How well do you know your favorite authors? Take this quiz to prove how much of a bibliophile you are! Authors have come from different eras and cultures, and their works are time capsules offering insights into their periods.
Explore the personalities and backgrounds of these literary giants and see how their unique traits influence their stories. Learn about myths that inspired timeless works and how they reflect the cultures they sprang from. Can you distinguish fact from fiction in this literary odyssey?
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Mercury
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Narcissus
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Dionysus
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Emily Bronte
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Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
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HG Wells
HG Wells
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Jules Verne
Jules Verne
What is the title character’s first name in “The Great Gatsby”?
Jay
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Marcus
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Karl
Karl
John
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Snowball and Napoleon are characters from which famous novel?
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies
Brave New World
Brave New World
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Animal Farm
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Novel title “Of Mice and Men” is taken from a poem by which writer?
Shakespeare
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Burns
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Byron
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Wordsworth
Wordsworth
In German mythology, which siren lived on a rock and lured sailors to their deaths?
Lorelei
Lorelei
Helga
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Cordelia
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Astrid
Astrid
In heraldry, which mythical creature is a wyvern?
Unicorn
Unicorn
Dragon
Dragon
Minotaur
Minotaur
Sphinx
Sphinx
Holly Golightly is the main character in which novel?
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
Gone With the Wind
Gone With the Wind
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson used which pen name?
Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
CS Lewis
CS Lewis
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Don Alfonso is the main character in which Mozart opera?
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni
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The Magic Flute
Cosi Fan Tutte
Cosi Fan Tutte
Carmen
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