How well do you know your favorite authors? Take this classic literature trivia quiz to prove how much of a bibliophile you are! To understand a book, you must also understand the authors who penned these timeless works. Classic literature provides us with invaluable insights into the social norms and cultural nuances of bygone eras.
Indulge in this exploration of literary greats whose works have shaped our understanding of storytelling. Be it Dickens, Austen, or Tolstoy, these names set the foundation for modern literature as we know it, and their narratives still resonate today.
Are you up for the challenge? Dive into our classic literature trivia questions and explore more with supplementary quizzes on literary themes, character analyses, and iconic book openings. Get ready to test your knowledge of the literary canon!
Which John Steinbeck novel features this line, ‘Trouble with mice is you always kill ’em.’?
Viva Zapata
Viva Zapata
East of Eden
East of Eden
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
According to Jane Austen, a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of what?
Wife
Wife
Horse
Horse
Mansion
Mansion
Carriage
Carriage
Whose book The God Delusion contains the line ‘We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in.’
Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson
Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Stephen Hawkins
Stephen Hawkins
Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin
Which John Grisham thriller has the line ‘Any lawyer worth his salt knew the first offer had to be rejected’?
The Testament
The Testament
The Firm
The Firm
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
A good countenance is a letter of recommendation’ is a line from which book, which shares its name with a famous singer?
Tom Jones
Tom Jones
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Madonna
Madonna
Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey
Four legs good, two legs bad’ is a quote from which George Orwell classic?
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
Burmese Days
Burmese Days
1984
1984
Coming up for air
Coming up for air
Which book contains, ‘Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one’?
1984
1984
Cujo
Cujo
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
Killing Floor
Killing Floor
Finish the following quote from The Great Gatsby: ‘that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little….’?
friend
friend
sister
sister
fool
fool
companion
companion
In the Three Musketeers, Dumas says which is ‘the most selfish of all the passions’?
love
love
jealously
jealously
anger
anger
bitterness
bitterness
Who wrote the line in the Godfather ‘Great men are not born great, they grow great ‘?
Mario Puzo
Mario Puzo
J J Connolly
J J Connolly
Iain Parke
Iain Parke
Graham Greene
Graham Greene
According to Robert Louis Stevenson in Treasure Island, ‘dead men don’t…’
carry treasure
carry treasure
tell secrets
tell secrets
bite
bite
sail ships
sail ships
The quote ‘Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely’ is from a book written by which author?
John Dalberg
John Dalberg
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill
Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Which author wrote, ‘Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I’d have the facts.’?
Alice Sebold
Alice Sebold
George Orwell
George Orwell
Harper Lee
Harper Lee
Stephanie Meyer
Stephanie Meyer
Finish the quote from Wuthering Heights ‘Honest people don’t hide their ….’
deeds
deeds
thoughts
thoughts
family
family
money
money
In Animal Farm, George Orwell says which animal ‘is the only creature which consumes without producing’?
man
man
pigs
pigs
ducks
ducks
dogs
dogs
Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre says ‘I would always rather be happy than ….’?
married
married
lonely
lonely
dignified
dignified
selfish
selfish
What book is this quote from: ‘I wish I were a girl again, half-savage and hardy, and free’?
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
To Kill A Mockingbird
To Kill A Mockingbird
What season is said to be like ‘sun shining on the rain and rain falling on the sunshine’ in The Secret Garden?
winter
winter
autumn
autumn
spring
spring
summer
summer
What career is mentioned in Oliver Twist with: ‘We won’t make …. of you, while there’s an honest trade to be learnt, or brick-making to turn to’
a teacher
a teacher
a policeman
a policeman
an author
an author
a politician
a politician
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