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Freshman English Trivia Quiz

These questions are all taken from literature often read in the freshman year in high school.

A multiple-choice quiz by rubytuesday87. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
rubytuesday87

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
109,964

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In "Romeo and Juliet", who killed Tybalt? Hint

Gregory

Mercutio

Romeo

Benvolio

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Question 2 of 10

2. The quote "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" comes from this author. Hint

Ray Bradbury

Charles Dickens

George Orwell

William Shakespeare

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the ignition temperature of paper? Hint

100 degrees centigrade

451 degrees fahrenheit

212 degrees fahrenheit

7800 degrees fahrenheit

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which novel features a boy named Pip? Hint

"The Pickwick Papers"

"Great Expectations"

"A Tale of Two Cities"

"A Christmas Carol"

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Question 5 of 10

5. Annie Sullivan travels to this state to work with Helen Keller. Hint

Alabama

Texas

Tennessee

Florida

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many people die during the course of "Romeo and Juliet"? Hint

two

five

three

six

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Question 7 of 10

7. Scout Finch is the narrator of which novel? Hint

Animal Farm

To Kill a Mockingbird

The Time Machine

The Catcher in the Rye

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Question 8 of 10

8. Harper Lee based the character of Dill on which famous writer? Hint

Charles Dickens

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Truman Capote

Ernest Hemingway

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Animal Farm" is an allegory for the Bolshevik revolution of 1917. Who does the character Old Major represent? Hint

Charles Darwin

Karl Marx

Leon Trotsky

Sigmund Freud

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who turns out to be Pip's benefactor? Hint

Miss Havisham

Uncle Pumblechook

Joe Gargery

Abel Magwitch

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "Romeo and Juliet", who killed Tybalt?

Answer: Romeo

Romeo kills Tybalt after Tybalt kills Mercutio.

2. The quote "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" comes from this author.

Answer: George Orwell

From "Animal Farm"

3. What is the ignition temperature of paper?

Answer: 451 degrees fahrenheit

"Fahrenheit 451" is a novel about censorship.

4. Which novel features a boy named Pip?

Answer: "Great Expectations"

"Great Expectations" is the story of Pip and his mysterious benefactor.

5. Annie Sullivan travels to this state to work with Helen Keller.

Answer: Alabama

The Kellers lived in Tuscumbia, Alambama.

6. How many people die during the course of "Romeo and Juliet"?

Answer: six

The dead are: Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Lady Montaque, Romeo, and Juliet.

7. Scout Finch is the narrator of which novel?

Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird

This novel spans several years in the lives of the Finch family in Maycomb, Alabama.

8. Harper Lee based the character of Dill on which famous writer?

Answer: Truman Capote

Truman Capote, author of "Breakfast at Tiffany's", was Lee's neighbour and friend.

9. "Animal Farm" is an allegory for the Bolshevik revolution of 1917. Who does the character Old Major represent?

Answer: Karl Marx

Old Major has the dream about animals overthrowing man, but he does not live to see it come true.

10. Who turns out to be Pip's benefactor?

Answer: Abel Magwitch

He is also Estella's father.

Source: Author rubytuesday87

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