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How Much Do You Read Now? Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by movieman82. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
movieman82

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
195,648

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
804

Last 3 plays: ghosttowner (7/10), ramses22 (6/10), Dizart (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In "Sense and Sensibility", who does Margaret Dashwood marry? Hint

Colonel Brandon

Edward Ferrars

Robert Ferrars

Nobody

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the movie "The Count of Monte Cristo", Fernand is the leader in the conspiracy against Edmond Dantes. Does he also lead the conspiracy in the book?

Yes

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Question 3 of 10

3. In "Lord of the Flies", what must one of the boys be holding in order to be allowed to speak? Hint

A coconut shell

Piggy's glasses

A palm tree branch

A conch shell

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Question 4 of 10

4. The book "1984" is about a society that tries to keep people from doing what? Hint

Falling in love

Becoming rich if they were poor

Reading books

Giving women an education

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Question 5 of 10

5. In "The Trumpet of The Swan", what does Louis have for dinner when he stays at the hotel? Hint

romaine lettuce

spinach

iceberg lettuce

watercress

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Dickens classic has the famous opening line, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"? Hint

Oliver Twist

Great Expectations

A Tale of Two Cities

David Copperfield

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Question 7 of 10

7. In "The Metamorphosis", Gregor wakes up one morning to find that he has metamorphosed into what? Hint

a slug

a bug

a worm

a donkey

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Question 8 of 10

8. In "Don Quixote", what does Don Quixote mistake as giant monsters? Hint

Deformed trees

Lighthouses

Windmills

Gargoyle statues

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Question 9 of 10

9. In "The Odyssey", which god has a grudge against Odysseus?
Hint

Zeus

Poseidon

Ares

Triton

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Question 10 of 10

10. In "Joseph Andrews", Joseph works for the Lady Booby as a what? Hint

A coachman

A footman

A butler

A hallboy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "Sense and Sensibility", who does Margaret Dashwood marry?

Answer: Nobody

Margaret Dashwood is only fourteen years old, much too young to be getting married. Colonel Brandon marries Marianne Dashwood, Robert Ferrars marries Elinor Dashwood and Edward Ferrars marries Lucy Steele.

2. In the movie "The Count of Monte Cristo", Fernand is the leader in the conspiracy against Edmond Dantes. Does he also lead the conspiracy in the book?

Answer: No

In the book, Danglars is the leader of the conspiracy. If you got this wrong, you know now why you should always read the book, especially if it's for a class.

3. In "Lord of the Flies", what must one of the boys be holding in order to be allowed to speak?

Answer: A conch shell

Ralph, the appointed leader, says, "I'll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he's speaking. And he won't be interrupted. Except by me".

4. The book "1984" is about a society that tries to keep people from doing what?

Answer: Falling in love

Two people, Winston and Julia, sneak around in order to have an affair, but are caught. Officials make them hate each other by the end of the book.

5. In "The Trumpet of The Swan", what does Louis have for dinner when he stays at the hotel?

Answer: watercress

Louis the Swan calls room service and orders watercress sandwiches. He ends up eating the watercress without the bread.

6. Which Dickens classic has the famous opening line, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"?

Answer: A Tale of Two Cities

If you notice very carefully, the first paragraph is one whole sentence.

7. In "The Metamorphosis", Gregor wakes up one morning to find that he has metamorphosed into what?

Answer: a bug

"When Gregor Samsa awoke from troubled dreams one morning, he found that he had been transformed in his bed into an enormous bug".

8. In "Don Quixote", what does Don Quixote mistake as giant monsters?

Answer: Windmills

Sancho Panza warns the deluded knight, "Those things over there are not giants, but windmills, and what seem to be their arms are the sails".

9. In "The Odyssey", which god has a grudge against Odysseus?

Answer: Poseidon

Odysseus wounds the eye of the Cyclops who happens to be Poseidon's son, hence the reason why Poseidon holds a grudge against him.

10. In "Joseph Andrews", Joseph works for the Lady Booby as a what?

Answer: A footman

Joseph gets fired from his job when he will not give into Lady Booby's advances.

Source: Author movieman82

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