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Authors of Famous Books Trivia Quiz

Who's the author of these literary classics?

A multiple-choice quiz by Livia. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
Livia

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
24,364

Updated
Sep 28 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
13 / 15

Plays
7388

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Upstart3 (15/15), cms4613 (12/15), Guest 90 (14/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What author wrote 'Of Mice and Men'? Hint

Ken Kesey

Leo Tolstoy

John Steinbeck

J.D. Salinger

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Question 2 of 15

2. What author wrote 'Emma'? Hint

Jane Austen

Mary Shelley

Kate Chopin

Jack London

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Question 3 of 15

3. What author wrote 'War and Peace'? Hint

Leo Tolstoy

J.D. Salinger

John Steinbeck

Edith Wharton

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who wrote 'The Age of Innocence'? Hint

Edith Wharton

Jane Austen

Mark Twain

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Question 5 of 15

5. What famous author wrote 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'? Hint

Ken Kesey

Herman Melville

Mark Twain

J.D. Salinger

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who wrote 'The Catcher in the Rye'? Hint

Henry James

Mark Twain

J.D. Salinger

George Orwell

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Question 7 of 15

7. What famous author wrote 'Moby Dick'? Hint

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Herman Melville

Ken Kesey

George Orwell

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who wrote the 'Scarlet Letter'? Hint

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Ken Kesey

Herman Melville

Jane Austen

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who wrote 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'? Hint

J.D. Salinger

Ken Kesey

Henry James

Mark Twain

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who wrote '1984'? Hint

Henry James

George Orwell

Ken Kesey

Leo Tolstoy

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Question 11 of 15

11. What famous author wrote 'The Wings of the Dove'? Hint

Herman Melville

Jane Austen

Leo Tolstoy

Henry James

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who wrote 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'? Hint

Tom Wolfe

Harper Lee

John Steinbeck

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who wrote 'The Awakening'? Hint

Ernest Hemingway

Kate Chopin

Joseph Heller

John Steinbeck

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who wrote 'Crime and Punishment'? Hint

Kate Chopin

Mary Shelley

John Steinbeck

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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Question 15 of 15

15. What famous author wrote 'A Farewell to Arms'? Hint

Joseph Heller

Leo Tolstoy

Mark Twain

Ernest Hemingway

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What author wrote 'Of Mice and Men'?

Answer: John Steinbeck

2. What author wrote 'Emma'?

Answer: Jane Austen

3. What author wrote 'War and Peace'?

Answer: Leo Tolstoy

4. Who wrote 'The Age of Innocence'?

Answer: Edith Wharton

5. What famous author wrote 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'?

Answer: Mark Twain

6. Who wrote 'The Catcher in the Rye'?

Answer: J.D. Salinger

7. What famous author wrote 'Moby Dick'?

Answer: Herman Melville

8. Who wrote the 'Scarlet Letter'?

Answer: Nathaniel Hawthorne

9. Who wrote 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'?

Answer: Ken Kesey

10. Who wrote '1984'?

Answer: George Orwell

This was the pen name used by Eric Blair.

11. What famous author wrote 'The Wings of the Dove'?

Answer: Henry James

12. Who wrote 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

Answer: Harriet Beecher Stowe

13. Who wrote 'The Awakening'?

Answer: Kate Chopin

14. Who wrote 'Crime and Punishment'?

Answer: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

15. What famous author wrote 'A Farewell to Arms'?

Answer: Ernest Hemingway

Source: Author Livia

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