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Quiz about Literary Antagonists
Quiz about Literary Antagonists

Literary Antagonists Trivia Quiz

Some of the better and lesser known literary bad guys appear in this quiz. How many can you recognize?

A multiple-choice quiz by danceswithcows. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
danceswithcows
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
231,861
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
843
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Question 1 of 10
1. This antagonist hails from the first of the d'Artagnan Romances by Dumas, "The Three Musketeers." This villain seemed out of line, as he was a man of the cloth! (A cardinal in fact). What was his name? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. In what work would you find the literary antagonist Malvolio? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. In Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" Huck and Jim get stuck with two men on the run from the law. These freeloaders often force Huck and Jim to help them in their awful scams. What royal names do these criminals go by in the novel? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. In C.S. Lewis's "Chronicles of Narnia" series, this villainess appears on many occasions. She is stunningly beautiful with great powers to boot. Who is this witch? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. From which literary work does the antagonist Captain Nemo hail? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Professor Moriarty was the most famous antagonist of what very familiar literary hero?

Answer: (First and Last Name or Last name)

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Question 7 of 10
7. The very cruel and greedy animal antagonist, Spitz, comes from which literary work? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. The porcine leader who seizes control of a farm after rebellion in Orwell's "Animal Farm" goes by what name? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. In Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" this antagonist disguises himself under the alias "The Teacher". He uses many of the novel's characters to deliver a very small capsule chamber which holds the secret to the Holy Grail. What is his true name? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. This character from Shakespeare's "Othello" is regarded as one of the most sinister villains of all time. What is his name? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This antagonist hails from the first of the d'Artagnan Romances by Dumas, "The Three Musketeers." This villain seemed out of line, as he was a man of the cloth! (A cardinal in fact). What was his name?

Answer: Richelieu

 In "The Three Musketeers," Cardinal Richelieu stirs up some major trouble using spies and his own cunning...and it all began with diamonds!
2. In what work would you find the literary antagonist Malvolio?

Answer: Twelfth Night (or, What You Will)

 Malvolio is an antagonist in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" (also known as "What You Will"). Malvolio despises all types of fun, and constantly tries to end it all, leading to a series of conflicts with the other characters.
3. In Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" Huck and Jim get stuck with two men on the run from the law. These freeloaders often force Huck and Jim to help them in their awful scams. What royal names do these criminals go by in the novel?

Answer: The King and the Duke

 The two criminals lie to Huck and Jim to get control over them, one first calling himself a Duke and the other, not to be outdone, calls himself a King. Huck and Jim see through these lies though, and eventually ditch the two, caught up in one of their own schemes.
4. In C.S. Lewis's "Chronicles of Narnia" series, this villainess appears on many occasions. She is stunningly beautiful with great powers to boot. Who is this witch?

Answer: Jadis

 Jadis, better known as the White Witch, is partially responsible for the death of her own world of Charn in "The Magician's Nephew." She attempts to (and does) conquer the land of Narnia and by "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" she has enslaved it with an eternal winter.
5. From which literary work does the antagonist Captain Nemo hail?

Answer: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

 In Jules Vernes's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", Captain Nemo, a man embittered by the actions of humans on the surface, takes to the sea aboard his amazing vessel The Nautilus. Using the Nautilus, he attacks ships and captures three very special passengers, forcing them to forever stay aboard.
6. Professor Moriarty was the most famous antagonist of what very familiar literary hero?

Answer: Sherlock Holmes

Although Professor James Moriarty appeared in only one of Arthur Conan Doyle's stories ("The Final Problem"), Holmes himself admitted him to be his worst enemy, describing him as "the Napoleon of crime." Moriarty and Holmes supposedly fell off a cliff together, as Conan Doyle planned (he wished to kill off Holmes because he tired of writing the stories), but that was hardly the end of Sherlock Holmes.
7. The very cruel and greedy animal antagonist, Spitz, comes from which literary work?

Answer: The Call of the Wild

 In Jack London's "The Call of the Wild", Spitz is a dog on the same sled team as the novel's protagonist, Buck. Spitz constantly attacks, steals from, and outright harasses Buck, stooping so low as to attack Buck while the team is attacked by huskies. Buck is finally fed up with Spitz's antics and kills him in a fight.
8. The porcine leader who seizes control of a farm after rebellion in Orwell's "Animal Farm" goes by what name?

Answer: Napoleon

 Napoleon is a pig who organizes a rebellion against his master, Mr. Jones, in "Animal Farm". After seizing control, he slaughters many of the animals for plotting against him and is widely recognized as a symbol of the Russian dictator, Josef Stalin.
9. In Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" this antagonist disguises himself under the alias "The Teacher". He uses many of the novel's characters to deliver a very small capsule chamber which holds the secret to the Holy Grail. What is his true name?

Answer: Sir Leigh Teabing

 Teabing, a friend of the novel's hero Robert Langdon, manipulates a bishop and his faithful servant as well as Langdon and his companion Sophie to gather all the clues and materials needed to unlock the secret to the Holy Grail.
10. This character from Shakespeare's "Othello" is regarded as one of the most sinister villains of all time. What is his name?

Answer: Iago

 Iago is an evil man who leads Othello to believe that his wife, Desdemona, has been unfaithful to him. His lies and deceit lead not only to the destruction of several characters, but his own downfall when he is imprisoned at the end of the play. He is also one of the few Shakespeare tragedy villains who doesn't end up dead at the end.
Source: Author danceswithcows

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Literature   World   Animals   Shakespeare   The Law   Criminals   Literary Characters   Names   Arthur Conan Doyle   Plays   London   Dan Brown   Mark Twain   The Da Vinci Code   Russian Language   Jules Verne   Teachers   Twelfth Night   Jack London   Othello  

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