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Quiz about Which Author Made This Character
Quiz about Which Author Made This Character

Which Author Made This Character? Quiz

Here's how this quiz works: I give you a character with an interesting name, and you tell me which author created him or her. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by peptidoglycan. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
peptidoglycan
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
33,860
Updated
Apr 30 24
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
16 / 25
Plays
4445
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Question 1 of 25
1. Frodo Baggins Hint


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Question 2 of 25
2. Duddy Kravitz Hint


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3. Uriah Heep Hint


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4. Kilgore Trout Hint


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5. Sir Toby Belch Hint


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6. Silas Marner Hint


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Question 7 of 25
7. Owen Meany Hint


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8. Montana Wildhack Hint


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Question 9 of 25
9. Dorian Gray Hint


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10. Sancho Panza Hint


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Question 11 of 25
11. Henry Higgins Hint


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Question 12 of 25
12. Prince Myskin Hint


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Question 13 of 25
13. Billy Budd Hint


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Question 14 of 25
14. Walter Mitty Hint


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15. J. Alfred Prufrock Hint


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16. Jay Gatsby Hint


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17. Dunstan Ramsay Hint


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18. The Artful Dodger Hint


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19. Algernon Montcrieff Hint


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20. Jeeves Hint


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21. Professor Moriarty Hint


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22. Ralph Drinkwater Hint


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Question 23 of 25
23. Solomon Gursky Hint


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Question 24 of 25
24. Sam Spade Hint


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Question 25 of 25
25. Samuel Pickwick Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Frodo Baggins

Answer: J.R.R. Tolkien

 'The Lord Of the Rings' Trilogy.
2. Duddy Kravitz

Answer: Mordecai Richler

 'The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'. (He also appears in 'St. Urbain's Horseman'.)
3. Uriah Heep

Answer: Charles Dickens

 From the novel, 'David Copperfield'.
4. Kilgore Trout

Answer: Kurt Vonnegut

 Several books, including 'Slaughterhouse-Five' and 'Breakfast of Champions'.
5. Sir Toby Belch

Answer: William Shakespeare

 'Twelfth Night'.
6. Silas Marner

Answer: George Eliot

 The short novel, very beautiful, has the same name.
7. Owen Meany

Answer: John Irving

 'A Prayer for Owen Meany'.
8. Montana Wildhack

Answer: Kurt Vonnegut

 From 'Slaughterhouse-Five'. Vonnegut makes up the most interesting names!
9. Dorian Gray

Answer: Oscar Wilde

 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. Very frightening and disturbing novel.
10. Sancho Panza

Answer: Miguel de Cervantes

 This was Don Quixote's sidekick.
11. Henry Higgins

Answer: G.B. Shaw

 From 'Pygmalion', which later became 'My Fair Lady' on the stage.
12. Prince Myskin

Answer: Fyodor Dostoevsky

 From 'The Idiot', one of the few books I started but never finished.
13. Billy Budd

Answer: Herman Melville

 From the short novel, 'Billy Budd'. Very interesting psychological profile.
14. Walter Mitty

Answer: James Thurber

 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' is an entertaining and enlightening read.
15. J. Alfred Prufrock

Answer: T. S. Eliot

 From his masterpiece, 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'.
16. Jay Gatsby

Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald

 'The Great Gatsby'.
17. Dunstan Ramsay

Answer: Robertson Davies

 He was the hero of Davies' best book, 'Fifth Business'.
18. The Artful Dodger

Answer: Charles Dickens

 He was the best friend of Oliver Twist.
19. Algernon Montcrieff

Answer: Oscar Wilde

 From 'The Importance of Being Earnest'.
20. Jeeves

Answer: P.G. Wodehouse

 Wodehouse wrote several very popular and entertaining Jeeves books.
21. Professor Moriarty

Answer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

 This was Sherlock Holmes' nemesis.
22. Ralph Drinkwater

Answer: Wally Lamb

 Kind of a tricky question, because it's not really a literary classic. But this is from his novel: 'I Know This Much is True'.
23. Solomon Gursky

Answer: Mordecai Richler

 Sorry, I had to put one more Mordecai Richler question in here.
24. Sam Spade

Answer: Dashiell Hammett

 He's from Halifax, Nova Scotia!
25. Samuel Pickwick

Answer: Charles Dickens

 'The Pickwick Papers' was Dickens' first novel.
Source: Author peptidoglycan

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Referenced Topics
Literature   Shakespeare   Literary Characters   Charles Dickens   Arthur Conan Doyle   Character Creators   Oscar Wilde   John Irving   Kurt Vonnegut   F. Scott Fitzgerald   Literary Classics   T. S. Eliot   Herman Melville   George Eliot   Oliver Twist   Twelfth Night   Wally Lamb   The Pickwick Papers   Robertson Davies   David Copperfield  

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