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Literature Quiz: Characters in Literature: 15 Questions | Literary Characters

I give you the name of a character, you name the classic work of literature. Most questions are multiple choice.

A multiple-choice quiz by MizzLynn. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
MizzLynn

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
13,286

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
5261

Last 3 plays: 1995Tarpon (15/15), Guest 63 (13/15), polly665 (11/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Guy Montag Hint

Fahrenheit 451

Frankenstein

Les Miserables

Jane Eyre

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Question 2 of 15

2. Hester Prynne

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 3 of 15

3. Elizabeth Bennet Hint

Jane Eyre

Sense and Sensibility

Pride and Prejudice

Wuthering Heights

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Question 4 of 15

4. Jurgis Rudkus Hint

The Jungle

Crime and Punishment

Moby Dick

War and Peace

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Question 5 of 15

5. Jonathan Harker

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 15

6. Scout Finch Hint

Mutiny on the Bounty

To Kill A Mockingbird

The Last of the Mohicans

For Whom the Bell Tolls

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Question 7 of 15

7. Quasimodo Hint

The Red Badge of Courage

Les Miserables

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Great Gatsby

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Question 8 of 15

8. Catherine Earnshaw Hint

Jane Eyre

All Quiet on the Western Front

Emma

Wuthering Heights

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Question 9 of 15

9. Ebenezer Scrooge

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 10 of 15

10. Christian Hint

Vanity Fair

Eight Cousins

The Pilgrim's Progress

Silas Marner

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Question 11 of 15

11. Newland Archer Hint

Wuthering Heights

The Three Musketeers

Mansfield Park

The Age of Innocence

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Question 12 of 15

12. Scarlett O'Hara

Answer: (Four Words)

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Question 13 of 15

13. Becky Sharp Hint

Great Expectations

Little Men

Vanity Fair

A Tale of Two Cities

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Question 14 of 15

14. Valentine Michael Smith Hint

Of Mice and Men

2001: A Space Odyssey

Stranger in a Strange Land

Alice in Wonderland

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Question 15 of 15

15. Jo March Hint

Little Women

A Separate Peace

Eight Cousins

War and Peace

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Most Recent Scores

Mar 24 2025 : 1995Tarpon: 15/15
Mar 24 2025 : Guest 63: 13/15
Mar 20 2025 : polly665: 11/15
Mar 19 2025 : Guest 124: 13/15
Mar 19 2025 : Guest 74: 11/15
Mar 07 2025 : chang50: 12/15
Feb 18 2025 : Samoyed7: 14/15
Feb 13 2025 : Flukey: 10/15
Feb 08 2025 : rlhendrick: 7/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Guy Montag

Answer: Fahrenheit 451

Montag is the fireman in Ray Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451'.

2. Hester Prynne

Answer: The Scarlet Letter

Hester is the woman who must wear the scarlet 'A' in the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

3. Elizabeth Bennet

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

Lizzie is one of the five Bennet sisters in Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'.

4. Jurgis Rudkus

Answer: The Jungle

Jurgis Rudkus is the immigrant who works in the meat packing factory in 'The Jungle' by Upton Sinclair.

5. Jonathan Harker

Answer: Dracula

Bram Stoker created Dracula and Jonathan Harker.

6. Scout Finch

Answer: To Kill A Mockingbird

Scout is the daughter of Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee.

7. Quasimodo

Answer: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Quasimodo is the hunchback in the novel by Victor Hugo.

8. Catherine Earnshaw

Answer: Wuthering Heights

Cathy and Heathcliff are the lovers in the novel by Emily Bronte.

9. Ebenezer Scrooge

Answer: A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens created the crusty Ebenezer Scrooge.

10. Christian

Answer: The Pilgrim's Progress

'Pilgrim's Progress' was written by John Bunyan.

11. Newland Archer

Answer: The Age of Innocence

Newland marries May, but loves Ellen, in 'The Age of Innocence' by Edith Wharton.

12. Scarlett O'Hara

Answer: Gone With the Wind

Frankly, my dears, you all know this is Margaret Mitchell.

13. Becky Sharp

Answer: Vanity Fair

Becky is a character from Thackeray's 'Vanity Fair'.

14. Valentine Michael Smith

Answer: Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert Heinlein wrote 'Stranger in a Strange Land'.

15. Jo March

Answer: Little Women

Jo is one of the four March sisters in 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott.

Source: Author MizzLynn

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