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Quiz about Animal Lit 101
Quiz about Animal Lit 101

Animal Lit 101 Trivia Quiz


Here is a collection of questions about animals from some of my favorite stories. Have fun!!

A multiple-choice quiz by scout1010. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
scout1010
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
31,431
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the name of the mythological three-headed dog who guards the gates of Hell? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What are the names of the Siamese cats who help James Qwilleran solve mysteries? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In George Orwell's 'Animal Farm', what is the name of the pig driven from the farm for challenging another pig's ideas? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', what animal does Bottom dream himself to be? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In 'The Yearling', written by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, what is the name of the fawn Jody befriends? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. After whom did Frank L. Baum, author of 'The Wizard of Oz', model the Cowardly Lion? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In Toni Morrison's novel 'Song of Solomon', which bird does Milkman Dead note is too heavy to fly because its own hang-ups weigh it down too much? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In 'Their Eyes Were Watching God', written by Zora Neale Hurston, who is mortally wounded by a dog bite? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Before Minos claimed the throne of Crete, he prayed to Poseidon to send him what animal as a sign of approval from the gods? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the name of the rabid dog Atticus shoots in Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the name of the mythological three-headed dog who guards the gates of Hell?

Answer: Cerberus

Typhon and Echidna are Cerberus's parents. Tyr is the Germanic god of War. Cerberus guarded the gates of Hell. He let spirits enter the underworld but almost never let them leave.
2. What are the names of the Siamese cats who help James Qwilleran solve mysteries?

Answer: Koko and Yum Yum

Koko and Yum Yum are an integral part of Lilian Jackson Braun's 'The Cat Who' series.
3. In George Orwell's 'Animal Farm', what is the name of the pig driven from the farm for challenging another pig's ideas?

Answer: Snowball

4. In Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', what animal does Bottom dream himself to be?

Answer: an ass

5. In 'The Yearling', written by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, what is the name of the fawn Jody befriends?

Answer: Flag

6. After whom did Frank L. Baum, author of 'The Wizard of Oz', model the Cowardly Lion?

Answer: William Jennings Bryan

7. In Toni Morrison's novel 'Song of Solomon', which bird does Milkman Dead note is too heavy to fly because its own hang-ups weigh it down too much?

Answer: peacock

According to Milkman, the peacock's tail (its vanity) weighed it down too much. Dead believed that you have to give up that which weighs you down if you want to fly.
8. In 'Their Eyes Were Watching God', written by Zora Neale Hurston, who is mortally wounded by a dog bite?

Answer: Tea Cake

9. Before Minos claimed the throne of Crete, he prayed to Poseidon to send him what animal as a sign of approval from the gods?

Answer: a white bull

Minos was supposed to sacrifice the bull to Poseidon but wanted it all for himself. Poseidon, angered by this, made Minos's wife, Pasiphus, fall in love with the bull. Their offspring was the minotaur, a horrible creature that was locked in a labyrinth constructed by Daedalus.
10. What is the name of the rabid dog Atticus shoots in Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?

Answer: Tim Johnson

Source: Author scout1010

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