15 Qns, zambesi, Sep 09 17

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Authors and their Works

Very Easy
zambesi
1476 plays

71.

  Author Rebus and Match    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Each question has two or more word definitions. Just join the answers together to come up with the last name of an author (some answers are literal and others phonetic) and then match them with their first names.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Midget40, Feb 10 18

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Literature Word Play

Very Easy
Midget40
Feb 10 18
894 plays

72.

  Poetic Justice    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match the poets to their works.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, nyirene330, Oct 02 19

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Name the Poet

Very Easy
nyirene330
Oct 02 19
651 plays

73.

  The Catcher In The Rye    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

This quiz deals with one of the more controversial books of the 20th Century. I ask not to use this quiz as a crutch. Read this classic book and fill in the banks this quiz will leave you.

Average, 15 Qns, Oddball, May 08 00

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Salinger, J. D.

Average
Oddball
8457 plays

74.

  "Macbeth" Quotes    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Who said what in "Macbeth"? See if you know!

Average, 10 Qns, ladymacb29, Jun 28 00

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Macbeth

Average
ladymacb29
9390 plays

75.

  The Riposte in "Pride and Prejudice"    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Touchstone in Shakespeare's "As You Like It" defines the quarrel by seven degrees. Here are some thrusts and counterthrusts from "Pride and Prejudice".

Average, 15 Qns, jeremyb, Jun 11 04

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Pride and Prejudice

Average
jeremyb
5052 plays

76.

  Romeo and Juliet    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is a quiz on the Shakespearian play, "Romeo and Juliet".

Average, 10 Qns, horsesrox, Jan 09 05

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Romeo and Juliet

Average
horsesrox
8403 plays

77.

  Jane Austen's Ladies    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is about those ladies in Jane Austen's works who actually held the title of 'Lady'.

Average, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Feb 01 17

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Austen, Jane

Average
Fifiona81
462 plays

78.

  "Five on a Treasure Island" -Enid Blyton    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

The first book in the celebrated "Famous Five" series and the reason why everyone wanted more. How much do you know about their first adventure? Use these multi-choice questons to find out.

Average, 15 Qns, Philian, Jun 06 03

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Category: Famous Five

Average
Philian
2802 plays

79.

  9 for 10 - Macbeth    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Most of the questions in this quiz are on well known quotations from "Macbeth". The first letters of the first nine answers spell the answer to the last question.

Average, 10 Qns, minch, Dec 10 04

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Macbeth

Average
minch
6072 plays

80.

  I Know Places    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Each of these characters from children's literature is closely associated with a specific place - can you match them all up?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Mar 21 16

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

Category: Themed Quizzes

Very Easy
looney_tunes
1107 plays

81.

  Aesop's Fowl with Golden Eggs and Other Fables    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Aesop's short stories, called fables, always had a moral to them. See how many of these famous fables you recognize!

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, May 14 17

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7,8

Category: Aesop

Easier
shuehorn
1563 plays

82.

  Famous (well, kinda famous) First Lines    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

The first lines of "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Moby Dick" were used in other quizzes, so I had to dig a little deeper. Nothing too obscure, though, I promise.

Average, 25 Qns, agony, Mar 22 03

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Famous First Lines

Average
agony
3123 plays

83.

  Match People with Their Nursery Rhyme Problems    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match the correct nursery rhyme character on the right with the comments about their problems on the left.

Easier, 10 Qns, littlepup, Oct 22 16

Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

Category: Nursery Rhymes

Easier
littlepup
975 plays

84.

  A Tale of Ten Turtles    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

There aren't a lot of turtledoves in books for children, but here are some turtles. Can you match each of these fictional turtles (or tortoises) with the author who created them for our enjoyment?

Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Dec 23 16

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

Category: Books for Kids

Average
looney_tunes
1713 plays

85.

  Let Us Begin    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

If you are sitting comfortably, then we can begin. How many books can you recognise just from their opening lines? You can find out if you know these ten by playing this quiz.

Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Mar 17 17

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Category: Familiar Quotes

Easier
rossian
1482 plays

86.

  Animals in the Title    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Choose the real or fictional animal on the right that completes the book title on the left.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, DizWiz, Feb 26 18

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10

Category: Literary Titles

Very Easy
DizWiz
Feb 26 18
1398 plays

87.

  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland I    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Whether one views this as madcap fantasy, surreal horror or clever satire, one cannot deny the literary power of Lewis Carroll's great classic 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. This quiz deals with the first several chapters...good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Dec 19 05

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9

Category: Carroll, Lewis

Average
thejazzkickazz
4308 plays

88.

  "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" by Dr. Seuss    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

My little brother and sister loved this story. Dr. Seuss is always a favorite. This quiz is based on the Dr. Seuss book only, not at all on the movies.

Average, 15 Qns, spunkychic93, Dec 28 06

Recommended for grades: 2,3,4,5

Category: Seuss, Dr.

Average
spunkychic93
5322 plays

89.

  So the Story Goes    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Aesop's fables are stories to teach a lesson - if I tell you how the story goes, can you choose the moral?

Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, May 13 10

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7,8

Category: Aesop

Average
looney_tunes
1923 plays

90.

  Picture An Author    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

A look, quite literally, at some of the finest authors of children's literature.

Average, 10 Qns, 480154st, Jun 14 19

Recommended for grades: 7,8,9

Category: Authors and Their Works

Average
480154st
Jun 14 19
510 plays

91.

  Jem in "To Kill a Mockingbird"    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

All these multi-choice questions are about the sayings, actions, and personality of Jem in Harper Lee's famous novel. Only the text of the book is used.

Average, 25 Qns, Philian, Jul 01 03

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Lee, Harper

Average
Philian
4254 plays

92.

  Too Hot, Too Cold, Just Right    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

With a title referencing one certain fairy tale, this quiz will dive into other famous fairy tales that every kid will know!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, George95, Oct 16 11

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

Category: Fairy Tales

Very Easy
George95
2235 plays

93.

  When We Were Very Young ...    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

... we used to enjoy this book of poems by A. A. Milne. Can you match each of these titles with the line or lines provided from each poem?

Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, May 29 17

Recommended for grades: 2,3,4,5

Category: Milne, A.A.

Easier
looney_tunes
1281 plays

94.

  Where, Why, What? Shakespeare's Questions    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

One of Shakespeare's techniques to engage his audience was to pose questions, sometimes in soliloquys, sometimes between his characters. See if you can match the question with its origin.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, windrush, Feb 26 19

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Shakespeare Lines and Quotes

Very Easy
windrush
Feb 26 19
660 plays

95.

  9 for 10 - Julius Caesar    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Julius Caesar" is not performed very often. However, it is full of well known quotes. See how many you know. The first letter of the answers to 1 to 9 spell the missing word in the last quote.

Average, 10 Qns, minch, Mar 09 05

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Julius Caesar

Average
minch
5013 plays

96.

  Poetry for Kids    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

How much poetry do you know? This quiz might help you remember some poems and introduce you to some new ones.

Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Apr 08 13

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

Category: Poetry for Children

Easier
rossian
1299 plays

97.

  Shakespearean Loons    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Madness - real or faked - seems to be a recurring theme in Shakespeare's plays. While not all of the characters featured in this quiz can be said to have gone insane in a clinical sense, they indeed exhibit various kinds of bizarre behaviour.

Average, 10 Qns, LadyNym, Feb 19 19

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Shakespeare Characters

Average
LadyNym
Feb 19 19
315 plays

98.

  Assorted Children's Literature    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Just like with a box of assorted candy, you never know what you're going to get next with this quiz. The only thing these books have in common is that you can find them all in the Children's section of the library.

Average, 10 Qns, Catreona, Feb 18 23

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

Category: Kid Lit General

Average
Catreona
Feb 18 23
294 plays

99.

  Notable Doctors and the Chalet School    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Health is a major theme in the 'Chalet School' books, and many doctors appear throughout the series - some of them even end up marrying pupils! Can you guess who's who?

Tough, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Sep 09 19

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12

Category: Brent-Dyer, Elinor

Tough
Kankurette
Sep 09 19
192 plays

100.

  "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is a quiz on one of my favorite books, "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.

Average, 10 Qns, Marxious, May 22 07

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Lee, Harper

Average
Marxious
4809 plays

101.

  Romeo and Juliet    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Quiz about the timeless Shakespeare classic.

Average, 10 Qns, sidevine, Jul 04 01

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Romeo and Juliet

Average
sidevine
14694 plays

102.

  I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

But maybe you should keep your eyes open long enough to play this quiz! Just match the Dr. Seuss book with its first line. Have fun!

Easier, 10 Qns, reedy, Mar 17 17

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10

Category: Seuss, Dr.

Easier
reedy
1080 plays

103.

  Jane Austen's Real-Life Locations    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Jane Austen's characters occasionally travelled to real-life locations in England. Can you match up the events that occurred in one of these places with the novel in which they appeared or were mentioned?

Average, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Jul 14 18

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Austen, Jane

Average
Fifiona81
Jul 14 18
261 plays

104.

  The Second Best Known Christmas Story    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

As part of the Christmas Carols Challenge, I've chosen to write a quiz about Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. Here's your chance to test your 'Christmas Carol' knowledge.

Average, 10 Qns, Cymruambyth, Dec 08 09

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9

Category: A Christmas Carol

Average
Cymruambyth
2028 plays

105.

  Name The Work    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz was published in 2005. I made it into a 50/50 quiz: you only have to decide between two choices. I'll give you a line from a work of literature and you pick the correct one from which it came. Good Luck!

Average, 10 Qns, CmdrK, Feb 08 22

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Literary Terms & Quotes

Average
CmdrK
Feb 08 22
471 plays

106.

  Famous Shakespearean Quotes    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Can you match the following Shakespearean quotes with the play to which they belong?

Average, 10 Qns, Creedy, Mar 27 16

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Shakespeare Lines and Quotes

Average
Creedy
903 plays

107.

  Peter Pan    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

J. M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" is a masterpiece of fantasy children's literature. Take a trip back to Neverland with the Darling children and remember the stasis when we were all once gay, innocent, and heartless. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Mar 13 09

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9

Category: Barrie J.M.

Average
kyleisalive
1086 plays

108.

  As Cold As Hell    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Abandon all hope, ye who enter here! Should ye be bold enough, we can brave the punishments of Dante's Inferno and those who make their way there.

Easier, 10 Qns, nautilator, Sep 27 13

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Dante

Easier
nautilator
2202 plays

109.

  Women in Shakespeare's Plays    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

There are not many women in Shakespeare's plays, although in some they play a very important part. In Shakespeare's day the parts of women were played by boys. I give you the woman. You name the play.

Average, 10 Qns, minch, Aug 15 00

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Name the Play

Average
minch
6243 plays

110.

  At the End of the Play    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

These images portray moments from Act Five of Shakespeare plays - tell me which one!

Average, 10 Qns, merylfederman, May 31 14

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Name the Play

Average
merylfederman
762 plays

111.

  Malory Towers    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

One of my favourite series when I was a child, 'Malory Towers' is a six book series by Enid Blyton. It is about girls who lived in a boarding school. Let's see how much you know about it.

Easier, 15 Qns, rosieh, Jun 29 06

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Category: Malory Towers

Easier
rosieh
1842 plays

112.

  Atticus in "To Kill a Mockingbird"    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

There is nothing here about the film. There are just 25 multi-choice factual questions about the actions, sayings and character of Atticus Finch in Harper Lee's much-studied novel.

Average, 25 Qns, Philian, Jun 02 03

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Lee, Harper

Average
Philian
4047 plays

113.

  Beatrix Potter: Animal Match    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

It's clear from their names that Peter Rabbit is a rabbit and Tom Kitten is a cat, but the nature of some of Beatrix Potter's other characters isn't as obvious. Can you match up each character with the type of animal that they are?

Average, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Apr 01 18

Recommended for grades: 2,3,4

Category: Potter, Beatrix

Average
Fifiona81
Apr 01 18
381 plays

114.

  Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

This quiz is all about one of my favorite poems, Robert Frost's "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening."

Average, 15 Qns, morrigan, May 18 07

Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10

Category: Frost, Robert

Average
morrigan
1431 plays

115.

  We Never Close    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

We may never close, but at least we having an opening line. Can you identify the children's books in this quiz by the first line?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, James25, Mar 17 17

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7

Category: Familiar Quotes

Very Easy
James25
1350 plays

116.

  "Romeo and Juliet" Storyline    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Romeo and Juliet" is a famous love story, tragedy and tale of courage. How much do you know about the play?

Average, 10 Qns, blurrystar1, Dec 23 03

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Romeo and Juliet

Average
blurrystar1
8976 plays

117.

  Charles Dickens: "David Copperfield"    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

Of all Charles Dickens' characters David Copperfield is the one who resembles his author most. Also unforgettable are Uriah Heep, Mr Micawber, Little Emily and many others.

Average, 25 Qns, queenofsheba, Nov 27 07

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11

Category: David Copperfield

Average
queenofsheba
1611 plays

118.

  John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Many teenagers across the world have studied "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. Those who know it well will hopefully enjoy this nostalgic reminder, while those who are currently grappling with it will hopefully see it as a bit of a challenge.

Average, 10 Qns, poshprice, Jun 17 08

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Of Mice and Men

Average
poshprice
1644 plays

119.

  Santa, Angels, Presents....    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

One of the joys of Christmas is sitting in a warm house with the snow coming down outside, a hot drink at your side, and a freshly bathed child in clean flannel pyjamas on your lap, wanting a story. Here are some Christmas stories.

Average, 10 Qns, agony, Dec 04 14

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Category: Children's Christmas Books

Average
agony
2043 plays

120.

  Jane Austen's Rich Young Women    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"It is a truth universally acknowledged", that quite a few of Jane Austen's young female characters were "in possession of a good fortune" and therefore "in want of a" husband. Here's some questions about them.

Average, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Nov 19 17

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Austen, Jane

Average
Fifiona81
417 plays