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Quiz about Quotes From American Authors
Quiz about Quotes From American Authors

Quotes From American Authors Trivia Quiz


I will provide a quote from one of the author's works, and you will provide the author's name. It is that simple. If you want more of a challenge, try it without using a search engine.

A multiple-choice quiz by davegrilla. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
davegrilla
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
334,218
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1238
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: rayvendragon (7/10), Morganw2019 (10/10), Guest 73 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. "While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door."

Who is the author?

Answer: (Full name or Just surname)
Question 2 of 10
2. "I ain't doing my duty by that boy, and that's the Lord's truth, goodness knows. Spare the rod and spile the child, as the Good Book says."

Who is the author?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Because men, groping in the Arctic darkness, had found a yellow metal, and because steamship and transportation companies were booming the find, thousands of men were rushing into the Northland. These men wanted dogs, and the dogs they wanted were heavy dogs, with strong muscles by which to toil, and furry coats to protect them from the frost."

Who is the author?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "I should think a rifle in the hands of their grandfathers was not so dangerous as a hickory bow and a good flint-head might be, if drawn with Indian judgment, and sent by an Indian eye."

Who is the author?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow."

Who is the author?

Answer: (Full name or Just surname)
Question 6 of 10
6. "Wherever they's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever they's a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there."

Who is the author?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Sink all coffins and all hearses to one common pool! And since neither can be mine, let me then tow to pieces, while still chasing thee, though tied to thee, thou damned whale! Thus, I give up the spear!"

Who is the author?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "Robert Cohn was once middleweight boxing champion of Princeton. Do not think I am very much impressed by that as a boxing title, but it meant a lot to Cohn. He cared nothing for boxing, in fact he disliked it, but he learned it painfully and thoroughly to counteract the feeling of inferiority and shyness he had felt on being treated as a Jew at Princeton."

Who is the author?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!"

Who is the author?
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "But there was a more real life for Hester Prynne here, in New England, than in that unknown region where Pearl had found a home. Here had been her sin; here, her sorrow; and here was yet to be her penitence."

Who is the author?
Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door." Who is the author?

Answer: Edgar Allan Poe

The quote was from "The Raven", by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). It is one of Poe's best known works. "The Raven" is a narrative poem, first published in 1845, which featured a raven who constantly repeated the word, "Nevermore". Other notable works by Poe are "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Masque of the Red Death".
2. "I ain't doing my duty by that boy, and that's the Lord's truth, goodness knows. Spare the rod and spile the child, as the Good Book says." Who is the author?

Answer: Mark Twain

The quote is from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", by Mark Twain (1835-1910). It was first published in 1876. Twain is sometimes called the Father of American Literature. He earned this nickname in part by his witty satire and the accurate regional dialect used in dialogue of his characters.

Other notable works by Twain include "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court".
3. "Because men, groping in the Arctic darkness, had found a yellow metal, and because steamship and transportation companies were booming the find, thousands of men were rushing into the Northland. These men wanted dogs, and the dogs they wanted were heavy dogs, with strong muscles by which to toil, and furry coats to protect them from the frost." Who is the author?

Answer: Jack London

The quote is from "The Call of the Wild", by Jack London (1876-1916). It was first published in 1903. London used his experiences as a gold prospector for inspiration for much of his work. Other notable works by Jack London include "The Sea-Wolf" and "White Fang".
4. "I should think a rifle in the hands of their grandfathers was not so dangerous as a hickory bow and a good flint-head might be, if drawn with Indian judgment, and sent by an Indian eye." Who is the author?

Answer: James Fenimore Cooper

The quote is from "The Last of the Mohicans", by James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851). It was first published in 1826. It was part two of Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, which is a five book fiction series detailing Natty Bumppo's experiences as a white man living amongst Native Americans.

The other books in this series are "The Deerslayer", "The Pathfinder", "The Pioneers" and "The Prairie".
5. "Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow." Who is the author?

Answer: Robert Frost

The quote is from the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", by Robert Frost (1874-1963). It was first published in 1923. Frost, like many poets, often used nature as a muse. He spent much of his adult life in rural New England and often used it as the setting in his poems.

Other notable works by Frost include "The Road Not Taken", "After Apple-Picking", "Birches" and "Mending Wall".
6. "Wherever they's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever they's a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there." Who is the author?

Answer: John Steinbeck

The quote is from "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck (1902-1968). It was first published in 1939. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 for this novel. He also won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. Other notable works by Steinbeck include "Of Mice and Men" and "East of Eden".
7. "Sink all coffins and all hearses to one common pool! And since neither can be mine, let me then tow to pieces, while still chasing thee, though tied to thee, thou damned whale! Thus, I give up the spear!" Who is the author?

Answer: Herman Melville

The quote is from "Moby-Dick", by Herman Melville (1819-1891). First published in 1851, it featured a ferocious sperm whale battling a vengeful captain and whaling crew. Another notable work by Melville is "Billy Budd", a novella that was published posthumously in 1924.
8. "Robert Cohn was once middleweight boxing champion of Princeton. Do not think I am very much impressed by that as a boxing title, but it meant a lot to Cohn. He cared nothing for boxing, in fact he disliked it, but he learned it painfully and thoroughly to counteract the feeling of inferiority and shyness he had felt on being treated as a Jew at Princeton." Who is the author?

Answer: Ernest Hemingway

The quote is from "The Sun Also Rises", by Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961). It was first published in 1926. Most of his work is based on his own experiences and adventures from around the world. "The Sun Also Rises" was based on his time in Spain during the 1920s. Other notable works by Hemingway include "A Farewell to Arms", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", and "The Old Man and the Sea".
9. "Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!" Who is the author?

Answer: Arthur Miller

The quote is from "The Crucible", by Arthur Miller (1915-2005). The play premiered in 1953 at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City. The play took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the time of the Salem Witch Trials. Other notable works by Miller include "Death of a Salesman" and "All My Sons".
10. "But there was a more real life for Hester Prynne here, in New England, than in that unknown region where Pearl had found a home. Here had been her sin; here, her sorrow; and here was yet to be her penitence." Who is the author?

Answer: Nathaniel Hawthorne

The quote is from "The Scarlet Letter", by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). It was first published in 1850. It takes place in a 17th Century Puritan Boston village. "The Scarlet Letter" explores themes such as adultery, sin, and guilt. Other notable works by Hawthorne include "The House of Seven Gables" and "Twice-Told Tales", the latter of which is a short story collection.
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