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Quiz about Literary Allusions Where From

Literary Allusions: Where From? Quiz

I'll supply an allusion (a reference, without explanation, to a particular work of literature), and you tell me where it came from, or the author of the work.

A multiple-choice quiz by ravenskye. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ravenskye

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
32,294

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1559

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

1. Whose novel gave us 'The Artful Dodger'? Hint

Agatha Christie

Mark Twain

Charles Dickens

Edgar Allan Poe

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2. Which novel claimed, 'Big Brother is watching you'?

Answer: (One Word)

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3. What book featured Captain Bligh? Hint

Shipwrecked

Moby Dick

The Old Man and the Sea

Mutiny on the Bounty

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4. Hemingway has a work titled 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.' Who wrote the work from which Hemingway got this title? Hint

John Keats

John Donne

John Milton

William Shakespeare

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5. Who was the original 'man for all seasons'? Hint

Thomas Edison

Oliver Cromwell

Thomas More

Leaonardo da Vinci

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6. Which novel is the origin of 'Captain Queeg'? Hint

Mutiny on the Bounty

The Caine Mutiny

Captains and Kings

Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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7. From which author did we get the phrase 'the shot heard round the world'? Hint

Benjamin Franklin

Henry David Thoreau

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thomas Paine

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8. A 'Walter Mitty' is someone who fantasizes about unrealistic, brave deeds. It originated in 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', which was written by ? Hint

Anderson

Joyce

Thurber

Faulkner

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9. "Aeneid", which contained reference to the Trojan Horse, a popular literary allusion, was written by whom? Hint

Homer

Virgil

Herodotus

Plato

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10. In George DuMaurier's work, readers first heard about a musician who had a young beautiful girl under his spell. What was the musician's name? Hint

Mesmer

Svengali

Rasputin

Don Juan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Whose novel gave us 'The Artful Dodger'?

Answer: Charles Dickens

The Artful Dodger is from 'Oliver Twist.' Today, skillful crooks are often called 'artful dodgers.'

2. Which novel claimed, 'Big Brother is watching you'?

Answer: 1984

'1984' was by George Orwell. Big Brother refers to intrusive government.

3. What book featured Captain Bligh?

Answer: Mutiny on the Bounty

'Captain Bligh' refers to a person who is cruel, unreasonable, and tyrannical.

4. Hemingway has a work titled 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.' Who wrote the work from which Hemingway got this title?

Answer: John Donne

5. Who was the original 'man for all seasons'?

Answer: Thomas More

Thomas More wrote 'Utopia'. He was called a 'man for all seasons' because he stuck to his beliefs so strongly.

6. Which novel is the origin of 'Captain Queeg'?

Answer: The Caine Mutiny

'The Caine Mutiny' was written by Herman Wouk.

7. From which author did we get the phrase 'the shot heard round the world'?

Answer: Ralph Waldo Emerson

The phrase is from Emerson's poem, 'Concord Hymn'. The phrase now refers to any statement or action that begins something important or greatly influences later events.

8. A 'Walter Mitty' is someone who fantasizes about unrealistic, brave deeds. It originated in 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', which was written by ?

Answer: Thurber

9. "Aeneid", which contained reference to the Trojan Horse, a popular literary allusion, was written by whom?

Answer: Virgil

10. In George DuMaurier's work, readers first heard about a musician who had a young beautiful girl under his spell. What was the musician's name?

Answer: Svengali

Today, 'Svengali' refers to anyone who has (or tries to obtain power over someone else) using their personality.

Source: Author ravenskye

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