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Literature Through the Ages Trivia Quiz

How well do you know your authors, stories and characters?

A multiple-choice quiz by elbereth_03. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
elbereth_03

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
228,250

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
580

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. To begin with, which popular horror fiction author wrote "Insomnia"? Hint

Stephen King

Clive Barker

R.L. Stine

Poppy Z. Brite

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Question 2 of 10

2. Australian author Garth Nix did NOT write which of these series? Hint

Very Clever Baby series

The Eighth Tower series

The Old Kingdom series

Keys to the Kingdom series

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Question 3 of 10

3. In Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons", who was ultimately responsible for the deaths of the four preferiti and Leonardo Vetra? Hint

The Hassasian

Maximilian Kohler

Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca

Captain Elias Rocher

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Question 4 of 10

4. In Charlotte Bronte's novel "Jane Eyre", one of Jane's cousins wanted Jane to marry and go to India with him as a missionary's wife. Who was it? Hint

Mr. Rochester

Mr. Reed

Mr. Brocklehurst

St. John Rivers

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Question 5 of 10

5. Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a story of discrimmination, prejudice and courage seen through the eyes of Jem Finch.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Chinese author Jung Chang wrote a personal history of China during the 20th century through the eyes of herself, her mother and her grandmother. What was the name of this book? Hint

Chinese Cinderella

Mao's Last Dancer

Falling Leaves

Wild Swans

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of the cannibal who became a loyal servant in Daniel Defoe's adventure story "Robinson Crusoe"? Hint

Friday

Wednesday

Monday

Saturday

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Question 8 of 10

8. In "The Day After Tomorrow", a Nazi-thriller book by Allan Folsom, what was Detective McVey investigating that eventually dragged him into the conspiracy? Hint

Seven headless bodies and one head

Rotting corpses in a barrel

The bombing of a train

A mini Holocaust

9. "I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. As a child I was taught what was right, but I was not taught to correct my temper." Which Jane Austen book is this quote from? Hint

Persuasion

Mansfield Park

Pride and Prejudice

Sense and Sensibility

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Question 10 of 10

10. And finally, which of these Tamora Pierce series, set in Tortall, is about a young woman who can communicate with animals and shape-shift? Hint

The Circle of Magic

The Song of the Lioness

The Immortals

The Protector of the Small

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To begin with, which popular horror fiction author wrote "Insomnia"?

Answer: Stephen King

Stephen King is also the author of many other books including "It", "Cell", "Heart in Atlantis", "The Green Mile" and the "Dark Tower" series.

2. Australian author Garth Nix did NOT write which of these series?

Answer: The Eighth Tower series

Garth Nix wrote the "Seventh Tower", which is a story about two young children and their destiny to save their lands from darkness.

3. In Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons", who was ultimately responsible for the deaths of the four preferiti and Leonardo Vetra?

Answer: Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca

Ventresca was a misguided camerlengo who despised science and the invention of antimatter. He was also the son of the late Pope, whom he also killed.

4. In Charlotte Bronte's novel "Jane Eyre", one of Jane's cousins wanted Jane to marry and go to India with him as a missionary's wife. Who was it?

Answer: St. John Rivers

In the end Jane chose a 'sightless block' (Mr Rochester) over a 'handsome man' (St John Rivers), which proves that one can never judge a book by its cover.

5. Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a story of discrimmination, prejudice and courage seen through the eyes of Jem Finch.

Answer: False

The story is seen through the eyes of Jem's younger sister Scout, who, in the end, feels compassion for Tom Robinson and Boo Radley.

6. Chinese author Jung Chang wrote a personal history of China during the 20th century through the eyes of herself, her mother and her grandmother. What was the name of this book?

Answer: Wild Swans

First published in 1991, "Wild Swans" won the 1992 NCR Book Award.

7. What was the name of the cannibal who became a loyal servant in Daniel Defoe's adventure story "Robinson Crusoe"?

Answer: Friday

Robinson Crusoe, like most white men of the 19th and 18th century, regarded all blacks as 'savages'. However after forming a strong bond with Friday, his view of Negroes begins to change...

8. In "The Day After Tomorrow", a Nazi-thriller book by Allan Folsom, what was Detective McVey investigating that eventually dragged him into the conspiracy?

Answer: Seven headless bodies and one head

The headless bodies were part of an experiment to join the head of one person and body of another together at absolute zero degrees (when atomic and subatomic particles cease movement).

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

This is Mr Darcy speaking, explaining the reason for his inflated ego and pride, which he eventually conquers with the help of Elizabeth.

10. And finally, which of these Tamora Pierce series, set in Tortall, is about a young woman who can communicate with animals and shape-shift?

Answer: The Immortals

"The Song of the Lioness" is about Alanna, a young woman who disguises herself as a boy in order to become a knight. "The Protector of the Small" is about Keladry, a young woman hoping to follow in Alanna's footsteps. "The Circle of Magic" series is set in Emelan.

Source: Author elbereth_03

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